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<blockquote data-quote="102" data-source="post: 1501461" data-attributes="member: 1462"><p>It is obvious that the woods around my home are loaded with acorns again this year. The one 6 point I have in velvet on cam looks surprisingly skinny. Though the does are thick and robust looking. I have yet to see a fawn. But these are BIG hardwoods. NO agriculture.</p><p></p><p>In the places we hunt in Middle Tennessee, deer seem to be scarce. I suspect this is due to an abundance of TALL corn and beans still in the field. Acorns are starting to fall but apparently deer are still on crops and soft mast. Scattered is the word. Field notes suggest a pattern much like one we experienced 4 seasons past. We literally could not see sign in the usual places because most "hot spots" were under water.</p><p></p><p>I've said this MANY times. As far as I am concerned, it is in stone by now. (with the exception of a smal lease) areas that I frequent, MOST are PUBLIC, there few agricultural fields. </p><p>Big hardwoods are the general rule. The presence of acorns/mast have a DIRECT correlation to the INTENSITY and TIMING of the rut.</p><p>LOADS of food generally means early hard rut. Last season...tons of White Oaks. We observed the hardest rut activity the last few days of OCTOBER. About TEN days earlier than usual.</p><p></p><p>I do not know if this will be repeated this year or not, but I will be there just in case.</p><p></p><p>102</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="102, post: 1501461, member: 1462"] It is obvious that the woods around my home are loaded with acorns again this year. The one 6 point I have in velvet on cam looks surprisingly skinny. Though the does are thick and robust looking. I have yet to see a fawn. But these are BIG hardwoods. NO agriculture. In the places we hunt in Middle Tennessee, deer seem to be scarce. I suspect this is due to an abundance of TALL corn and beans still in the field. Acorns are starting to fall but apparently deer are still on crops and soft mast. Scattered is the word. Field notes suggest a pattern much like one we experienced 4 seasons past. We literally could not see sign in the usual places because most "hot spots" were under water. I've said this MANY times. As far as I am concerned, it is in stone by now. (with the exception of a smal lease) areas that I frequent, MOST are PUBLIC, there few agricultural fields. Big hardwoods are the general rule. The presence of acorns/mast have a DIRECT correlation to the INTENSITY and TIMING of the rut. LOADS of food generally means early hard rut. Last season...tons of White Oaks. We observed the hardest rut activity the last few days of OCTOBER. About TEN days earlier than usual. I do not know if this will be repeated this year or not, but I will be there just in case. 102 [/QUOTE]
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