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Originally Posted by WIbuckchaser
(Post 3455974)
Maybe he filled up the tank at a different white oak and he just decided to have desert at your tree.
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He probably had been moving and feeding all day...and was just continuing with that moving and feeding habit as you watched him feed and move on.
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Originally Posted by rh160kid
(Post 3456775)
My thoughts exactly-big acorn crop=tough hunting
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You got to ask yourself, how many other white oaks are dropping within 200 yds of your tree?
As others have said, when there are lots of trees dropping deer won't up feeding for long. They get there belly filled up in a short time because of the over abundance of acorns everywhere. Years with lots of acorns makes it hard to determine which tree they will go to. Many times they just feed on the move because food is everywhere. |
I hunt a lot of public land(county forest). When there is a bumper crop of acorns I focus on the small areas of oaks with a lot of cover, near bedding areas because it's always a safe bet there will be some deer to come in and feed. For example if you have a large swamp or clear cut in between two areas of oaks.
I stay away from the big tracts of oaks because you can never figure out where they are likely to go to feed. The small oak ridges are the by far the best. |
Originally Posted by early in
(Post 3455556)
To me, white oaks lost some of their credibility as being a deer magnet. Last evening I had a yearling spike walk by me and start eating the white oak acorns just 10 yrds from me. I'm thinking this will be fun watching this guy for a while (it's only 3:30PM) until the others come to dine on these "delicacies". He only stays for like 10 mins then walks on! I thought he'd stay and gorge himself.
Even more strange, is that I only had one other yearling come by this large white oak all evening! This area also has lots of beech which have dropped many nuts, so maybe these deer don't need to be too selective?:confused0024: Hatchet jack |
Originally Posted by GMMAT
(Post 3456019)
I've got a good stand of white oaks (and other oaks) in my woods. I've also baited whitetails in the past (with nothing to show for my efforts). What I've found is...deer are browsers...and that's exactly what they'll do. Even when in bean fields......they're moving through.
Around here, they'll walk by corn (bait) to get to white oaks. They'll abandon beans (whatever color) to get to oaks. But I don't see them staying in any one location and "gorging". Just never have. |
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