Whats the better food source to hunt

DMCox · Oct 4, 2017

Hey guys, so I'm trying to figure out what would be the better food source from a preference standpoint. I found a couple chestnut trees dropping right now and a couple hundred yards away a white oak dropping as well. I've never actually found a chestnut that was dropping so I was wondering if deer/bear would prefer a chestnut to a white oak? I see sign around both so just have to pick which one to sit over... Thanks y'all!

HunterJoe24 · Oct 4, 2017

Whichever one has the most sign. But I would sit over a white oak, acorns make up most of a deers fall diet

red neck richie · Oct 4, 2017

The spot where you have trail cam pics of deer during shooting light. :huh:

king killer delete · Oct 4, 2017

red neck richie said:
The spot where you have trail cam pics of deer during shooting light.

This is good advice.

Lucky7 · Oct 4, 2017

Is it a chestnut oak or a SWAMP chestnut oak. Google both. I would say a white oak is preferred over a chestnut oak. But a swamp chestnut oak is very preferred, and probably equal to the white oak.

DMCox · Oct 5, 2017

Thanks guys, I love how quick you can get feedback on here.

HunterJoe24 said:
Whichever one has the most sign. But I would sit over a white oak, acorns make up most of a deers fall diet

I was thinking the white oak as well, just never found a chestnut with nuts dropping before.

red neck richie said:
The spot where you have trail cam pics of deer during shooting light.

I don't have a trailcam set up, this is on public land.

Lucky7 said:
Is it a chestnut oak or a SWAMP chestnut oak. Google both. I would say a white oak is preferred over a chestnut oak. But a swamp chestnut oak is very preferred, and probably equal to the white oak.

Its not a chestnut oak or a swamp chestnut, I believe this would be a chinese chestnut or dunstan chestnut. I didnt know swamp chestnut acorns were that high up on the preference, thanks for the info!

NCHillbilly · Oct 5, 2017

The chestnuts will likely be gone before the acorns. I would guess that the deer will prefer the chestnuts to the acorns while they last.

goshenmountainman · Oct 5, 2017

There is a bunch of the chestnut trees on Lake Russell WMA. They usually eat all them first and then go to the white oaks.

DMCox · Oct 5, 2017

NCHillbilly said:
The chestnuts will likely be gone before the acorns. I would guess that the deer will prefer the chestnuts to the acorns while they last.

goshenmountainman said:
There is a bunch of the chestnut trees on Lake Russell WMA. They usually eat all them first and then go to the white oaks.

Looks like I may be sitting over the chestnuts this weekend. I'll post an update if I get one!

Possum · Oct 5, 2017

I have field tested this and poured out piles of Chinese Chestnuts next to piles of white oak acorns. They will not touch the white oak acorns until all the Chinese Chestnuts are gone.

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