doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Mast outlook this Fall looks down.

We are blessed with exactly the opposite situation here in NW Lower MI. Both soft and hard mast is bountiful this year. Bumper apple , both orchard and wild, grape and cherry crops. So much so, that some sour cherries had to be dumped on the ground (marketing deal). Dogwoods, crabapples, pears, AO and bramble crops stellar too. Black/Red oaks have acorns and we have the best beech nut crop in 4-5 years.

We had a mild, relatively dry spring and growing conditions must have been great for the abundance we see in the woods and field this late summer.

Good Hunting to All.

NB

Water oak in my front yard doesn't seem to be producing a lot of acorns. A persimmon tree at my range is doing well, though, and also a pear tree nearby.

Three or so years ago, the mast was prolific. You could hardly walk without sliding out from under the acorns.

I guess it comes and goes. Deer populations are down a bit from what I hear, but birds aren't dependent on mast. I know I've got a healthy population of squirrels around my property, bold squirrels with no fear.