In San Diego where I've spent most of my time scouting and hunting for deer it seems like there's a bigger concentration of scat and prints around Engleman oaks that are dropping acorns than the black oak and live oak acorns. Has anyone else noticed this or am I reading into it too much?
Acorn preferences
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Found a couple sites that seem to confirm that Englemans, a white oak, might be preferred since they have the lowest tannic acid content.
https://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-acorns
http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/armchair_biologist/acorns/acorns.html
https://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-acorns
http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/armchair_biologist/acorns/acorns.html
Hi RMP , the native Americans preferred certain acorns over others white oak seems to foot the bill for Deer to. good find.
Englemans Oaks are getting rare and are only in San Diego far as I know. just beware of the poison oak and poison sumac that like to grow under and near it. LOL i got nailed one year because setting up a tree stand and there were stems sticking out the ground with no foliage on it, turned out to be poison sumac. had to get a shot that year LOL.
Oaks of California....https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct..._Oak_Species&usg=AOvVaw3desV6Nlr699GHxfnKUJkW