HUNTING ACORNS
07-02-2003 | 04:04 PM
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From: WARTRACE,TENNESSEE walker country
HUNTING ACORNS
I HAVE A 500 ACRE FARM I HUNT ON. THERE IS SMALL ACORN WOODS. THEN THERE IS BIG HAY FIELDS.BUT THERE IS SCATTERD ACORN TREES EVERYWHERE I CANNOT GET THE PATTERN RIGHT ON MY DEER.I NEED HELP
07-02-2003 | 05:04 PM
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RE: HUNTING ACORNS
Try a few trail cameras or scout using your tree stand-theres no law saying u cant watch deer from a tree stand.Or sit on top of a barn or hay pile in your camos.And do it more than one night or morning and dont forget your scent block or binoculars.
07-02-2003 | 06:28 PM
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RE: HUNTING ACORNS
they prefer white acorn trees( rounded edge leaves) so check into what ya got. acorn crops vary from year to year. they eat the red acorns ( pointed edge leafs) later on late in the season and are bitter compared to the white. but i wouldnt taste them yourself.
07-02-2003 | 06:32 PM
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RE: HUNTING ACORNS
White oak acorns drop 1st. They are big and lucious and aren' t around long. Also one of deers favorites. Red oaks drop second. It seems that deer prefer some acorns to others. There might bee a big white oak with acorns covering the ground
and a 100 yards away another white oak with all the acorns eaten as fast as they fall. Whats the difference? I don' t know, but it happens. I hunted a stand for 9 years, boy it was a honey hole, and the deer always fed their way to a certain 2 trees next to each other. there they would linger and feed for quite a while. So I would start taking note of the trees they seem to prefer. Then check out the tralis coming from the downwind side.
and a 100 yards away another white oak with all the acorns eaten as fast as they fall. Whats the difference? I don' t know, but it happens. I hunted a stand for 9 years, boy it was a honey hole, and the deer always fed their way to a certain 2 trees next to each other. there they would linger and feed for quite a while. So I would start taking note of the trees they seem to prefer. Then check out the tralis coming from the downwind side.
