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Post by Crkr 23 on Dec 23, 2023 15:34:30 GMT -5
I was cleaning up after last week's rain/windstorms and ran across another food source that deer seem to love, mistletoe. I had always heard that they liked it but have never really paid attention to it in the woods. Darn near every clump that I picked up had been browsed on.
To hunt over mistletoe you would need to hunt right behind recent logging operations, especially if there were water oaks knocked over during the operation.
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Post by 4ward on Dec 23, 2023 15:48:22 GMT -5
They love it. We used to zip tie it to the legs of our feeders in the fall.
They would strip it clean in a day.
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Post by meateater on Jan 16, 2024 11:24:55 GMT -5
All right guys I'm getting to the end of my small knowledge of deer food sources so I saved the best for last. It's not really a great food source because it doesn't have enough protein to sustain deer so I would call it an attractant. It's been the death of many deer, mostly does and yearling bucks. It also was been the ruin of some pretty good hunters, they seem get as drawn to this food source as the deer are. They become sitters and not so much hunters and begin to believe the only way to kill deer is over this food source. This food source is primarily found on private land, in fact if you find it on public my advice is "run". When you get a safe distance from the food source call the GW, he'll appreciate it. those are called yellow acorns, tend to drop just before archery season then a bumper crop few weeks before march 1st opening day of turkey season. i prefer only to hunt over them during small game hog season when you can find secluded 4 ft to 5ft deep holes filled with the acorns. |
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Post by drgibby on Jan 17, 2024 6:32:53 GMT -5
Seems like the price of the yellow acorns has outpaced inflation lately. Just sayin...........
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jan 17, 2024 7:41:40 GMT -5
Deer season is about over, the price will fall. Lol
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Post by TRTerror on Jan 19, 2024 19:35:59 GMT -5
Sounds Good !!
I'll pay 8 Bucks a bag again gladly...
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Post by drgibby on Jan 20, 2024 7:41:09 GMT -5
I must be getting old.
I can still remember thinking $3.25 seemed like a lot! LOL
Yep. I am definitely getting old................
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jan 20, 2024 7:51:47 GMT -5
Might see it cheap again if they quit putting it in our gas.
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