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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5826548" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>For us (and I'm talking on thousands of acres, not just a few hundred) we had an incredible production of very widespread young honeysuckle in some 2 to 8-yr-old clear-cuts. These brushy clear-cuts might as well have been soybean or cornfields. </p><p></p><p>I suspect much of these food sources will more or less disappear in the next couple years as the trees become bigger, little sun will hit the ground, and the deer may become a bit more acorn-driven in terms of herd health (or lack thereof). And to add to this, most of our larger oaks will be cut this spring, so fewer acorns in next many years.</p><p></p><p>But in fall/winter 2023, the deer would feed every afternoon, and into the night on acorns, then lay around for many hours chewing their cud (acorns take a very long time to digest), then move around in brushy areas eating honeysuckle a bit during the day, then back to acorns late afternoon, to repeat this daily cycle.</p><p></p><p>Occasionally, some might venture into a food plot or field, but it was obvious they had more than enough to eat without every exposing themselves to the dangers of being out "in the open". It wasn't a hunting pressure thing so much as just the normal ingrained behavior of deer (especially where coyotes and dogs exist). And I'm afraid, the future only holds more coyotes and more dogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5826548, member: 1409"] For us (and I'm talking on thousands of acres, not just a few hundred) we had an incredible production of very widespread young honeysuckle in some 2 to 8-yr-old clear-cuts. These brushy clear-cuts might as well have been soybean or cornfields. I suspect much of these food sources will more or less disappear in the next couple years as the trees become bigger, little sun will hit the ground, and the deer may become a bit more acorn-driven in terms of herd health (or lack thereof). And to add to this, most of our larger oaks will be cut this spring, so fewer acorns in next many years. But in fall/winter 2023, the deer would feed every afternoon, and into the night on acorns, then lay around for many hours chewing their cud (acorns take a very long time to digest), then move around in brushy areas eating honeysuckle a bit during the day, then back to acorns late afternoon, to repeat this daily cycle. Occasionally, some might venture into a food plot or field, but it was obvious they had more than enough to eat without every exposing themselves to the dangers of being out "in the open". It wasn't a hunting pressure thing so much as just the normal ingrained behavior of deer (especially where coyotes and dogs exist). And I'm afraid, the future only holds more coyotes and more dogs. [/QUOTE]
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