Buckman55 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Alright right now in the Decatur county area of GA where I hunt, the acorns are like marbles all over the place. Got peas in one plot and max attract in the other three. They are eating the max attract and the peas but, all the deer I have seen and the two does I got in late bow season were over heavy acorns. Seems like mother nature down here is winning over the appetite of the my deer herd. The last three years they have killed the max attract and the peas but this year things are definitely tearing up them acorns. My question is what are your deer feeding on or most attracted to this early on in the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 If they are dropping, acorns win every time. At least everywhere I've hunted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckman55 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 My dad has crab apple trees and sweet persimmons out the butt and believe it or not there not even touching them there killing the peas its funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Whats your deer feeding this early in the season? Have persimmon trees on my property and the deer don't really bother with them. Like Leo said acorns usually win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckman55 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 well see last year the persimmons were pretty hot. They were second to the max attract. This is the first time i have seen them hit acorns like they are on my property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 They will suck up the acorn as long as they are there, a decent but not great crop here this year. We have mature oaks all over our property and a 25 acre hardwoods on the property next to us that is loaded with mature trees, we have sole rights on that property. They are using our clover. Last of the corn near us finally came out, soybeans also coming out. Imagine food plot activity will pick up. Most the deer I saw while on the road yesterday were in or on the edges of soybeans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 There is an interesting article on acorns at the link below. I remember watching a doe eating acorns directly under my stand a few years ago. She would mouth up 3 or 4 of them and start chewing. At the same time spitting the hulls out of the side of her mouth. Chomp, chomp, patooee. Chomp, chomp patooee. It was neat. Oaks don't produce acorns every year. Some years the ground is covered with them and other years you see nary a one. http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/armchair_biologist/acorns/acorns.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Here is the thing about acorns. They don't always fall fresh. And sometimes they are really infested with worms (weevils). If you are gonna set up near an oak that is dropping. Pick up some acorns and cut them open. If they look rotten inside find another oak tree to set up near with fresh ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 mostly green plants at this time...frost has many things tasting great in the woods right now..deer are walking and eating nearly everything they see right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 there is nothing that you can plant that will outdraw acorns. We don't have a huge crop this year but when we do the plots get little attention until later in the season. My daughter killed a doe two weekends ago--and as always--i like to open the stomach and see what they have been eating. Lots of green grass/wheat, few acorns, some type of wild grape, and tons of persimmon seeds in her stomach. Persimmons are always eaten around my place. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Green plants as the appetizer with corn being the main course and a few acorns for dessert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Doe my 12 year old killed Saturday had some corn in her throat I guess or she maybe regurgitated when she crashed, couple chewed kernels and some clover in the cavity after I gutted her. Corn around us is all out. Someone is still feeding corn. Watched several over the weekend hitting or clover plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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