Over the years I haven't paid much attention to the moon when I'm hunting. I've always kind of figured it doesn't matter because I am going to hunt regardless of what the moon is doing. But it has always kind of intrigued me. In about thirty years of hunting, the only general observation that I think I can say I have ever noticed is that diurnal animals tend to be more active during a new moon. My assumption was that they were more active during the day because they rested all night. I have also heard others say that during a full moon, those same diurnal animals will be more active in the middle of the day. Common sense has lead me to believe that most predators and nocturnal animals will be more active at night during a full moon. I haven't hunted predators at night long enough to say either way. But, I also read that some animals like deer and moose that rut in the fall will be increasingly active on the days surrounding the second full moon after the autumnal equinox. This wouldn't really be helpful for us in AK because the autumnal equinox is Sept. 20 or 21. and moose season closes around that time. But I was just curious what other people thought about moon phases and their affect on game activity. What observations have you made? Do you think the moon affects game activity and how? What types of animals does it affect, and how does it affect them differently? Do you think it is all just a myth? Or do you think it affects animals but their are too many variables like differences in air pressure, weather, etc. to really see a discernible pattern?