Do deer like Corn or Acorns better? 1 Month of Game Camera Footage

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Check out which one the deer like best. We put a deer game camera on a pile of acorns and corn for 1 month.
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@Robertfishes62 10 ай бұрын

I have deer hunted 45 years on both Public and Private lands. Not all acorns are the same, some are bitter, some are less bitter...Deer will walk past hundreds of Acorns to get to the "better" tasting acorns that may be hundreds of yards away.. In my area White oak acorns are Deer Crack..In my experience when the acorns start falling the deer will mostly walk past corn to get to the acorns. Corn is an easier meal but acorns are more nutritious.

@jeremywanner4526 10 ай бұрын

Even trees of the same species vary in the preference of their acorns.

@ryanwillett728 10 ай бұрын

This absolutely truth. They’ll take corn over bitter acorns but when they find the sweet tree it’s on. I’ve used acorns late season and they’ll step over corn to get to them.

@garrettstraffon608 10 ай бұрын

Deer won’t eat rotten acorns either

@tinknal6449 10 ай бұрын

Yes, red oak are much more bitter than burr oak.

@tinknal6449 10 ай бұрын

@@michaelotisferguson4071 No post oak where I live. Are they a burr oak variety (fuzzy caps)?

@johnanderson3405 8 ай бұрын

It’s nice to see a good dad teaching his boys about the great outdoors. Passing down the hunting heritage. 😊

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

@johnanderson3405 thanks for the kind words! trying to keep these boys connected to the land.

@nookymonster1 10 ай бұрын

Depends on type of acorn. White oak is the preferred acorn.

@unclefuddelmer8611 10 ай бұрын

You are a great Dad teaching your boys about wildlife and the different foods they'll eat. Your boys will remember the time you spend with them. Bless you sir

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for encouraging words! God Bless!

@alquinn3562 8 ай бұрын

Northeast oklahoma here. we are rolling around on acorns this year.( 2023) I have had corn out and it’s being ignored. Just now, we are seeing corn being an attractant and i would say from right after Thanksgiving. So in my neck of the woods. White oak acorns are preferred when in season, Your boys are awesome. Kudos to you Dad. The outdoors is a great place to be. If you want more fun, take a deer carcass and film it. i have had everything from Bald eagles, red tail hawks to coyotes and their showdowns with the eagles. Your kids would love it.

@bryanbjerklie4494 7 ай бұрын

In Northwest Minnesota we had a heavy acorn drop. They fell early this year, mid August. Early November deer season the deer were still eating on acorns. I had soybeans and corn planted. They lightly browsed but stayed in the oaks to eat acorns. Stomachs had lots of whole acorns.

@CumberlandOutdoorsman 10 ай бұрын

Much depends on time of year and location. Here in Tennessee when the Whiteoak acorns are freshly fallen, deer will abandon everything else, even soybeans, to feed on the fresh sweet acorns. No doubt though, shelled corn will bring all sorts of wildlife from afar.

@garrettstraffon608 10 ай бұрын

And they will not eat rotten acorns.

@wbriggs111 9 ай бұрын

Deer have to have the right bacteria in their gut or they could starve to death filling up with that corn.

@EthanPDobbins 8 ай бұрын

Yea they got to get used to it because if they eat too much they'll founder and die

@dennisstubbs3164 11 ай бұрын

Maybe human scent on the acorns also slowed them eating them. The main thing is you got your kids involved 👏🏻. Keep up the good work. White oak acorns are preferred. You can’t get a deer to eat much corn in Georgia when white oak acorns are on the ground.

@BooneBoys 11 ай бұрын

You might be right about the acorns having human scent, ESPECIALLY with my kids greasy fingers on them. Lol.

@raykasa7679 11 ай бұрын

Same here in NE Pa.

@factsnotfeelingssendit5961 10 ай бұрын

Was on a lease in N FL. Had a lot of white oaks different varieties. The deer hit the corn but mostly at night. Does had no problem during shooting hours but in that zone we had like 3 anterless days. They went nocturnal fast

@Arkansas1989 10 ай бұрын

Here in Arkansas they won't even touch corn while the White Oak acorns are on the ground

@thomas9565 10 ай бұрын

We pick apples and touch everyone of them and they demolish then before acorns.

@the45er 10 ай бұрын

Trust me, acorns in their natural environment will be selected way faster than corn. The value in this video was seeing your boys sharing the experience with you. Great stuff.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@EthanPDobbins 8 ай бұрын

Id agree, especially native (not planted as an ornamental) white oaks that don't produce such huge acorns. They seem to like a medium-large white oak acorn better then the ones the size of a golf ball. And they like to browse for them rather than eat them in a pile. Red oak acorns are smaller and more tannins and produce a crop every year unlike white oaks which take a couple years per mast so i think they get kinda tired of them. Eat them because they need to not because it's their favorite. But the white oaks are less plentiful so they hammer them when they drop. Persimmons and pawpaws too. Cattle will eat acorns too. After a wind storm they'll eat green ones till they get tannin toxicity and die if too many got knocked down. Wild forages like acorns are why farmers in the Appalachian mountains can run cattle on woods without much grass as a supplement to smaller grass pastures.

