Analysis - Outdoor Stats

08

Mar

The Full Moon Myth: What 25,000 Hunt Days Say About Moon Phase and Duck Hunting

Hunters swear full moons kill the hunt. 22 seasons of California check-station data say otherwise. The real signal isn't the moon.

waterfowl

8 min read

08

Mar

Holiday Hunting: What Thanksgiving, Christmas, and 26,000 Hunt Days Reveal About Pressure

Everyone hunts the holidays. Thanksgiving Wednesday draws 37% more applicants. Christmas week is even hotter. But the real discovery: when Christmas shuts down Saturday hunting, Sunday performs like a Saturday — proving hunting pressure, not day of week, drives the Sunday slump.

waterfowl

6 min read

07

Mar

Does Weather Actually Affect Duck Hunting?

25,000 hunt-days of CDFW data show rain and wind have real but tiny effects on duck harvest. Temperature does nothing at all.

Analysis

6 min read

07

Mar

California Lost 92% of Its Pheasant Harvest in 25 Years

26 seasons of CDFW data across 16 wildlife areas show a smooth exponential collapse in California's pheasant population — and it's still declining.

Analysis

9 min read

02

Mar

Best Days to Hunt California Waterfowl Refuges

We analyzed 26,145 hunt-days across 40 CDFW public hunting areas from 2003 to 2026. Here's what the data says about the best days to hunt.

Analysis

8 min read