This calendar is based on a statistical survey of over 33,000 trophy bucks reported to the Pope and Young Club ( www.pope-young.org  ) over approximately 40 years. The moon age/phase has been calculated for each trophy and the totals for each lunar day have been tabulated. The relative strength of each lunar day determines the color code added to the calendar. In some instances, particular lunar dates created 40% more trophy bucks than other lunar dates. In other words, on particular lunar dates, you are 40% more likely to get a mature buck than on other dates. Please note that the colors are added based on Lunar age and not the calendar date. 

    Three calendars have been created from the P&Y survey. These three calendars represent three sub-species of whitetail that cover the majority of the whitetail’s range. Notably, each sub-species showed different influence to the moon. These calendars are : the Southeast Calendar - O.v. Virginianus (Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama), the Northeast Calendar - O.v. Borealis (Ontario, Quebec, Eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and all states further to the north), and the Midwest Calendar - O.v. Texanus and O.v. Macrourus ( Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming). 

Questions about the calendars can be answered by contacting Johnnie at www.TheNcOutdoors.com/forum  .

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