Slow deer season? This may be why...

[Vincent Vega]

My number of deer sightings has been down this year and the number using my food plots are way down.This week I could hear deer eating acorns close to my stand but many of them never got out of the thick stuff where I could see them. The ones I did see stayed around me for quite a while eating acorns. They're not having to move much to get a full belly.

Just to illustrate these acorns came from just one white oak in my backyard. The kids and I filled up two buckets from roughly a 15' X 15' area in the backyard. We could and may fill up at least another 2 buckets worth and the acorns are still coming down at a good rate.

Maybe I'll see more deer once they've cleaned up the woods a little.

 

[TheGman]

The wife was commenting that acorns are raining down on the deck as she tried to clean it off. Good year for natural food should make for a healthy herd in the following years.

 

[Vincent Vega]

The wife was commenting that acorns are raining down on the deck as she tried to clean it off. Good year for natural food should make for a healthy herd in the following years.

Yep the does that survive will likely be dropping 2 fawns next spring and they should be in good shape going into Winter.

 

[shotgun 01]

I'll take them.......

 

[Just1more]

I had five deer in my yard this morning at 4:30. And I live in a neighborhood.

 

[Vincent Vega]

I'll take them.......

Yeah, trying to figure out what to do with them all. Baiting in Hancock County is legal now...just sayin'

 

[fattboyzz]

Deer gorging on acorns have the best taste

 

[BIKER13]

yep walked the road bed today, be moving in with em wednesday

 

[karlvv30]

It was a bad year for acorns on Fort Gordon. 2 bad years in a row now. Up until last year I could listen to it raining acorns in my go to spots. I hope next year is better.

 

[Vincent Vega]

It was a bad year for acorns on Fort Gordon. 2 bad years in a row now. Up until last year I could listen to it raining acorns in my go to spots. I hope next year is better.

Yeah, I don't know what makes one year better than another. We got a good bit of rain this year so maybe that's it.