mainebowhunter wrote:Bowhunter4life wrote:mainebowhunter wrote:Figured it would be a good time to resurrect this post. Over the past few years, I have become a student of it trying to put together annual patterns based on mast crops. Its tricky for sure. Super intriguing going through the data trying to correlate things.
Any of you guys have any data your banking on for early season, prior to prerut?
I have a few things I'm looking at. Actually glassed a buck last night that came from a known bedding area. The deer was too far out to be for sure but believe this is a deer that was using this same bed early last season. Lot of the crops are the same and I have some pretty good camera intel on him. The thing that has me worried is some of the oaks I've seen. Noticed a few that were already loaded so that could alter some things come season as last year was hit and miss for acorns here.
Funny you should mention that.
Tonight when I was out noticed we had beechnuts in a spot. Very rarely see them. But now it means I will need to check out another beechnuts spot as it really could have bucks doing a switch how they use a bed if those trees produce.
August is my Fav month for setting up my fall plan. Post season scouting told who made the season. August intel tells me who made the winter.
The oaks last really made things tough here last season. Remember last August looking at the trees loaded everywhere knowing full well it was going to be tough.
Yes the oaks were not a pleasant surprise to me. It is very difficult to get on deer early when their are a lot of oaks. They just don't have to move to get a fully belly. I'll be also looking back at intel I have from years we had heavy acorns.