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We never had persimmons where I hunted growing up. I found a ridge that has several with pretty good sign in the middle of a bunch a pines this past season. When do they typically start producing? Has anyone noticed a change in production or deer preference for persimmons on years with the amount of rain like we have had?

I’ve never had any luck hunting persimmons here. Seems like by the time bow season opens up they are all gone or close to it.

Mine usually start dropping in late Sept. I checked them last week and I didn't see much.

They don’t seem to eat them on my place which is weird. The coyotes do tho

I found a couple last week that were pretty loaded. They are obviously still green and I needed some 8x12’s to see them. My issue is I have 10 males for every female

Mine drop at the end of September so they aren’t a draw to hunt over. The deer do make quick work of them though so I embrace them. As I’ve been clearing parts of my property I leave every persimmon standing until I know if it’s female or not. Most of the males go but I’ll work around the fruiting ones.

Usually takes the young ones 6-7 years to produce. If they are females and old enough you should see some. Mine are loaded now.

Still too early. They'll be mature around dove season. If the sons don't eat them all they can hang on the tree until November some years.

You can see the ones with fruit now easily. They’ll start dropping in late September and October. Depending on the individual tree they can hold on until January. They’re pretty hot if located near a bedding area.

They won't eat them until after a freeze and then you'll have to beat the coons, possums, and coyotes to them.

Damn good place to kill coyotes . I've pop a few off the front porch .

Thanks for the replies. I found several beds on that ridge and would like to just go in once to check those trees. I realize it may not be productive once the season gets here but there aren't really any major food sources for a good ways in all those pines so I figured it would be worth keeping an eye on.

Just remember that Persimmons are horrible, way too bitter, until after a freeze. Try one for yourself right now and see.

That’s not how persimmons work. They are sweet when ripe. Astringent up to that point. You don’t pick them off the tree. You get the ones that have fallen. You could probably break a tooth in a pear right now also.

Deer eat our persimmons when they drop. Way before a freeze.

The freezing don’t have any impact on them. They ripen and get sweet. The skin is bitter no matter the timing. It’s actually awful. Deer don’t care. They’ll eat them before they fall if they can get to them.

I love eating them . Ones off the ground of course .lol

If you have them they should be easily visible. The one in my yard is loaded. More than it’s ever had on it.

And I planted Persimmons years ago and my deer won’t touch them even totally ripe. They are incredibly sweet but deer won’t touch them

Have a big tree in my front yard that'll star dropping around September. One of our plots on the lease has one that is loaded every year. Even breaks the branches most years. Problem is, by the time Bow Season opens, they're all gone.