Here in SE Alabama where I hunt, we have a wide variety of oaks. I hunt two leases, about 30 air miles apart. Usually at least a few of these varieties load up, or some of every variety do well. The Post oaks on the smaller of the two leases have been faithful year in and year out since I firsst hunted there in 1976. This year's even the Post Oakcrop there was dismal.On the big lease, I found ptractically no White Oak acornsand precious few water oaks dropping.Fortunately Ihave found some late dropping Swamp Chesnuts droppingacorns .. and the deer are ripping them up.

But this is not unusual. Last year's crop was huge at both places, and two yaers ago it was poor at both.

In Arkanasas where I hunt, this season you needed a boogie board to navigate the hillsides because the White Oak acorns were so deep !!! Three seasons ago you did good to find a hand full of Red oak acorns on that same property. The White oaks were more or less a total failure.

I hunted in Menard County, Texas in mid November. Land owner told me that they very seldom have a good acorn crop. This year, however, the Live oaks and Chenery (sp) oaks were loaded.

Go figure !!