2011 Va Acorn Crop
#2
TONS of Red oak acorns around us in central bama too! The limbs on some red oaks are literally saggin due to the amount of acorns.... White oaks arent lookn terrible either, found a few trees today that will produce a good crop this yr.
#7
Got several big white oaks in the back yard and haven't really started showing much yet. I haven't really paid much attention since I started scouting a few weeks ago. I would give them a few more weeks around the Fredericksburg areas before they really start showing, but I could be wrong? I sure hope the acorn crop is "NOT" as good as it was last season! I remember not seeing allot of movement in regards to feeding habits because there were acorns everywhere!
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Manassas,VA
Posts: 301
I beleive you hunt Quantico 6C I'm a regular on Quantico but I find 6C to be very hard to hunt due to the amount of guys that hunt it and it's kinda hilly I have a hard time finding deer in there if I'm correct you have taken a few nice bucks out of there I no you wont share your secrets but any tips would be great plus I'm always up to make a new local hunter friend
#10
I beleive you hunt Quantico 6C I'm a regular on Quantico but I find 6C to be very hard to hunt due to the amount of guys that hunt it and it's kinda hilly I have a hard time finding deer in there if I'm correct you have taken a few nice bucks out of there I no you wont share your secrets but any tips would be great plus I'm always up to make a new local hunter friend
there was an Oak Blight 20 years ago that killed ALLOT of white oaks..they are starting to come back but are relatively few..scout the oaks and look for feeding sign. they move from tree to tree..easy to see if a tree is being hit. setup on fresh sign..
AND DON"T HUNT THE SAME SPOT DAY AFTER DAY..after the 2nd trip within a week YOU ARE PATTERNED just by your scent..MIX IT UP