Acorn crop looking good or bad in your area ?

[Phantom]

Where i hunt more acorns dropping  the better the  hunting  last year sucked this year at leaat near my house looks good I hope  its all ovee the state .

[grampy]

Lots of acorns on the ground here in our area of 4H this year. Last three years have been dismal. Deer and other critters are cleaning them up fast though. But they are plentiful. Hunting some of our south facing oak ridges, should be pretty exciting as the season goes on. 

[Wolc123]

The big white oak tree, next to my two-story truck  blind out back, is loaded year.  It looks like the got a ways to go yet until they are ready to start dropping.

 

 The deer are going to have some tough choices to make in that area come November: white oak acorns, white clover, turnips, or silver queen sweetcorn.  
 

As long as one or two more of them takes one of my crossbow bolts, shotgun slugs or ML bullets, I’ll be very thankful.  
 

 

[G-man]

No acorns here, hardly any soft mast . Some hickory and beechnut...

[mowin]

Loaded with acorns and hickory nuts in 4U. Even have smooth bark hickory that are loaded. No white oaks on the farms I hunt. 

[cas]

Man I wish there were oaks where I hunt. There's maybe four trees on the whole mountain side, all on state land. All trail side, so bad for deer hunting. (or rather good for seeing lots of hunters and foot traffic, or quads that aren't supposed to be there)

Good to sit on squirrel season, but otherwise....  

Edited September 24, 2023 by cas

[Cabin Fever]

Lots of acorns around here!

[Chromeslayer]

Loaded in my spots in 9a and 8g

[mowin]

1 minute ago, Rusty said:

I would do a whole red vs white science lesson but I was told to stop showing off.  

Not to change the subject but when squirrels bury acorns, why do they bite the tips of the whites but not the reds?   And how the heck do they know how and or why to do that? 

Not another pop quiz...

[grampy]

10 minutes ago, Rusty said:

I would do a whole red vs white science lesson but I was told to stop showing off.  

Not to change the subject but when squirrels bury acorns, why do they bite the tips of the whites but not the reds?   And how the heck do they know how and or why to do that? 

I'm always willing to learn something! 

[mowin]

I know reds sprout in the spring and squirrels only eat the most desirable part because of the tannin. Even partially eaten reds will sprout.

Whites sprout in the fall soon after falling. 

[Bionic]

Lots of acorns on the ground in 3K, can see the areas on the roads with them mashed in.

[Bucndoe]

Lots of whites dropping right next to these. Just cutting shooting lanes for a stand right in between them. Three heavy trails going back and forth

Edited September 24, 2023 by Bucndoe

[Versatile Hunter]

49 minutes ago, Rusty said:

I would do a whole red vs white science lesson but I was told to stop showing off.  

Not to change the subject but when squirrels bury acorns, why do they bite the tips of the whites but not the reds?   And how the heck do they know how and or why to do that? 

A tutorial series on trees of NY would be welcomed! 

Please include tips about where to find these sometimes illusive trees. Why ridges but also wetlands?
It seems like whenever I’m seeking them out all I find are maples. Do maples outcompete oaks or am I just looking in the wrong habitat. 

[mowin]

6 minutes ago, Rusty said:

Not if you bite the tip before you bury them.  

I knew I could trick you into giving me the answer. Lol.