This is definitely going to be an interesting year for acorns

[jsasker007]

Had a porky burning up all my film back in the days of developing your cam pics 50 miles away. Couple of rolls of film watching a porky take his time crawling down a tree and then crawling down a log towards a stump that I put a salt block on to get pictures of deer. It would take the little bastard 45 minutes to get down and eat some of the salt enriched stump all while being in front of my camera. I don't even use cameras anymore but that sure was maddening to see on almost every picture.

 

[b116757]

They can and will kill trees maybe more of an issue where I grew up idk but they would put hurting on aspen and basswood staying in the same tree for far to long stripping all the limbs of bark

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I just got a picture of one on my hunting property. I've never seen one this far west in pennsylvania.

They love anything wood. They chewed the front porch of an uncle's cabin so badly, he had to replace the porch. They even ate his wooden tree platform / stand.

 

[BuckSutherland]

Working at my buddy's place this morning west of Minneapolis about an hour. He has a real nice burr oak in the yard. Big crop this year. They were all on the ground already. I did not see one left in the tree and nothing fell for the 5 hours I was out there. Wouldnt take very long to scoop up a couple pails from that tree.

 

[Turkey Creek]

They started dropping her in the last couple of days. Time to relocate a couple of cameras. Unfortunately hunting my oaks is not as easy as hunting my plots. Need to brainstorm and come up with a couple of stand locations for high acorn years.

 

[OakSeeds]

Buck S ... your post #88 is beyond outstanding; those trees are incredible. You might want to talk to the folks at the arboretum - if you already have not to get information about the trees. Sometimes it is difficult, if not impossible to get info about a/some tree(s); however, the folks at an arboretum will have lots of info about those trees. Age, species, fruiting history/propensity, blab, blab, blab ... you have located some potentially very valuable habitat oak trees. Thanks for sharing!

 

[BuckSutherland]

^^^

I direct seeded acorns from those trees on my land in northern MN over labor day weekend. I put 3-4 acorns in a tube and then surrounded the tubes with pea rock so the rodents cant get in. I planted them in the middle of my old food plots. They should get full sun for years to come. Planted them in 5 different spots. I was sure to keep track of the different acorns I collected so I will always know which tree was the parent. Its written on the tubes with marker. Assuming I get a few survivors I'll put a weed mat on them next spring and give them PREMIUM care for years to come. They have got a couple inches of rain since I planted them. I wont see them again until Thanksgiving at the earliest.


Still have some left in the fridge. Gonna direct seed a few at my buddy's place very soon. He has a few wide open spaces as well. Would be awesome to see them 30 years from now.