Minnesota Deer Feeding Times & Movement Today
Here's today's deer movement outlook for Minnesota — a movement chart of the major and minor feeding times, the moon phase, and a fused 0–100 hunt score, computed for the state's geographic center. It's the free, daily read on the best time to hunt deer today; weigh the majors against your wind, then plan the sit.
01 · Today's deer movement windows
stable pressure, 15 mph wind, 67°F, waxing gibbous
Extended evening activity.
- 10:41 PM – 12:41 AM
- 4:59 PM – 5:59 PMDaylight
- 11:52 PM – 12:52 AM
Solunar windows are computed for the state's geographic center. Inside the app, the same engine runs on your own stand pin. Always confirm legal shooting hours with your state regulations.
This score is for Minnesota's center point
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02 · What's driving deer movement today
Deer movement in Minnesota today runs on 1 major and 2 minor solunar feeding windows, set by the moon — currently Waxing Gibbous. 1 of those falls in daylight — 4:59 PM–5:59 PM — the stretches when on-stand movement is most likely. Weighed against today's weather, the fused hunt score lands at 83/100.
03 · Next days in Minnesota
- Sun · Aug 2389Waxing Gibbous
- Mon · Aug 2483Waxing Gibbous
- Tue · Aug 2567Waxing Gibbous
- Wed · Aug 2673Waxing Gibbous
- Thu · Aug 2772Full Moon
Tap any day for the full Minnesota month calendar with sunrise, sunset, and every window.
04 · How to read it
Majors cluster around moon overhead and moon underfoot — roughly two-hour windows when solunar theory predicts the strongest movement. A major that lands on a falling barometer with a cold front is the one to plan a sit around.
Minors sit at moonrise and moonset — shorter, roughly one-hour windows of secondary activity. A minor that overlaps legal-light dawn or dusk is often a stronger sit than a midday major. Read it against your wind.
The 0–100 score is not just solunar — it folds temperature, pressure trend, wind, cloud cover, and moon phase into one daily number. A 75 means the variables line up; a 35 means at least one is fighting you.
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Today's windows and hunt score, computed for each state's geographic center.
- AlabamaAL
- AlaskaAK
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- CaliforniaCA
- ColoradoCO
- ConnecticutCT
- DelawareDE
- FloridaFL
- GeorgiaGA
- HawaiiHI
- IdahoID
- IllinoisIL
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- IowaIA
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- KentuckyKY
- LouisianaLA
- MaineME
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- MichiganMI
- MinnesotaMN
- MississippiMS
- MissouriMO
- MontanaMT
- NebraskaNE
- NevadaNV
- New HampshireNH
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- New MexicoNM
- New YorkNY
- North CarolinaNC
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- OhioOH
- OklahomaOK
- OregonOR
- PennsylvaniaPA
- Rhode IslandRI
- South CarolinaSC
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- TennesseeTN
- TexasTX
- UtahUT
- VermontVT
- VirginiaVA
- WashingtonWA
- West VirginiaWV
- WisconsinWI
- WyomingWY
Frequently asked questions
- When do deer move today in Minnesota?
- Deer move hardest during today's major and minor solunar feeding windows — the Minnesota times are listed at the top of this page and refreshed daily. Expect the strongest daylight movement around any major window that overlaps first or last legal light; that overlap is the sit to prioritize.
- What is the best time to hunt deer today in Minnesota?
- The windows worth planning around are the major solunar periods — roughly two-hour stretches near moon overhead and moon underfoot — paired with first and last legal light. Today's majors and minors for Minnesota are listed above, scored against the weather. When a major lands on dawn or dusk with a falling barometer, that's the sit to make.
- How is the hunt score calculated?
- The 0–100 score blends today's temperature, barometric pressure trend, wind speed, cloud cover, and moon phase with the time of day, computed for Minnesota's geographic center. A 75 or higher means the variables line up — a 35 means at least one of them is working against you.
- Are major and minor times the same as feeding times?
- Yes — solunar theory ties peak feeding and movement to the moon’s position. Majors are the stronger, roughly two-hour windows; minors are the shorter ones at moonrise and moonset. Read them against your wind and your stand, not in isolation.
- Does the moon phase change the best time to hunt?
- It shifts when deer move more than whether they move. A bright full moon can push activity into the night and soften midday — a new moon tends to concentrate movement into daylight. Today's phase for Minnesota is shown above with a quick note.
- Is Trail Pro Intel free?
- The app is free to use, and these state pages are free to read. Pro is $1.99/mo and adds the 10-day forecast and the full solunar calendar tied to your own stand pin instead of the state’s center.
Read next
- ToolMinnesota solunar calendar — the full month
- FeatureIn-app solunar — tied to your stand pin
- GuideDeer feeding times — how to read the majors and minors
- GuideDeer movement forecast — what actually moves deer
- GuideBest wind for deer hunting — and the free wind tool
- GuideWhitetail rut timing 2026 — phase by phase
- Field reportRead the Minnesota 2026 rut prediction
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