Big moon

[walshie 2,804]

I'm sure this might have been asked before, but before you all start saying "here we go again" "do we need another thread on this" etc, could someone please answer this question I genuinely don't know the answer to.

A week ago when I was out with the lamp, the place was teaming with rabbits and several foxes.

Last night (2 nights before the full moon) there was hardly any cloud cover and the moon was obviously very bright.

Over the course of 3 hours, I saw 2 rabbits. There was nothing else about at all (except a hedgehog). I mean nothing - not even out of range.

Is it always like this in those conditions?

Thanks.

[paulus 26]

i was out with a lad off here last night and the same conditions, although rabbits were scarce with only the odd few feeding out from the hedges we did see 9 fox`s, 2 badgers and a couple of hares

[Skull Hooker 185]

I'm sure this might have been asked before, but before you all start saying "here we go again" "do we need another thread on this" etc, could someone please answer this question I genuinely don't know the answer to.

A week ago when I was out with the lamp, the place was teaming with rabbits and several foxes.

Last night (2 nights before the full moon) there was hardly any cloud cover and the moon was obviously very bright.

Over the course of 3 hours, I saw 2 rabbits. There was nothing else about at all (except a hedgehog). I mean nothing - not even out of range.

Is it always like this in those conditions?

Thanks.

 

Got to say that when we go lamping in the moonlight, the body count is always lower.

They see you coming a mile off

[Froudy 40]

On moon light nights rabbits stay closer to the warrens and they can see a lot better that's why you don't go long netting on a full moon night

 

ATB

 

Froudy

[tegater 789]

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox, 22 september this year, was always (is always) referred to as the "harvest moon", or the "hunters moon", as it was said that it enabled people to carry on tracking their prey into the evening, in years gone by, to make the most of long hunting days. From memory I think it is a North american indian term.

 

Obviously tracking and lamping, are two different things.

[04fox8 168]

Yup! Noticed that a long time ago, and stopped going out on clear nights. I wouldn't say they saw us coming, cos just driving along and having a quick flash with the light when we would normally see plenty, revealed very little.

[paulus 26]

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox, 22 september this year, was always (is always) referred to as the "harvest moon", or the "hunters moon", as it was said that it enabled people to carry on tracking their prey into the evening, in years gone by, to make the most of long hunting days. From memory I think it is a North american indian term.

 

Obviously tracking and lamping, are two different things.

you also may bump into a lunatic :laugh:

[tegater 789]

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox, 22 september this year, was always (is always) referred to as the "harvest moon", or the "hunters moon", as it was said that it enabled people to carry on tracking their prey into the evening, in years gone by, to make the most of long hunting days. From memory I think it is a North american indian term.

 

Obviously tracking and lamping, are two different things.

you also may bump into a lunatic :laugh:

Thats a certainty on here

[paulus 26]

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox, 22 september this year, was always (is always) referred to as the "harvest moon", or the "hunters moon", as it was said that it enabled people to carry on tracking their prey into the evening, in years gone by, to make the most of long hunting days. From memory I think it is a North american indian term.

 

Obviously tracking and lamping, are two different things.

you also may bump into a lunatic :laugh:

Thats a certainty on here

feck me went to click like then :laugh:

[tegater 789]

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox, 22 september this year, was always (is always) referred to as the "harvest moon", or the "hunters moon", as it was said that it enabled people to carry on tracking their prey into the evening, in years gone by, to make the most of long hunting days. From memory I think it is a North american indian term.

 

Obviously tracking and lamping, are two different things.

you also may bump into a lunatic :laugh:

Thats a certainty on here

feck me went to click like then :laugh:

I know, cant quite worked out how it happened yet

[Yokel Matt 918]

If you don't go you don't know mate.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

As I've always said " You will shoot nothing sitting in the house"

 

I've shot many foxes and rabbits under the full moon , they dont read the rule book I've often found !

[optelic2 48]

i was out with the n.v last night and although scanning at range i saw plenty of rabbits i had to work hard just to shoot 7 although still enjoyed it . Problem is you stick out like a sore thumb on a cloudless night with a full moon so your fieldcraft has to be cock on compared to those nice dark moonless nights when it seems a lot easier.