Are some woods a desert for deer?

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Atchman2

Atchman2

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So yesterday I put my ground blind on some T V A land. It was dark when I placed the blind. When I got there this morning, I noticed almost every tree was a Maple, Sycamore, or Hickory. I got up after sitting for several hours and found that the only oak trees were at the field edge

Really there is no reason for deer to even be in those woods. I've killed several deer in the fields nearby on the power line right of way. So is this a deer desert?

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Deer don't only eat acorns. They browse on vegetation in the woods, and they like to bed down in the woods. Also if you have pignut hickory, they will eat those.


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Sure are and you just gave it away. Those grown up powerlines are their desert. They love browsing on the honeysuckle that grown in them going to and from the acorns and bedding.
 
Don'tDrinkTinks":2e29vgdg said:
Desert is not the same as dessert lol
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I had to go back and make sure I didn't post "dessert" in the topic :P

I've seen deer in those woods during the winter months but just traveling through. They don't seem to be there all the time. Like I said the adjacent powerlines I've killed several deer. With how dry it has been, I thought maybe the TVA land along the lake and the creeks may be a little better. There are no nuts on the ground anywhere near the few oak trees that are there.

I have evacuated that area for now. I found a patch of Oak Trees on the other side of the road. While not a lot of nuts, the ground seems to be disturbed like something has been browsing. Going to give it a shot this week some time.
 
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I'm meant dessert but auto type didn't think the same. If your near the water keep an eye out for pin oaks. That's where you'll find more growing. They'll always produce even when most species won't and they love them but have to work harder feeding on something quite a bit smaller.
 

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