@highping1786 8 ай бұрын

I'm thinking that there was a lot of human scent on the acorns from picking them up, which threw off the results.

@jungblud59 10 ай бұрын

The father/sons moment is more entertaining than the experiment itself! I'll bet they'll be taught respect for animals along with how to be good hunters and fishermen. Thanks for being a great father to these young men, the world needs more of this. BTW, I figured the critters would go fo the corn first after you said there weren't many oaks in your area. They just don't recognize it as food like they do with corn.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement! Being a father is a blessing. I’ve mostly fished with them since they could walk because it’s year around and really interactive. I’m looking forward to the hunting.

@ToddMitchell62 9 ай бұрын

100% Love this.

@jasonbyassee7541 9 ай бұрын

I loved it when the boy mentioned the husband and wife coons.

@stanleybuck4195 10 ай бұрын

Interesting test. To make it more fair, the corn should be on the cob to compare to the hard shelled acorns. Soft corn is far easier to eat than acorns in the shell.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Never thought of that.

@DEVILDOG1964 10 ай бұрын

GREAT POINT PLUS WHAT KIND OF ACORN WERE THEY SOME ACORNS ARE BITTER LAST RESORT!!

@zachstuckeyoutdoors5786 10 ай бұрын

I’ve done this experiment as well. The deer didn’t touch the acorns. Only thing I can think of is maybe human scent or acorns being piled up not being used to it. The raccoons went absolutely crazy over it for me to. I had a bunch of them. Great video and experiment!

@billhuff131 10 ай бұрын

The year we had a bumper acorn crop in florida the corn feeders were not being touched. The corn piled up underneath them. I suppose it all comes down to what deer are used to eating in their area.

@BrianMason3636 10 ай бұрын

Good job guys!!! You’re an awesome dad btw. Nice to see people actually spending time with their kids, letting them be a part of the dialogue.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Brian!

@lynnclark1708 10 ай бұрын

deer & most animals including humans do not eat 1st cast acorns they need to be ripe & pest free@@BooneBoys

@HeirloomGameCalls 9 ай бұрын

Once Acorns get wet and sour, deer amd the other critters will shy away from them usually. At least till the ferment a bit. Seems they like a little "Spirit" with or for dinner

@melissaannboone3639 Жыл бұрын

That was a really cool video. I loved seeing the variety of animals that came to feast! Great job!

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

Thx for watching!!

@jugheadjones5458 9 ай бұрын

The best is listening to the boys’ opinions and observations and you, Dad, obviously listening to them.

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

@jugheadjones5458 thanks for the kind words!

@Hammerback0 10 ай бұрын

I did similar test in Kentucky with acorns, whole corn, and persimmons. I found a persimmon tree and picked up persimmons as they fell and kept them in the freezer until i had all i could get. Deer preferred corn, but i think that was largely determined by what type of calories/fats/starches they craved, similarly to how we sometimes crave salt, sweet etc.

@Scofari 7 ай бұрын

Corn has very little nutritional value to a deer. They like it because it's extremely sweet. Same reason we have so many fat Americans as all we eat is corn syrup.

@gordonc615 10 ай бұрын

So the big thing to note is those look like red oak acorns which actually have a bitter taste compared to other varieties. Deer usually won't hit them unless it's Jan or Feb here in TN.

@Cam-vz2zk 10 ай бұрын

In Western Oklahoma they're probably blackjack or Post Oak acorns

@travharrell1713 10 ай бұрын

Cool video. Love that your boys are involved and having fun. Corn is like candy, tastes good but less nutrition. Put ice cream in one bowl and peas and butterbeans in the other and see which one your boys empty first. lol

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Lol. Already know that answer without keeping dad up all night separating 2 wound up wrestling boys!

@siding8 5 ай бұрын

You’re a great dad to your boys. I like your interaction 😊

@BooneBoys 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the encouraging words.

@melissaannboone3639 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I love seeing you interact with the boys!

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We appreciate you watching.

@kenclark3953 10 ай бұрын

Were the acorns from red/black oak family trees or white oak family? White oak acorns are a *lot* sweeter than red oak acorns. Our chinkapin oak acorns don't usually make it to the ground in one piece - every bird, squirrel, and chipmunk is after them. But nothing touches our black oak acorns, except the squirrels, and they bury them. Red/black acorns get a little sweeter over the winter, and the squirrels are happy to eat a bitter acorn in March when there's nothing else.

@trainrecked 10 ай бұрын

Smart kids! Glad to see they are embracing learning about nature.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@psylostfox 8 ай бұрын

I think the scents on my the acorns deterred them. The corn came from inside the bag. Your boys have a wolf imagination! Love it!!

@basskicking4532 10 ай бұрын

The best part of this experiment is involving your kids and just being a great listner. That itself my friend is a win! Great video! Thank you 👍

@thomasszarapski2547 9 ай бұрын

Great video for and with the boys ! 😊 ...most often deer prefer white acorns over most others..but a lot of different elements contribute to the feeding patterns. Time of year, temperature, ect.. deer are very intelligent eaters.. they prefer browsing on natural plants over anything. Watch them when they brows, what they eat, we can also consume as humans, without getting sick.. Another tid ' bit, Corn 🌽 creates ' heat, in a deers 🦌 body, so if it is extremely hot out,..they will leave the corn alone..,and prefer brows... That is why the corn is consumed heavily in cold temperatures , and in late fall and winter...Great 👍, seeing getting those young boys involved..😊

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

Great info! Thanks a lot for passing it along. It is interesting how they eat what humans could eat.

