I don't put too much stock into moon phases. I think it can influence things, but is certainly not the basis for kicking off breeding times. It fluctuates by weeks year to year, yet the peak breeding is much more precise every year. This year the Harvest Moon was actually in September.
That's what I never understood about the moon theory's. The moon phase they claim that controls is can fluctuate up to a month from year to year. But the ruts never fluctuates....
Makes yo go Hmmmmm :/ .........