Picking Acorns
08-01-2009, 10:07 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Madison County,NY
Posts: 138
Picking Acorns
I have an Oak tree out front of my house and i was wondering if you picked up the fallen acorns and put them out in a pile in the woods, would the deer eat them? I was planning on putting them in front of my camera to see what happens but i wanted to get your opinions on the idea first. Thanks.
08-01-2009, 11:18 AM
#3
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Waverly,NY
Posts: 97
Deer love acorns,they prefer the white to the red.Just try both of them and you will know why.The white acorns have a sweet flavor to them.While the red acorns seem kind of bitter.
I see your from NY,so am I.I don't own the oak trees but have permission to rake them up.I rake them onto a tarp and then put them in a large plastic bucket.
I also get apples.Deer from all over will come to your cameras.
I see your from NY,so am I.I don't own the oak trees but have permission to rake them up.I rake them onto a tarp and then put them in a large plastic bucket.
I also get apples.Deer from all over will come to your cameras.
08-01-2009, 12:14 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: elmira ny
Posts: 1,676
Deer love acorns,they prefer the white to the red.Just try both of them and you will know why.The white acorns have a sweet flavor to them.While the red acorns seem kind of bitter.
I see your from NY,so am I.I don't own the oak trees but have permission to rake them up.I rake them onto a tarp and then put them in a large plastic bucket.
I also get apples.Deer from all over will come to your cameras.
I see your from NY,so am I.I don't own the oak trees but have permission to rake them up.I rake them onto a tarp and then put them in a large plastic bucket.
I also get apples.Deer from all over will come to your cameras.
08-01-2009, 12:39 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051
My brother's inlaws run a yard service
Every fall they power rake lots of yards , to pick up the acorns
They drop off several 55 gallon barrels full of White oak acrons at a time
Around 4 PM I will take a 1/2 full barrel into the woods with the ATV and dump them at different spots
Always close to a tree stand
Normaly by dark the deer have them cleaned up
Of course , a number of times
I am in the tree while the wife drives the ATV home
John
Every fall they power rake lots of yards , to pick up the acorns
They drop off several 55 gallon barrels full of White oak acrons at a time
Around 4 PM I will take a 1/2 full barrel into the woods with the ATV and dump them at different spots
Always close to a tree stand
Normaly by dark the deer have them cleaned up
Of course , a number of times
I am in the tree while the wife drives the ATV home
John
08-01-2009, 06:09 PM
#10
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 14
I had a buddy of mine also put acorns out instead of corn. It worked great except that bone head picked them up 1 by 1. Whatever works, I guess.
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