It's been a tough COLD winter here in OH thus far as well, compounded by the drought at the end of our growing season, and I'm expecting to have some wintering deaths and decreased fawn production. Some of the acorns I picked up this fall were literally wrinkled in a raisin-like manner, which I'm sure means they weren't nearly as "nutritious" as they may have been otherwise. But they are TOUGH animals and they have an amazing will to survive.