White oaks dropping!!

[whistlinwingman]

I am seeing a couple (not many) white oaks already dropping. This is around a month or so early for my area. Anyone else seeing this?

This could make the deer patterns make their early transition before bow season IMO. Which kind of helps me in a way . But also may affect my "hot" tree(s) that produce a few doe harvests.

How will this affect your area(s)? or will it?

 

[MUP]

I was out Sat afternoon on my place and saw where the chestnut oaks were starting to come down.

 

[BSK]

But also recognize these are green acorns. Deer will eat them, but it is most likely a short-term dumping of excess fruit by trees that can't mature what they are carrying.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

But also recognize these are green acorns. Deer will eat them, but it is most likely a short-term dumping of excess fruit by trees that can't mature what they are carrying.

This^ ive seen a couple white oaks but mostly chestnut

 

[whistlinwingman]

But also recognize these are green acorns. Deer will eat them, but it is most likely a short-term dumping of excess fruit by trees that can't mature what they are carrying.

True. But Im not sure I have seen this happen this early. Good indicator of a heavy acorn crop I am assuming.

 

[BSK]

But also recognize these are green acorns. Deer will eat them, but it is most likely a short-term dumping of excess fruit by trees that can't mature what they are carrying.

True. But Im not sure I have seen this happen this early. Good indicator of a heavy acorn crop I am assuming.

I've seen mid-summer dumping of excess acorns many, many times. As well as dumping of excess hickories, persimmons, apples, pears, etc. This usually occurs in years with good flowering conditions, but difficult weather conditions (usually a drought, extreme temperatures, or both) during mid-summer.

 

[Hill Country Hunter]

Are we that far from white oaks being "ripe?" On the Plateau, I usually see some white oaks dropping and getting torn up by opening weekend of bow season or when I scout the weekend before the opener.

 

[BSK]

Are we that far from white oaks being "ripe?"

Yes. You generally won't see whites turning brown and falling naturally until late September (possibly a touch earlier at higher elevations).