We hunt grouse in October just north of Rumford in Roxbury/Byron. But come November we hunt at our hunting camp on top of a mountain in Livermore/Hartford/Canton area (30 mins north of Lewiston). We have taken more deer and been more successful than all other hunters in our area.

2001 - 7 pt, 180 lbs. and a yearling doe; 2000 - 7 pt, 162 lbs; 1999 - high tined 8 pt, 205 lbs; 1998 - doe & 6 pt; 1997 - 2 spikes (110 & 116 lbs) and a 13 pointer, 218 lbs; and 5 other bucks since 1982 that have cleared 200 lbs. with other deer mixed in that werent' too notable (120-180 lb range)...

We were up to camp this weekend getting some things done before November comes. Didn't notice many acorns at all, almost none. 200 acres around us is basically oak and beech stands. Surprised to not see acorns, but it won't be the first time.

Outside of beechnuts, I wonder what they will focus their diet on. The deer shot over the past few years have consistently had ground up hemlock and greens in their stomachs, even when there was a good acorn crop. Makes you wonder sometimes.