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Jagter
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Question:
One of the most important factors and definitely the most forgotten one, when planning your hunting trip to Africa, is the lunar cycles!

Do you take it into account in planning the beginning and end of your hunting trip?

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This is not a highly scientific subject like 'supercavitation', but certainly one that can make a huge difference in the success of your hunt.
Think about it and cast your vote.

As soon as more information is obtained I will add it to this post.

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So far 111 views and only 18 votes - 16.2%.
Of these 18 votes 4 says it's total madness;
3 says heard of it, but don't know why important; and
11 says YES - higher success by taking the Lunar Cycles into account when planning their hunting trip.

This means that only about 10% of viewers know something that 90% simply ignore by not being well informed.

Wow!!! That while all the information is readily available for your own benefit - hard to believe, isn't it?

The next little bit of info may just help to change your mind on this subject and achieve better hunting results in future.

> "Under the Solar/Lunar Influence"

> Articles such as this by Rick Taylor have appeared in Outdoor Life, BassMaster Magazine, Fishing Facts, and others.
>
> The fact is the moon does have an influence on the earth and its life forms. Its overhead and underfoot positions generate the tides each day and can lift the earth's crust a foot or so. A human baby's time from conception to birth is exactly nine lunar months, and more of us are born during the new or full moon than any other phase. Studies have shown that when shut off from outside stimuli, namely sunlight, many creatures will adjust their daily routine to the lunar day (approximately 24 hours and 50 minutes long).
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> There have been numerous scientific experiments conducted on the subject, but one of the more convincing was when Dr. Frank A. Brown, a biologist at Northwestern University, had some live oysters plucked from their home off the seashore of Connecticut and flown to his lab near Chicago. Oysters are known to open their shells in tune with each high tide, and Dr. Brown wanted to see if this was due to the change in ocean levels or to a force from the moon itself. He placed the oysters in a shallow pan of water and shut them off from sunlight. For the first week, they continued to open their shells in tune with the high tides in Connecticut. But by the second week, they adjusted their shell-openings to each time the moon was overhead and underfoot Chicago. Dr. Brown theorized that this had to be a direct force from the moon, and that it was probably electromagnetic energy, which interacts with the electromagnetic fields surrounding the oysters.
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> It's understandable, then, why most anglers and hunters today consult some type of moon table regularly. But there still remain general misconceptions of this mystical orb's role in when fish and game become active. Part of the problem stems from the moon table itself, which, quite frankly, may not be as accurate, complete, or honest as it could be. Whether by accident or design, it can imply that the moon is the end-all-be-all of when to go. Just calling the moon's overhead position "Major" strongly suggests it is to be considered the best time to go that day, regardless of what other influences may exist.
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> And there most certainly are other influences. True, some are difficult to predict, like the fish's current state of health, appetite, or mind. Others, like the weather or high water, can't be predicted by any calendar, but can be factored in when the time comes.

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Web site to get more detail from:
Lunar Cycles and much more
This is for you guys in the USA.

Choices:
Never - total madness!
Heard of it, but not sure why important.
Yes - success rate higher.

 


OWLS
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Posts: 654 | Location: RSA, Mpumalanga, Witbank. | Registered: 21 April 2005Reply With Quote
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Consider this poll again after you have seen the additional info added in 2nd edit.


OWLS
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Posts: 654 | Location: RSA, Mpumalanga, Witbank. | Registered: 21 April 2005Reply With Quote
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Jagter,
The mood cycle of my boss is much more important to me than the moon when booking a hunt. (if he doesn't approve the vacation I don't go!!)
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mike


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Jagter
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Mike,

Get yourself another job or even better, start you own business and be the boss!


OWLS
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