How to Make Oak Trees Produce More Acorns for Deer. It's Not What You Might Think.

Deer hunters know that deer love acorns, so we all look for ways to make oak trees produce more of them. Recently, deer researchers at the University of Tennessee tested the popular wisdom. NDA’s Lindsay Thomas Jr. shares the scientific results in this video. You may be surprised what worked - and what didn’t.
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  • @GoneCarnivore
    @GoneCarnivore2 жыл бұрын

    I planted one of these about 6 inches tall and in 5 years it's at 15 feet tall. I wouldn't be surprised if it is putting on acorns in 10 years. Growing fast.

  • @anthonysantillo1358
    @anthonysantillo1358 Жыл бұрын

    Good to know I have many white and red oaks Thank you

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @scrappydappy2827
    @scrappydappy28273 жыл бұрын

    I'm loaded with swamp chestnut oaks. this is great information!!

  • @dannyrobertson5034
    @dannyrobertson50342 жыл бұрын

    This is going to help me a lot. We have swamp chestnut trees on our property. We will start thing around them.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad this will be useful to you! Good luck with the project.

  • @dickgoesinya9419
    @dickgoesinya94193 жыл бұрын

    Great information! Thank you.

  • @JoeLicata07
    @JoeLicata073 жыл бұрын

    This is great information. Thanks for sharing.

  • @HokieFi
    @HokieFi3 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome reporting on a wonderful study.......

  • @deerrudy
    @deerrudy3 жыл бұрын

    Great info! 👍

  • @thehuntersight7548
    @thehuntersight75483 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing

  • @TBlanktim
    @TBlanktim2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this.

  • @learning_the_outdoors
    @learning_the_outdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. Awesome information!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

  • @philrizzo
    @philrizzo3 ай бұрын

    in the past, i’ve selectively watered some Swamp Chestnuts in drought conditions, using 500-1000gallons dripped at the base of each tree. has to be of some benefit.

  • @ihus9950
    @ihus99502 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You bet. Thanks for watching!

  • @mudslutmusic9052
    @mudslutmusic90527 ай бұрын

    I planted a native bur oak from seed in central Ohio in 2013 and started producing acorns in 2018…I’ve heard it takes 35-50 years for maturity.

  • @hotchihuahua1546
    @hotchihuahua15462 жыл бұрын

    Learn something ever day .

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @whisperingoutdoors
    @whisperingoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Now that was a good video! Wonder how many people went out and bought a chainsaw.... Lol

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully a few. Glad you enjoyed the vid!

  • @chrise4994
    @chrise49942 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been putting fertilizer in a coffee can (punctured holes in can) buried about 8-10 inches deep 5-6 feet away from the root ball for about 10 years. It works. Sunlight and room to grow is common sense.

  • @chrise4994

    @chrise4994

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Mr. Cool Yep. The older the tree, the deeper the can.

  • @lpburke86

    @lpburke86

    2 жыл бұрын

    Multi year college study with multiple trees in multiple groups : “Your fertilizer literally does jack shit for your acorns. None. Nada. Zilch.” This idiot: “iT WoRkS. I kNoW iT dOeS. I dOnT nEeD fAcTs”

  • @chrise4994

    @chrise4994

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lpburke86 But does aid in the tree’s growth and health.

  • @chrise4994

    @chrise4994

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Mr. Cool the first 10 years is considered “new”

  • @lpburke86

    @lpburke86

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chrise4994 yeah…. So does sun and room. And this is about Acorns. Not trees.

  • @johncooper2506
    @johncooper25063 жыл бұрын

    What about pH?

  • @derekrogers5858
    @derekrogers58582 жыл бұрын

    Well damn

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You must have fertilized a lot of oak trees?

  • @thomaseubank1503
    @thomaseubank15032 жыл бұрын

    Too thick of a forest and you may never see the deer.