What are Fall food sources?

[Mossberg90MN]

What are some fall food sources? I have a feeling the deer by me are switching from summer food sources and beds to fall food sources and beds.

Had a sit today and didn’t see a thing, going to try to key in near bedding and food sources.

I know they like soy beans in the summer and the first week or so of the season. They also like Acorns in the early season.

What type of food do they gravitate towards in the fall?

Thanks!

[mauser06]

Deer can and do eat nearly everything in the habitat they live in. It would be a shorter list of stuff deer DO NOT eat.


Tough question for anyone to answer. We aren't in the woods you are.


Example, when the sugar maples drop and you have some sugar maples around....that can be a huge draw...but usually pretty short lived.


Here, the fall shift started early. Beans turned early. Underbrush died down early...apples dropped early and were limited. Acorns started dropping early. Season started later.


Hunt the fresh sign. I was guilty of it for a long while. I wanted to hunt where I saw deer at night shinning...or where I know there were deer at some point or another...or a place I've seen a big buck at some point. I didn't wanna miss time in a stand to go looking for fresh sign and sticking with the deer.

Last year was really the first I really changed myself. I had by far the best season of my life. In less than 3 weeks I managed to miss 3 different mature bucks (long stories lol) I passed up multiple 1.5 and 2.5yos.

I walked a lot of miles....with a stand on my back and bow in my hand. I didn't sit there and wait and hope. I went hunting.

Hunt deer where they are. Don't overthink it...but think outside the box.


Good luck!

[isitseasonyet?]

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40866&hilit=Browse

A few years ago, I asked a similar question about this... lots of great responses in that thread after you get past me being a young jerk.

I ended up calling the state extension service after calling a few biologists, and they gave me a list from a study where the observed the digestive contents of deer in my area. NW MN, I think you are from MN based on your name...

Give it a read, there is a ton of info about different areas too. You may find some things that you hadn’t thought of as “big” draw food sources.

[Mossberg90MN]

http://www.thehuntingbeast.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40866&hilit=Browse

A few years ago, I asked a similar question about this... lots of great responses in that thread after you get past me being a young jerk.

I ended up calling the state extension service after calling a few biologists, and they gave me a list from a study where the observed the digestive contents of deer in my area. NW MN, I think you are from MN based on your name...

Give it a read, there is a ton of info about different areas too. You may find some things that you hadn’t thought of as “big” draw food sources.

Oh cool! So just go through your posts till I find it?

What’s the thread titled?

And yea MN south west of the cities.

[isitseasonyet?]

http://www.thehuntingbeast.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40866&hilit=Browse

A few years ago, I asked a similar question about this... lots of great responses in that thread after you get past me being a young jerk.

I ended up calling the state extension service after calling a few biologists, and they gave me a list from a study where the observed the digestive contents of deer in my area. NW MN, I think you are from MN based on your name...

Give it a read, there is a ton of info about different areas too. You may find some things that you hadn’t thought of as “big” draw food sources.

Oh cool! So just go through your posts till I find it?

What’s the thread titled?

And yea MN south west of the cities.

Did the link in my first reply post work for you? It should bring you to it, but I could have messed it up. It’s titled Preferred Big Buck Browse.

Try this? viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40866&hilit=Browse#p597248

[Mossberg90MN]

http://www.thehuntingbeast.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40866&hilit=Browse

A few years ago, I asked a similar question about this... lots of great responses in that thread after you get past me being a young jerk.

I ended up calling the state extension service after calling a few biologists, and they gave me a list from a study where the observed the digestive contents of deer in my area. NW MN, I think you are from MN based on your name...

Give it a read, there is a ton of info about different areas too. You may find some things that you hadn’t thought of as “big” draw food sources.

Oh cool! So just go through your posts till I find it?

What’s the thread titled?

And yea MN south west of the cities.

Did the link in my first reply post work for you? It should bring you to it, but I could have messed it up. It’s titled Preferred Big Buck Browse.

Missed it!

Thanks man I’ll check it out!