Rains effect on acorn crop next season?

[dragonsdaddy]

I heard or read once that the year after a very dry one would have huge acorn production. Basically, trees trying to make up for having a lower chance of reproduction during the dry year.

On edit: found the article here http://m.chron.com/news/houston-texa...in-3951102.php

generally true with all plants. when they feel stressed they want to maximize the likely hood of prolonging the specie. when everything is flush, they can focus on growth instead of reproduction. the best potato crop ever is after a hail storm. i wouldn't be surprised to have a minimal acorn crop this year.

[ridge reaper]

Thanks guys a lot of good info as always on TBH. Guess I will be hunting the hardwoods next season.

[Hart8]

Not really familiar with oaks,but when it came to pecan trees,and this much rain they made like crazy 2 yrs in a row.2007 I believe it rained all spring,and summer long.Then come '08 it didn't rain at all.The pecans were everywhere in spite of it.

[BigL]

Just talked to my lease manager about setting up a stand in an area along a usually dry creek about 100 yards behind my current stand so I can be by some oaks. Figure either way I'm hunting between acorns, corn and water. Saw some axis back there recently also (but didn't tell him about it). This area hasn't been hunted in over 10 years and they usually left it as a buffer from the cabin to the hunting areas. I'm still close to my area just a little further back on the trails from the feeder that pass under a few oaks.

[JW]

When life gives you acorns then hunt the acorns

Lmao!!! So true!

[lovemylegacy]

Just wanted to hear some thoughts on how all this rain will effect the acorn crop next season. Last years crop made for some tough hunting in east Texas and I was hoping next year would be better. Thanks.

More of the same, especially if we get some later rains at the right time.

[lovemylegacy]

When life gives you acorns then hunt the acorns

Hard to do when you got a 300 acres of oaks....that's just our lease, surrounding property has even more.

[Patton]

Hard to do when you got a 300 acres of oaks....that's just our lease, surrounding property has even more.

Have a similar problem in Haya County. 300 acres we hunt is all mature live oak trees. Try to hunt one area that looks hot and the deer simply move to a new mott

[Grumpy1911]

When life gives you acorns then hunt the acorns

Not a lot of folks left that still know how to do that. And or. Most do not want to put out the effort. Driving up to the box 30 min before the feeder goes off is too easy...

[JW]

This is why YANKEES make fun of Texans. Didn't realize so many folks don't know how to hunt heavy acorn crops.

[lovemylegacy]

Not a lot of folks left that still know how to do that. And or. Most do not want to put out the effort. Driving up to the box 30 min before the feeder goes off is too easy...

Oh so true....a small scout trip just before season can help a lot....usually around here the acorns start falling way before season starts.

[panhandlehunter]

This is why YANKEES make fun of Texans. Didn't realize so many folks don't know how to hunt heavy acorn crops.

It's easier to do in some areas of Texas. Others not so much. My last lease was 800+ acres of oaks, and ranches that bordered it were solid oaks. No rhyme or reason as to where you would see deer. They just roamed around. I hunted Davy Crockett and got on deer pretty easily. Here at home, we have quite a few acorns, but with so many hogs, acorns don't last long.

[ultralite09]

Had that issue last year on my old lease. 700 acres of pure oaks makes it hard to predict, I hunted mostly over natural funnels and still was a crap shoot.

This new lease should be interesting, no oaks except along the dry creek bed. Makes for an awesome kill funnel

[Smart]

Yeah hunting acorns on 4000 acres of solid oaks is a great technique. My big deer is going to be on tree #12,864 of 25,067 oaks on opening day at 7 am. ...Guaranteed because I spent a day scouting beforehand.. ...

[JayKen86]

Too much rain in the early spring when the oaks are pollinating can and will reduce the acorn crop. No pollenation= no to poor mast crop

This is how I understand it works...