catman529
Well-Known Member
Osage orange, bois d'arc, hedge, whatever you call it. I was told by two people this year that they've seen deer eat the fruit. TNTreeman and someone else I can't remember who. I've only seen them eat the leaves, in fact they love the leaves better than maple I think. Every tree has the leaves cleaned off 4 feet up from the ground. I have trail cam videos of deer eating the brown leaves after they fell.
Well anyway I took a look at the stomach contents of the doe I shot on Thursday. There it was, a chunk of a hedge apple. Still haven't seen them eat one, but I know this doe had been snacking.
I'm guessing acorns are getting hard to find. There's a bunch of red oaks up in the thicket, but from what I've seen it was only a moderate acorn crop. On a good year there will be acorns left all winter. Not looking like the case this year. Just green browse, and apparently hedge apples. Wonder if they have much nutritional value. I would think they don't.
Well anyway I took a look at the stomach contents of the doe I shot on Thursday. There it was, a chunk of a hedge apple. Still haven't seen them eat one, but I know this doe had been snacking.
I'm guessing acorns are getting hard to find. There's a bunch of red oaks up in the thicket, but from what I've seen it was only a moderate acorn crop. On a good year there will be acorns left all winter. Not looking like the case this year. Just green browse, and apparently hedge apples. Wonder if they have much nutritional value. I would think they don't.
