Rainfall over the past few years has led to a bumper acorn crop across the state. With the season 2/3 over and the peak of the rut now gone, the most productive areas will now be food sources.
I have heard that during the late season, when deer have access to acorns they will eat them to the disdain of just about any other food sources.
With that said, for you veteran public land guys, how do you decide WHICH oak grove to hunt? I have heard that deer prefer white oaks, then red oaks then bur oaks which all are dependent upon the level of acidity.
But which oak thicket? Do you prefer areas that are close to thicker bedding areas? Do you prefer oaks near a choke point where bucks that are still seeking will come to eat beforehand? Or do you prefer oaks near fields where deer will congregate before dawn and dusk?
Hopefully Garguy or some other guys will give some feedback.
Currently, I am hunting a piece of public land with lots of big woods and swamps. There are lots of acorns! Its just figuring out WHICH oaks to hunt versus others!
I have heard that during the late season, when deer have access to acorns they will eat them to the disdain of just about any other food sources.
With that said, for you veteran public land guys, how do you decide WHICH oak grove to hunt? I have heard that deer prefer white oaks, then red oaks then bur oaks which all are dependent upon the level of acidity.
But which oak thicket? Do you prefer areas that are close to thicker bedding areas? Do you prefer oaks near a choke point where bucks that are still seeking will come to eat beforehand? Or do you prefer oaks near fields where deer will congregate before dawn and dusk?
Hopefully Garguy or some other guys will give some feedback.
Currently, I am hunting a piece of public land with lots of big woods and swamps. There are lots of acorns! Its just figuring out WHICH oaks to hunt versus others!
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