Mast crop in your area?
09-01-2009, 07:43 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3,406
Here in NH we seem to have an abundance of acorns and beechnuts. While that is great news for the deer, it may not be in the best interest of hunters.
Since we don't have big deer numbers like other states/provinces, we rely on scouting which obviously include finding the food source. In years with little/no mast, the deer must travel to find feed and conversly if the mast is heavy, the deer won't have to move much in finding feed. This also applies to hunting bear as well.
As much as I like to see plenty of feed for the deer, especially in anticipation of a hard winter, history has taught me the less feed available, the more deer sightings I can expect.
Just my .02
Since we don't have big deer numbers like other states/provinces, we rely on scouting which obviously include finding the food source. In years with little/no mast, the deer must travel to find feed and conversly if the mast is heavy, the deer won't have to move much in finding feed. This also applies to hunting bear as well.
As much as I like to see plenty of feed for the deer, especially in anticipation of a hard winter, history has taught me the less feed available, the more deer sightings I can expect.
Just my .02
09-03-2009, 01:16 AM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 17
........Just wondering how the nut crop is generally. Here in SW PA where I live, the ground is getting covered with acorns already. The walnuts were plentiful as well as the hickory nuts. Seems the game should have good feed this winter around here, anyhow...Anyone else been out looking around?
09-19-2009, 06:22 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 101
Pawildman:
I am up in Elk County and our red oaks are dropping a lot acorns this year. I haven't been to any white oak spots to know if they produced or not. There are no grapes, no apples and very few cherries - at least where I've been.
I am up in Elk County and our red oaks are dropping a lot acorns this year. I haven't been to any white oak spots to know if they produced or not. There are no grapes, no apples and very few cherries - at least where I've been.
