Mast crop
08-24-2009, 05:26 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 549
Same here in southeastern NY. Ufortuneately heavy doesnt always mean its good to hunt. A few years ago we had a heavy mast crop and it was one of the toughest years i ever had-i had to move alot. I finally found one oak grove the deer were hammering. They would be there when i arrived at dark and then come right back and never leave. They would bed right there. Everyone complained that year they saw no deer. after watching those deer day after day never move from that group of oaks i quickly saw why people said that. So many acorns there was no need to go anywhere!
08-24-2009, 07:21 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: VA, USA
Posts: 3,116
Same here in southeastern NY. Ufortuneately heavy doesnt always mean its good to hunt. A few years ago we had a heavy mast crop and it was one of the toughest years i ever had-i had to move alot. I finally found one oak grove the deer were hammering. They would be there when i arrived at dark and then come right back and never leave. They would bed right there. Everyone complained that year they saw no deer. after watching those deer day after day never move from that group of oaks i quickly saw why people said that. So many acorns there was no need to go anywhere!
This has been my experience as well.
08-25-2009, 03:37 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nekoosa Wi USA
Posts: 6,066
Glad someone has some acrons, we have very few this year on our property. But that should be better than having a zillion of them. the deer will have to move more to find them. We had the best crops ever the last couple years and the hunting just sucked because the deer hardley moved to eat.
08-25-2009, 05:18 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 549
Glad someone has some acrons, we have very few this year on our property. But that should be better than having a zillion of them. the deer will have to move more to find them. We had the best crops ever the last couple years and the hunting just sucked because the deer hardley moved to eat.
could be a tough season
08-25-2009, 05:53 AM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
i really think a acorn mtn deer taste better then a corn fed deer.
i agree that heavy acorn crop can make for tough hunting,looks like here in va. its been plenty dry and our acorns will be scattered. the ones that have fallin at my house are rotten.
i agree that heavy acorn crop can make for tough hunting,looks like here in va. its been plenty dry and our acorns will be scattered. the ones that have fallin at my house are rotten.
08-25-2009, 06:37 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3,406
Same here in southeastern NY. Ufortuneately heavy doesnt always mean its good to hunt. A few years ago we had a heavy mast crop and it was one of the toughest years i ever had-i had to move alot. I finally found one oak grove the deer were hammering. They would be there when i arrived at dark and then come right back and never leave. They would bed right there. Everyone complained that year they saw no deer. after watching those deer day after day never move from that group of oaks i quickly saw why people said that. So many acorns there was no need to go anywhere!
08-25-2009, 01:49 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,253
Really heavy here in Kentucky this year. Looks like this year will be alot of fine tuning and time on stand. Three years ago it was like this and hunts ended up being sun up to sun down affairs. Tags got filled, just took a little more effort.