acorn status

[lungpuncher1]

I went out yesterday to trim some shooting lanes and check a few cameras. One of my cameras is set up over a salt lick that is only a few months old and the main reason I've been getting pictures from it so quickly is that's it's right beside a great trail \ funnel. Well this time I checked it's gone from 200-300 pictures every 3-4 weeks to 80 pictures after 4 weeks. So I did some investigating and only about 60 yards behind the camera was droppings everywhere and acorns falling like crazy. Seemed early to me but they are without a doubt falling and getting ate. My question is if these 2-3 trees are dropping and getting hit hard right now will it be a safe bet they will hit them on our opener on sept 27th? Also why are these white oaks dropping so early? This is in east Tennessee.

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[cdeam]

Are they ripe? I think as you go south, mast drops earlier

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[Justin85]

Raining acorns here in MN

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[lungpuncher1]

Yeah they are, cut into them and they are ready.

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[MACHINIST]

Dropping here,not ripe though

[Stanley]

Yep, the whites are dropping, that is a little early but too far from normal. The squirrels are after them also.

[Dewey]

White oaks were still green when I checked last week. Should be dropping in the next few weeks.



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[PLB]

acorns up north by me this season would be great! My area is full of stands of red oak that have been barren for 3 seasons now. Bumper acorn crops are vital to my success up there