I have a nice persimmon tree on the edge of the road.. every year for the past 25 years.. the deer have kept them cleaned up.. I mean.. as soon as one hits the ground, seems like 2-3 deer are fighting over it.. until this year.. the road way has literally been littered in persimmons.. have not seen a single deer near the tree.. walked by it yesterday, probably 200 seeds on the side of the road where they just rotted , ran over.. and disappeared.. can't imagine what's different this year vs the past 25…??
Persimmons
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Idk but the local herd that's had 10-11 showing up several times per week in our back field has thinned down to just 4-5 this year.
It seems like there's a lot less deer in my area than there has been in years past.
It seems like there's a lot less deer in my area than there has been in years past.
Acorns, less deer...
Winchester
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Would be my guess. Unlimited amount of any and all kinds of Acorns this year in most places.
The food sources are abundant this year. Deer are not having to travel as much for food. I believe this is the main case for the lack of deer being seen on average across the state.
BigAl
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Aren't permissons usually gone by now? Seems late to even see them on the ground.
Ive still got trees hanging full that are rotting
JCDEERMAN
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Depends on the variety. We have some persimmons that don't drop until sometime in December
