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<blockquote data-quote="Southern Sportsman" data-source="post: 5736870" data-attributes="member: 10399"><p>I know there are a lot of variables involved, but in general, is there any consensus as to which specific acorns are most preferred by deer? Or why preference might deviate even when multiple types are available?</p><p></p><p>I hunt a stretch of river bottom with a lot of Swamp Chestnut oaks. They drop a big, pretty acorn, deer love them, and I often hunt around them when they're dropping. But a few years ago I killed a 4yr old buck in early November. I wasn't hunting over oaks at the time, but I could have walked 200 yards in any direction and found a couple of Swamp Chestnut oaks dropping. However, this buck's stomach was full of smaller, round acorns (roughly dime sized) with dark vertical stripes. I took pictures but can't find them at the moment. After a few minutes on google I called them pinoak acorns (if they weren't pinoaks, they were similar in appearance). I've never thought pinoaks to be high on the list of preferred acorns, especially that time of year, but this buck had to walk past an abundance of swamp chestnut oaks and other whites to fill up on these smaller striped acorns. Maybe that deer just had a taste for the reds, but I've always been curious about it and wondered if I shouldn't pay more attention to pinoaks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern Sportsman, post: 5736870, member: 10399"] I know there are a lot of variables involved, but in general, is there any consensus as to which specific acorns are most preferred by deer? Or why preference might deviate even when multiple types are available? I hunt a stretch of river bottom with a lot of Swamp Chestnut oaks. They drop a big, pretty acorn, deer love them, and I often hunt around them when they’re dropping. But a few years ago I killed a 4yr old buck in early November. I wasn’t hunting over oaks at the time, but I could have walked 200 yards in any direction and found a couple of Swamp Chestnut oaks dropping. However, this buck’s stomach was full of smaller, round acorns (roughly dime sized) with dark vertical stripes. I took pictures but can’t find them at the moment. After a few minutes on google I called them pinoak acorns (if they weren’t pinoaks, they were similar in appearance). I’ve never thought pinoaks to be high on the list of preferred acorns, especially that time of year, but this buck had to walk past an abundance of swamp chestnut oaks and other whites to fill up on these smaller striped acorns. Maybe that deer just had a taste for the reds, but I’ve always been curious about it and wondered if I shouldn’t pay more attention to pinoaks. [/QUOTE]
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