Acorns are king when hunting deer in the south. Most areas I hunted in Kentucky and North Carolina had limited corn/soybeans in the area. White oak acorns are definitely preferred over red oak acorns. Even within white oaks, there are some species which produce larger and perhaps tastier acorns (like the chestnut white oak). Oak trees dropping acorns, especially white oaks, are a good place to ambush one on their way to and from the crop fields. When acorns first drop in early fall they may be bright green. After a few days, or acorns that fall later in October, they will have turned brown in color. Deer prefer to eat them after they turn brown in color. One other tip...not all trees will start dropping at the same time. Find the first white oak that is dropping heavy in an area where the deer travel and feel secure and it will really concentrate the deer until other trees start dropping.
