PA Bow/Flinter

How do you judge what the acorn crop will be like? I'm in NW PA and I've got a fair number of oak trees aound. Most of them are reds, but there are a few whites mixed in there. I know you can look up at the tree and see the acorns, but what is a good number to see? Also how is it at your hunting spots? That will give me an idea as to wether my trees will have lots or not. Thanks

ccm352

I couldnt tell you, butI was looking at the white oaks in my area and man.. There are alot.. Im hoping this year is a bumper crop. last year we didnt get didley. We had some nice conditions for them to grow so.......................

muzzyman88

I personally don't like the heavy mast years. What usually happens is that the acorns keep the deer from moving to usually feeding areas. They can hole up all day around a good acorns and not have to move much to eat.

As for this years crop, yes, there seems to be a ton of acorns on the trees this year.

mrfritz44

I here ya muzzyman......that's very true. Give me drought and give me lack of food. They definatelyget easier to predict......

Deer902

Should be a good year. We haven't had a good number of acorns for about 3 years now.

BTBowhunter

Last time we had a summer this dry, a lot of the trees inmy hunting area dropped their acorns early before they were big enough to be any value.

rile1564

Plenty of acorns = Good squirrel hunting

cardeer

I was told that the same tree does not produce every year. Is that true ?? I have a Mammoth oak tree in the corner of my yard at the edge of the woods. The thing is like 6 foot around. It has not produced in 3 years

Jason N

CD, white oaks produce every year, but it's not a bumper crop every year. Red oaks produce every other year....same deal, good years and bad.

PA GOBBLER

BT- i have seen that also, wonder why?? i was at my friends house the other day shooting our bows and he had them all over the place some small green ones..