Phantom Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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 . blackbeltbill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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. BowmanMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolc123 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 No acorns here, hardly any soft mast . Some hickory and beechnut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Loaded with acorns and hickory nuts in 4U. Even have smooth bark hickory that are loaded. No white oaks on the farms I hunt. Phantom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Lots of acorns around here! Phantom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeltbill Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Orange County and Northren,NJ-- Plenty of White Oak Acorns. Phantom 1 Take The Multiple Use Area Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromeslayer Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Loaded in my spots in 9a and 8g Phantom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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... Rusty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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! blackbeltbill and Rusty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Lots of acorns on the ground in 3K, can see the areas on the roads with them mashed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucndoe Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 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 grampy and Rusty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Hunter Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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