Oak Trees

[SMarshall]

Ok so I know that the oak trees are where I need to be during bow season because that's where the deer should be. But, I'm not that great on locating and identifying the oaks and which trees to setup close to. What do you guys do to find the acorns and hunt them?

 

[lungpuncher1]

Past experience and walking. Take some binoculars and start walking and look up and see if you can find some trees loaded with acorns. Preferably white oaks.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Learn your trees, pretty simple to id oaks by their leaves. Once you know what trees you are looking at, you can look up in the tree and use binos if need be to see if the tree has any acorns. White oaks acorns are preferred by deer due to lack of tanins but they will eat acorns from red oaks too. Oaks don't all produce every year, you may have one tree loaded and the tree next to it be bare. Noticing here that there is a pretty decent crop this year.

 

[SMarshall]

ok thanks guys. I plan on getting out this weekend and seeing what I can find.

 

[plinker22]

White Oaks... rounded lobes on leaves.
Red Oaks... pointed lobes on leaves.

Read some of Poser's info about "Hot Trees" or something like that. I consider it good info, but not useful until in the season and very quick scouting looking for the hot trees.

 

[Andy S.]

Few books that may be worth your while:

http://www.amazon.com/Oaks-North-Americ ... tification" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.amazon.com/Native-Trees-Sout ... y_14_img_y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.amazon.com/Forest-Plants-Sou ... 214%2C320_" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The app "Leafsnap" for your phone can be a good reference for tree identification as well. http://leafsnap.com/

 

[Snake]

White Oaks... rounded lobes on leaves.
Red Oaks... pointed lobes on leaves.

Read some of Poser's info about "Hot Trees" or something like that. I consider it good info, but not useful until in the season and very quick scouting looking for the hot trees.

Good advice but not always true some white oaks have kinda sharp edges just FYI .

 

[TboneD]

White Oaks... rounded lobes on leaves.
Red Oaks... pointed lobes on leaves.

Read some of Poser's info about "Hot Trees" or something like that. I consider it good info, but not useful until in the season and very quick scouting looking for the hot trees.

Good advice but not always true some white oaks have kinda sharp edges just FYI .

Yes, at least chinquapin oaks do.


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[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Learn your trees, pretty simple to id oaks by their leaves. Once you know what trees you are looking at, you can look up in the tree and use binos if need be to see if the tree has any acorns. White oaks acorns are preferred by deer due to lack of tanins but they will eat acorns from red oaks too. Oaks don't all produce every year, you may have one tree loaded and the tree next to it be bare. Noticing here that there is a pretty decent crop this year.

x2

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

Went out and did this last weekend...only thing dropping were pin oaks and hickory nuts.....I did find a few white oaks but they had no acorns....worst thing is fighting mosquitos long enough to stop and glass.....thermacell doesn't work well while moving

 

[redhunterZ71]

Find you a chestnut oak that's dropping because these usually drop before any other acorn and they will tear them up until the whiteoaks start.

 

[Hunter 257W]

Another good field guide for Oaks. This one is free too.

http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/techn ... dguide.pdf