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Perry, not sure on the phases of the moon, but I did debunk the whole coon don't move on a bright or full moon. The thing is they just don't look when it is bright out, and they are really fast to spook and take off at every little noise. I did a study in my own back yard for 3 summers. about 3 months each year. I was able to sit and watch the coon at feeders from 5 feet away. Plus at least 10 years of trail cam pic's and video's from all year at this feeder. Now with a thermal in the summer I was able to find the coon that wouldn't look on those moon lit nights. The funny thing is once you see were the heat spot is more often than not I was able to find the coon I couldn't see before with the naked eye. I don't count it as a coon unless I can see it without the thermal. That app you can find the link if you google Hunt and Fish Ohio I think. ODNR sent it to me in an email. It is the only app I have, i'm not real into tech. But you can check all your lic. and hunt dates in the app. It's nice cause you always have your phone on you so if you get checked in the woods you can pull out the phone and log in it's all right there.

Cheyenne, the coon seem to be moving the best on avg from 10 to 1am and 4 to 6am. Make sure your not cutting lose at each woods at the same time all the time you might change your luck. I run into that a lot since I hunt 4 nights a week. I run into woods that just dry up on me. So I will pop in at a really odd time and it makes all the difference and the woods is on fire. I do my best to keep recasting my dog so he's not just popping up easy coon all night, but I would rather there be some tracks there too, so he stays in the same county for 2 hrs of recasting.

Maybe hunting was just off for so many people recently, diseases, weird weather, or bad timing? Though mixed up hours and spots, some folks still get coon. The problem with it is if you’re hitting the same woods at the same time, it’s not working. Those looking to track the weather or moon phases may have a better shot.