will there be any acorns this year because of the late cold spell.

Hm, good question. I hadn't given that any thought, but it sure did hurt the trees around here.....I sure hope it doesn't hurt them too badly....Deer kinda need them....

I wouldn't worry about it. There will be plenty...it just might be a shorter season. Which in turn could help you narrow your hunting activities to bag that big boy.

Always think positive!

ive never seen them affected

Someone at a local conservation place said that for some reason it wouldn't affect them this year, but next. Not sure if I believe that, though.

If it does affect the mast crop, it'll just drive them to therow crops I hunt aroundquicker I hope.

I find myself caring less and less about what it'll do for my hunting prospects....and thinking more and more about what the deer I hunt will have to eat, this Fall and Winter.

Last year bas a BUMPER crop for acorns, here. I heard people elsewhere (even in our state) say the contrary. I honestly don't know who to believe.

Not too sure what it will mean, but i know here in NJ we had a massive acorn crop, atleast where i hunt. The huge crop actually hurt some of my hunting spots cause the deer didnt have to move at all to fund food.

Im not sure about the cold having that big of an effect of the acorn masts. Seems to be cyclical as far as bumper crops regionally. Ive been targetting hardwoods and acorns 25 years of my bow hunting career and find that even when the acorn crop is lowone particular year, I can still find a few trees that have lots of nuts. Thats where I'll hunt and it actually makes it a bit easier to target deer for me.If I can find, acrorns, hardwoods anda creek bottom all in one locationthen its game on especially in early season when its still hot. Shade,acorns and water all close together, what more could a deer want when its still hot.

I hope there is less of a crop than last year for two reasons. 1) The deer didnt have to move around too much to look for food because there was so many acorns. 2) I cant count the number of times i about fell on my butt walking down a hill because there were so many.

LOL no kidding they hurt more when you land on them too.