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The Solunar Theory
The Solunar Theory is the theory that animals and fish move according to the location of the moon in comparison to their bodies. The theory was laid out in 1926 by John Alden Knight, but was said to be used by hunters and fishermen long before the time it was published.

History
In May of 1926, John Alden Knight put together some fishing folklore and other fishing factors such as the sun and the moon, hence the name Solunar (Sol for sun and Lunar for moon) to form a theory on the patterns of animal movement. Knight compiled a list of factors which control or influence the day-to-day behavior of many fresh water and salt-water fish. Each one of the 33 different factors were taken into farther examination. All but 3 were rejected, the sun, the moon and the tide. For salt-water fishing, tides have long been known as a factor which control fishes behavior. As Knight looked farther into his research he found that rather than just tides themselves the relationship of the moon and sun positions to each other may be the determining factor. in addition to the time of moon up - moon down, his research determined that there were intermediate times of the day that occurred in between the two major periods. From that he establishes that there were major periods(moon up - moon down) and minor periods. His research, he published the first Solunar table in 1936.

Solunar Tables
Solunar tables are tables that fishermen and hunters use to determine the best days and times of the day for catching fish and hunting game. For fishermen, the tides, sunrise and sunset are helpful times of the day to know when the fish are going to bite. For hunters, the tides are not a factor. Hunters use the sun and the moon to determine when the game will be moving the most."Other conditions not being unfavorable, fish will feed, animals will move about, birds will sing and fly from place to place, in fact, all living things will become more active, more alive, during Solunar periods than at other times of apparent equal value. Those anglers who have had the breadth of vision to follow the schedule, have found that it is a guide to the best fishing of each day, and the quality of their sport has improved..." Using these tables, a fishermen and a hunter can tell when the moon is directly underfoot and overhead. The strongest activity occurs when there is a full moon or a new moon and is weakest when there is a quarter moon and a three quarter moon. This is because the moon and the suns gravitation force is strongest when directly above or directly below our head. The lunar data humans receive is better now because of the newer technology the US Naval Observatory and GPS technology. This new technology has allowed the Soluanr Theory to generate hunting and fishing times with much greater precision.

Conclusion
This theory has proven to help fishermen and hunters bring in plentiful amounts of fish and trophy game. The new advances in technology have helped even the average joe fishermen and hunter.