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tennjed9
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 Moonlight Nights

What effect does the moonlight have on coon movement? Right now, the moon is pretty bright and the hunting in our area has been pretty tough. Thoughts?

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Wayne Valentino
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 coon

seem to hole more than tree...

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 dont move

they just dont move as well in my experience

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we treed two on the outside last night and one tree that we could only shine a little over half. some moon lit nights are better than others.Travis

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Every time its real moony, the coon seem to run for ever, like they dont want to get treed. Not sure if the dogs are ahving a hard time or the coon jsut wont timber. Never really had a problem with holes or anything though.

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We've had a hard time striking any hot tracks, or very few. I have a pup I'm trying to get going and this week has been tough to walk over tracks. I probably should put her on the shelf until better moonphases come along.

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quote:
Originally posted by Wayne Valentino
seem to hole more than tree...


This does happen a lot. I don't seem to have as much trouble while the leaves are still on and it's still dark in the woods though.

But the hunting really isn't any harder. It doesn't take any longer to strike a track.

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 maybe

maybe yall just need some better dogs lol j/k. i dont know what it is. ive been out on moonlit nights and treed coon but alot of the time when its bright out they just dont move as good. i guess its like deer, they move by moon phases so maybe its somethin like taht

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Went last night and treed 4 up a big oak.They all looked to be this years coon.My experience with moonlight nights has been some good and some bad.I think if they want to move they will,but have a front moving in and I think that helps.Just like I heard deer don't move on a full moon night,then again some say they do.Treed those coons last night and saw about 6 deer crossing roads on the way home.

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quote:
Originally posted by walkercash
Every time its real moony, the coon seem to run for ever, like they dont want to get treed. Not sure if the dogs are ahving a hard time or the coon jsut wont timber. Never really had a problem with holes or anything though.


What's the matter with you boy , don't you ever listen to me? LOL

I'll tell you ONE MORE TIME ! LOL

Livetrap a coon during both the full moon and the new moon. Turn it loose and give them a 10 minute heard start. ( one during the full moon , and one during the new moon )
Turn loose in the same place and everything.
You'll see all you need to see.

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Young dogs can seem to see trashy game better in the moonlight. JMO, Trott.

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quote:
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we treed two on the outside last night and one tree that we could only shine a little over half. some moon lit nights are better than others.Travis
treed 2 more tonight and even brighter tonight. hope tomorrow night at the comp hunt gos as well as the past two nights.lol.Travis

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Young dogs can seem to see trashy game better in the moonlight. JMO, Trott.
me and travis had two oh make that 3 young dogs out last night and tonight and two of them took a real bad track and put up about a 20 pound female coon tonight and home by 10 great hunt tonight travis ill see ya sat to get mickey good look with tucker at green isle fri night man

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 went hunting tonight

took my 4 month old female out of rabble rouser and she got out and hunted with the 2 older dogs. i was proud. but sadly we lost one tonight. friend i hunt with had one of his good female cur dogs get hit by a car. we walked out into this field and the dogs struck and took off towards the highway. we tried callin em back but they on a track and they got over the hill out of sight. we waited and he said this just dont feel right. bout that time we could hear a car comin and we heard it hit her and the bastard never even stopped or slowed down, just kept on goin. i sprinted toward the road and was walking down it hollerin for her and i seen her layin in the road dead already. this was a good dog and she died doin what she loved to do. even though it wasnt my dog i was pretty down bout the whole deal. just thought id share that with yall.

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Alot of longer walks and more den trees is what I end up with but in 30 days i'll be there.

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 Re: went hunting tonight

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took my 4 month old female out of rabble rouser and she got out and hunted with the 2 older dogs. i was proud. but sadly we lost one tonight. friend i hunt with had one of his good female cur dogs get hit by a car. we walked out into this field and the dogs struck and took off towards the highway. we tried callin em back but they on a track and they got over the hill out of sight. we waited and he said this just dont feel right. bout that time we could hear a car comin and we heard it hit her and the bastard never even stopped or slowed down, just kept on goin. i sprinted toward the road and was walking down it hollerin for her and i seen her layin in the road dead already. this was a good dog and she died doin what she loved to do. even though it wasnt my dog i was pretty down bout the whole deal. just thought id share that with yall.
I hate to hear of one getting hit, but I would not have hard feelings to the person that hit the dog. they probably did not know you were anywhere around, much less what to do with a dog that got hit, or even what a coonhound looks like.

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quote:
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Every time its real moony, the coon seem to run for ever, like they dont want to get treed. Not sure if the dogs are ahving a hard time or the coon jsut wont timber. Never really had a problem with holes or anything though.


Shawn this is exactly what we have been dealing with the last couple of nights. Missy got three up the other night. Sadie had some trouble with the tracks, she never did get wooded. Tonight is another night though.

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The moon doesn't make coon faster or put off less scent ... it just gives hunters and excuse they don't have when the moon isn't out .

Moon
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Frost
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Some hunters just don't wanna get out unless the weather is fit for a picnic .

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down here in south MS we have the same probelm when it is a full moon the coon just dont want to climb

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The moon doesn't make coon faster or put off less scent ... it just gives hunters and excuse they don't have when the moon isn't out .



The way I figure it , anybody who doesn't notice a difference in trailing conditions , don't have very good track dogs to begin with or they don't hunt enough to know there is a difference.

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A good track dog has a tough time in the moonlight and such ?

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IMO moonlight has absolutely nothing to do with tracking.

The behavior of game is what changes.

Anyone ever notice on a dark night you will practicly trip over deer, they just stand there unconcerned about you presence.

Try this on a moonlight night, you wont even get out of your truck and every deer in the township will be headed for the next county.

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A good track dog has a tough time in the moonlight and such ?


I don't think that is what I said. Maybe you better go read my post again.

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IMO moonlight has absolutely nothing to do with tracking.

The behavior of game is what changes.

Anyone ever notice on a dark night you will practicly trip over deer, they just stand there unconcerned about you presence.

Try this on a moonlight night, you wont even get out of your truck and every deer in the township will be headed for the next county.
moonlight has a ton to do with how coon move they dont like to see there own shadow it freaks them out

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