Here in NH we seem to have an abundance of acorns and beechnuts. While that is great news for the deer, it may not be in the best interest of hunters.

Since we don't have big deer numbers like other states/provinces, we rely on scouting which obviously include finding the food source. In years with little/no mast, the deer must travel to find feed and conversly if the mast is heavy, the deer won't have to move much in finding feed. This also applies to hunting bear as well.

As much as I like to see plenty of feed for the deer, especially in anticipation of a hard winter, history has taught me the less feed available, the more deer sightings I can expect.

Just my .02