redkneck Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Been scouting the oaks, and looks like the white oaks are bare for the second year. Water oaks are putting on somewhat and the few reds I looked at didn't have much to offer either. What's the acorn crop look like for you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 It just depends on where I'm at. Last year the white oaks on the ridges near here were loaded with acorns, but some of the other white oaks near the pasture ground I hunt were bare. This year I believe it'll be same from how it looks, ridges full of acorns and pastures bare of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 My kids go back to school next week so I will be able to go to the hunting grounds and check and see.I have only been there about four times all summer and have had my kids with me so I couldnt realy go look to much for anything on acount of snakes,the place is full of them.We just ride the kubota rtv up on the hill and around the feilds and thats it.With all this rain we have had this year we should have a ood crop,I hope it is a good year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Haven't really looked, but I did notice the burr oak out front is putting a few out. We had a mild spring with not too many late frosts, and a good amount of rain here in July, so it should be decent. Had a great crop 2 years ago which was the first year I could ever remember seeing deer hang around soley for the purpose of eating A-kerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 What's the acorn crop look like for you guys? In year for black oaks, have seen a few of them that looked to be pretty loaded including one at the edge of our clover plot. Have not really looked at the white oaks so much yet, will take my binos with me at some point over the weekend and check more trees a little closer. Trees here should be loaded this year with the wet spring. Game officials here say bumper mast crops produce poorer harvest results and lesser bigger bucks killed as they claim they have to look less for food and can stay in the cover of the woods that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 On our lease, there are no ag crops around, and unfortunately we didnt plant any peas this year either. The acorn crop really makes or breaks the bow season (before food plots come up). Dont get me wrong, not saying it's going to be a bad season, it just presents more challenges finding food sources. Last year the white oaks failed to make, but water oaks were loaded and where you had them in food plots, the deer flocked to them getting those easy pickin's. We didnt have a late frost this year, dont know why the white oaks didnt make, but I've never quite solved the acorn production riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Doctor Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 i love it when there's not as many acorns. i love to scout and find those trees that are producing and hang a stand. it usually works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Haven't really looked here either, but last year there wasn't really any by us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 i love it when there's not as many acorns. i love to scout and find those trees that are producing and hang a stand. it usually works for me. Good to see another MS boy on here! Welcome to the forums! I know what you mean by that statement, last year if you could find a good water oak, the ground under it was tore up from feeding, cuz it was the only source of acorns around. You can sure have too much production so that it's hard to concentrate deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Been scouting the oaks, and looks like the white oaks are bare for the second year. Water oaks are putting on somewhat and the few reds I looked at didn't have much to offer either. What's the acorn crop look like for you guys? I can't remember when we ever had a bad crop of acorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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