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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774043
10/27/22 06:52 PM
10/27/22 06:52 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,008 Colbert County
Teacher One
14 point
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Colbert County
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What kind of acorns are dropping there? Deer have taste preferences just like we do. Whiteoak is the acorn of choice. Plant some Sawtooth trees and they will be dropping in less than 5 years. Deer love them and they fall during bow season.
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774068
10/27/22 07:10 PM
10/27/22 07:10 PM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 21,764 Awbarn, AL
CNC
Dances With Weeds
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Dances With Weeds
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Posts: 21,764
Awbarn, AL
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My guess is that its likely due to a low deer density in relation to the total amount of acorns being dropped. Lets say we're talking about large amounts of closed canopy hardwoods......You may not have enough bedding to support large deer populations but you may have tons of oak trees.....Acorns would be in surplus most years.
We dont rent pigs
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774123
10/27/22 07:54 PM
10/27/22 07:54 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 14,304 ArmPit of the south
DeerNutz0U812_
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Booner
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ArmPit of the south
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There is a really good acorn crop this yr guys surprisingly ....find the white oaks first and its money....Mother nature is prepping us for a cold winter this yr with all the acorns....02 ....if Anybody else believe in these type signs....
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774127
10/27/22 07:57 PM
10/27/22 07:57 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 14,304 ArmPit of the south
DeerNutz0U812_
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Booner
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The neighbor poured out a pile of corn half the size of a pickup truck bed and I aint seen a deer on it in the daylight....It aint shrunk none either...they got to be hammering those acorns...
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: Teacher One]
#3774130
10/27/22 07:58 PM
10/27/22 07:58 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 14,304 ArmPit of the south
DeerNutz0U812_
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What kind of acorns are dropping there? Deer have taste preferences just like we do. Whiteoak is the acorn of choice. Plant some Sawtooth trees and they will be dropping in less than 5 years. Deer love them and they fall during bow season.
This...X2...
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774245
10/27/22 10:18 PM
10/27/22 10:18 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,754 Montgomery, AL
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All things being equal - deer are foragers. I personally believe that IF they find a sustainable food source they will eat it until that food source has been depleted OR they feel threatened OR there is a better food source. I am certainly not a wildlife biologist, but my experience tells me that deer are somewhat habitual and will return to the same feeding and bedding areas consistently as a learned behavior.
That is why I am not a huge believer in using corn as an attractant, unless you are feeding 365-days a year - you may hold them temporarily in an area, but once the food source is exhausted the will move on. I also believe that deer have somewhat of a herd mentality which would be learned behavior that is passed down from the "matriarch" to the group. I have seen it time and time again based on row crop maturity, time of year, and watching how deer traverse an area while feeding or bedding.
I always welcome and respect Mbrock's opinion - he is certainly more educated and experienced than myself on the behaviors of wildlife.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774435
10/28/22 09:33 AM
10/28/22 09:33 AM
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,230 Semmes, AL
HippieKiller
10 point
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Posts: 3,230
Semmes, AL
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Down here in extreme SW AL, white oaks are as rare as hen's teeth, so don't be surprised if there isn't one anywhere on you or your neighbors. And while you probably do have a majority of water oaks, I'd bet there are some red oaks dropping on your place right now too. I have found them to be much more preferred by deer down here.
As to all the acorns you see rotting on the ground, you've posted a lot of pictures of some swampy creek bottom type land. Those acorns won't last in those damp environments too long. Check the high ground, outer edges of SMZ, and ESPECIALLY oaks on the edges of fields/pasture. Deer may love acorns, but they are also lazy. The easier the acorns are for them to find, the more they like them.
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Re: Are my deer broken?
[Re: EmeraldTides]
#3774536
10/28/22 12:06 PM
10/28/22 12:06 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,241 somewhere around 112.
slippinlipjr
I make Calds fer a livin
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I make Calds fer a livin
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Posts: 6,241
somewhere around 112.
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If your property is down here in SW bamer, find red oaks. Look up what a southern red oak looks like. They are after them harder than the white oaks right now for some reason. I've never seen this before until this year. Our white oaks we have that are dropping aren't dropping very good akerns.
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