Leaf blower on an oak flat?
 

I was just using the leaf blower in my back yard....and I was amazed at the number of acorns I uncovered in doing so.

Got the noggin turnin....

Has anyone ever used a leaf blower to uncover acorns in an oak flat? I've got a little staging area that I could do some serious damage in.....and only uncover what I wanted to at a time (kinda like a little "bait pile" reduced to _____ sq. feet). Simply refresh the area when it gets depleted.....and hunt the spots you uncover.

Sound plausible?

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Jeff, I think it's a little over-board. If the deer want the acorns, they're gonna get to 'em, even if they are under leaves.

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The wheels never stop turning do they?

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Why not just bring in a bucket from your yard and dump em out? Would be much quieter than a leaf blower in a prime hunting spot. Power equipment goes nowhere near my stands, but to each his own.

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I think they can smell acorns under the leaves so, if they want them, they'll find them.

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I say GO FOR it...I love new ideas. Let us know how it goes.

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I believedumping a bucket full of carried-in acorns would be baiting while uncovering existing acorns would not. That being said, I agree that with the nose of a deer they'll find them leaves or no leaves.

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:DThats for sure! Man my head would hurt all the time if was Jeff.[8D]Oh wait, my head hurts all the time anyways.[8D]

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Baiting is legal there unless I am badly mistaken.

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...;)


It might work Jeff, try it.

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Hopefully an ethical hunter wouldn't even consider it.

Assuming, of course, that baiting were illegal.

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Not much of a point, but okay. [&:]

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I was just saying where baiting was legal (like KY or NC), why take in a loud leaf blower to hopefully uncover new ones in a small patch to concentrate the feeding...when you could just bring in and dump a 5 gallon bucket full?

If illegal, no don't even think about it...whether it could be proven or not, it would be wrong. Plenty of laws would be hard to prove once the deed is done, but they are still illegal to break none the less.

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Sounds like it could work.....If you try it, let me know the outcome. I think it's worth a try.

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Sorry guys, my bad. I had my states mixed up as far as the legality of baiting goes.

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Not worth the time in my opinion. The leaves arent stopping a deer from finding acorns. If they are there they will find them and " paw" the ground for them. I also feel the buried acorns are more then likely rotten and the deer wont want them anyway.

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I'm no pro but Matt brings up something to think about. I have alway been amazedhow deer will only eat the top of the sweet potato sticking out of the ground yet never dig the whole thing up? Or how they will eat only the side of the ear of corn facing up and never roll it over. Maybe the ones here are just lazy but they rarely dig to recover food, at least in the areas I have always hunted. With that being said, how many times have you pushed back the leave only to find piles of acorns left over from last year? I actually don;t think the deer push many of the leaves out of the way?Why they don't I have no idea but if you consider their feeding habits I'm thinking uncovering them may be a good idea?

Ican offer thisas a sure fire way to bring one to the spot you choose. Scrap out a large area just before going up the tree. Almost without fail ever deer that comes within sight or smell will walk straightover and investigate. The smell offresh earth is agreat attractant, uncovering say a 10x10 or better may have pretty good results? If you do it let us know how it goes. As far as using a machine in your hunting area. Thats depends a lot on what the animals in that area are used to hearing. If there's a lot of farm equipment runs inthe areait may not have a big impact?

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Now that is some funny stuff right there. Had to do it Jeff.

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Go to your buddies oak flat blow back the leaves, mean,rake up the acorns and blow the leaves back in place, nasty. Take acorns to your flat, PRICLESS!!!

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It's why you see deer in yards at night when there are oak trees everywhere in the woods. It's why you see deer feeding along field edges under oaks or in woods roadways under oaks. The pickin's are easier where the leaves don't collect or are cleared off or blow off more easily exposing the fruit. If you wanted to go to all the trouble it would tend to lead them down the golden path. LOL

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lol....u have 2 much time on your hands.

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You guys who don't know the spot.....wouldn't understand. The woodlot is only 6 acres. It's also about 150 yds behind three houses. It's also where I've taken my best two 8 pointers. I think I could do this in less than an hour.....and not gugger things up.

I might give it a go, Sunday....and see what happens. It beats baiting in my book......and the effort involved is minimal.

Rob/Matt/Brknarrow/Will.....Ya'll know the woodlot I'm speaking of.;)

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*keep this in mind*

Deer are JUST like people. LAZY. with that said. Would you rather have to dig for your food, or would you rather just roll up and ohh hey there are some acorns laying out.

If you cut a trail through a bedding area, Give it a few weeks, Deer will use it. Their lazy. trust me. I've seen the trail thing done a lot of times.

Ryan.

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Why would you want to make them easier to "find"? Esp. since you are a bow hunter. When the deer have to dig through the leaves it gives us time to do what we have to do.

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Why would you want to plant a food plot? Food has to be found by them anyways, right? Why would you take a section of fence down along a pasture fence? They'll jump the whole thing if they need to get over, right?

I can tell you.....there are acorns under the leaves that they're not digging for. Maybe they're easier to get at somewhere else?