#2043019 - 08/23/10 10:07 PM
Might want to look for red oaks
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156p&y
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I know it's strange but I've noticed the Red Oaks are loaded and some are dropping acorns (immature of course) right now. I noticed it last week and at the same time noticed the bucks that I have been tracking all summer have changed their patterns, so they are eating them for sure.
On September 29th of 2007 I killed my second largest P&Y on a early dropping red oak. Just something to think about come opening day.
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#2043032 - 08/23/10 10:14 PM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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BlueMarlin
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Was in the woods near NW S. Carolina this past weekend and saw some Chestnut Oaks dropping heavy. The white oaks were all loaded with nuts.
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#2043214 - 08/24/10 06:12 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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ghosthunter
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Thanks for the info.
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#2043231 - 08/24/10 06:32 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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BowGuy84
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lots of mass this year in all forms. Red oak in my back yard started droping 3 days ago. Something to look into, but Im still finding lots of deer in fields.
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#2043244 - 08/24/10 06:50 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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One of my farm stands has two persimmon trees and one huge white oak , all loaded, within view of one of my stands.....did I mention that the stand is on the edge of a bean field......???
can you say...."foodplot"...?????
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#2043272 - 08/24/10 07:12 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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From what I've seen so far, the black oak variety (in the red oak family) seem to be the most loaded of all species.
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#2043316 - 08/24/10 07:59 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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I have noticed very similar things. I don't think ANY of our Red Oaks are dropping nuts but the squirrels are PILING them up off the tree.
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#2043320 - 08/24/10 08:00 AM
Re: Might want to look for red oaks
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From what I've seen so far, the black oak variety (in the red oak family) seem to be the most loaded of all species.
Same here, the Red oak variety is by far the heaviest loaded that I have found yet. My trees however have not started dropping enough to amount to anthing, but we have had no shortage in rain here either, its been a fairly wet Summer here.
Most of the acorns I am seeing are still very immature, not much meat there yet, even on the fencerow/field edge trees, which usually produce more and earlier than the average.
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