Hunt the new moon or week before?

[Playa]

Trying to make a hunt to get my son a shot at his 1st deer in Nov. the weeeknd of 11/17 falls on the new moon and just past the peak of rut. The weekend before, 11/11 is 37% waning crescent with the moon rising around 12:30 and hitting transit around 7:15.

If you were picking between the 2, which would you go for?

[EliteDriver]

11/11 but either weekend will be great with your boy!!!!

[Catfish270]

11/11

[Smart]

11/11 is my wife's birthday and a date I have in my notes as a time where our Angelo area rut really starts to show itself. It's an easy choice for me.

[Buffalo1]

11/11

[HoustonHunter]

Both

[flywise]

Which ever one provides the most time in the stand.

[jfalcone8]

I'm hunting both!

[RAINCO]

11/11

[Mesquite Archer]

I'm probably wrong but I like the new moon. I think the deer are less likely to move and feed at night if it is dark and moonless, preferably overcast so no stars to add light either. I think these conditions will cause deer to move in the early morning light presenting more opportunities for a shot.

[Playa]

I'm probably wrong but I like the new moon. I think the deer are less likely to move and feed at night if it is dark and moonless, preferably overcast so no stars to add light either. I think these conditions will cause deer to move in the early morning light presenting more opportunities for a shot.

This has been my dad's experience, I personally have not

[tex4k]

Got through doing some line locates today a little later than normal, today is two days before the new moon, began seeing deer out feeding about 6pm and saw them until it got to dark to see past the headlights.

[Deathrow Jethro]

I quit worrying about how full/not full moon years ago and I started paying attention to where the moon was relative to my head and feet.

[MQ32Shooter]

Hunt anytime you possibly can. Life's short!

[Outlaw_6]

Yes.