I did a search before posting, but couldn’t find anything. This may be stupid question, but does the Full Moon have any affect, positive or negative, on catches?

Kills your chances.

Lot tougher during the full moon. You just got to keep plugging along.

Snaring sucks during the full moon, unless there is a few cloudy, stormy nights.

I have noted that it will slow movement on the lines considerably for raccoons, coyotes, and fox. I have found the opposite to be true for bobcats. Most of my multiple catch nights on cats have been on full moon nights. The moon and the barometric pressure are two things I really pay attention to on the line. The only thing I can attribute the moon improving cat catches is the fact they are crepuscular and the full moon essentially has this effect on the horizon the entire night. I can't prove it, but that's my thoughts on it.

Wade Ryan. I would agree with your observations

Usually a full moon knocks my catches big time but we had a good check yesterday , 9 coyotes and a fox . I think the fact that we have had hi winds for a week and finally they stopped Friday and it was calm all night had something to do with it . The fact that we have no snow helps too , its not quite so bright .

It seems to me critters have to eat no matter how full the moon Is.

Full moon is tough! Predators don't seem to hunt as much.

There was some study posted on here before that someone did about this topic. Maybe it is in the archives

Awesome, now I have an accuse.

I looked before I posted trying to find anything on this topic. Tried Full Moon, Moon, and Lunar...came up with nothing.

Well, I lied, found this.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&context=gpwdcwp

LOL!

I could not find anything in the archives either. I did find this online and I believe this is the one I had seen before. The first 2 paragraphs sum it up


http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.879.6661&rep=rep1&type=pdf

I feel stupid now. That never even crossed my mind to think of the prey rather than the predator. That makes since to me now. Thanks for that post!

low baro or high baro, which is better??

I need you to comment more! Checked my traps at my small acreage and had Bobcat #2!

For me it’s not the actual pressure but a change. Best catches when it deviates up or down at least two degrees from our usual which is around 30mmhg. I check it every morning before I go out as I check the weather. Easy to do.

Wannabe nice cat I think if you watch your cat catches in the future you’ll notice a trend.

I have watched this full moon thing for a couple years, all I can say is that on the full moon cycle , I catch nothing.