Who was John Alden Knight and how did his work influence finding the best hunting times?
In 1926, John Alden Knight conducted pioneering research on the solar and lunar influences on the best hunting times. He gave his research the name, solunar (sol for sun and lunar for moon) His study concerned the various influences that affect wildlife activity. Knight compiled a list of thirty-three factors, which affected the day-to-day behavior of fresh and salt-water fish. One by one, the factors were examined and rejected. Three of them, however, merited further examination. They were the sun, moon and tides. The tables Knight created were published in 1936 and they clearly illustrated periods in each day of both major and minor activity. His findings became the root of common hunter knowledge today and it is generally known that the best hunting times for fish and game are based on two solar triggers; namely, dawn and dusk. With some animals, dawn marks the onset of daily activity and with others it is dusk. Since John Alden Knight’s publication in 1936, the most significant imp