@jimpalmer4916 10 ай бұрын

I gathered a five gallon bucket of acorns and poured out the same in corn in west Texas. The acorns were gone in 48 hours and they didn't even eat half of the corn in this time period.

@allenemmons1124 9 ай бұрын

Loved the interaction you had with the boys priceless.

@JoseMartinez-no2vb 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Great test. Thanks for sharing. God bless 🙏🏽

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! God bless you too!

@meghan7547 10 ай бұрын

Not all acorns are the same. Red oak acorns are bitter for most of the Winter but fed heavily on late Winter. White Oak acorns are "candy" to deer. They will be on them as soon as they begin to fall. If deer have the choice, will most always feed on Whites over any other acorn.

@Halcyon1861 10 ай бұрын

We never knew that thanks for explaining it to us.

@danrose3233 10 ай бұрын

For the literate deer in the area I'm glad you labeled the piles appropriately.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

lol. Very educated deer out here in western Oklahoma.

@rusharley2080 9 ай бұрын

Cool video. I live in an area with lots of hardwoods. The deer won't touch the corn until all the acorns are gone.

@thomascope2119 10 ай бұрын

😊😊😊 I knew they were going to go for the corn our freezer proves that lol

@ejirou1 Жыл бұрын

i have to say that you guys really have great personalities and great content. Amazed at your Wiper fishing. Ate an 18 incher for the first time the other day, beer battered and deep fried and it was the best beer battered fish n chips i ever made and ate. I really enjoy your content so keep it rolling.

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

@Eric J thanks man!! We really appreciate your support. Wipers are good eating. The smaller ones, under 20” taste better in my opinion.

@ejirou1 Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys beer battered and not overcooked is better than any cod or whitefish i ever ate. i was really amazed.

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

@@ejirou1 we will have to try it out that way. We are planning on going out tomorrow AM, hopefully we will get on some and get some fresh fish.

@borntobewild9056 10 ай бұрын

Not all acorns are the same...like others have posted, white oak acorns are preferred by white tails and when they start falling the adult deer will walk past corn to get to them....however, the young and old deer who can't compete with the stronger bucks and does will still hang around and eat corn. Deer can also, by scent, tell if an acorn is good or filled with worms, so, although they may look good doesn't mean a deer will eat them. A good way to tell if the acorn is good is by placing them in water...if they float they are no good. Corn is not as good nutritiously for deer as acorns and other natural food are....it will keep them alive but not as healthy.

@dustinhogue6057 9 ай бұрын

I always look for whiteoaks to hunt over vs corn

@merriepine5213 10 ай бұрын

Cute! This dad really loves his boys!!!!

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! We have a great time in the outdoors.

@johndoyle3229 10 ай бұрын

Nice video guys great fun for dad and the boys and a good experiment

@jeffbirmingham861 11 ай бұрын

I can tell you this if we have a big crop of acorns we have to turn our corn feeds way back until the acorns are gone!! South Texas anyway.

@BooneBoys 11 ай бұрын

Interesting. These acorns came from an older white oak and a younger Bur Oak. Somebody mentioned they might have smelled human scent from picking up the acorns.

@ToddMitchell62 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the way you interact with your boys. You're teaching them some great lessons. Keep up the great work and God Bless you! :)

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

@ToddMitchell62 thank you for the encouraging words! Means a lot. God Bless you too!

@timcbollin 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful video with dad and boys.

@MultiHunter247 9 ай бұрын

This was a great video that was fun to watch. New friend here. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

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@fracken1441 10 ай бұрын

It's been my experience that deer only eat acorns when they cannot find anything else. At least in the parts of the country where I hunt. Great video guys keep it up.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Funny that we struggle too, but from all the comments seem that my red oak and Bur oak aren’t the deer’s favorite. We don’t have much white around here, but they definitely love corn.

@micahdunleavy9227 10 ай бұрын

@@BooneBoysDeer like burr oak acorns, they are a white variety but if your herd isn’t used to eating acorns they probably would have to learn they are a decent food source.. Also I’m sure they are pretty loaded with human scent from being handled.. Also acorns vary greatly from just tree to tree.. some trees will be bitter while a few trees will be sweet, deer will save the bitter acorns for more desperate times.

@hunterpickard1297 Жыл бұрын

Deer will eat corn over acorns since there is tannin in most acorns making them bitter at times. They will hammer white oak acorns though

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

@Hunter Pickard. Great info thx. These were mostly Burr Oak and Pin Oak.

@bradleytenderholt5135 9 ай бұрын

Intelligent young boys. You should be so proud of them!

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! God bless.

@SonoftheAmericanRevolution 9 ай бұрын

I love the Wiley Coyote/Roadrunner signs!

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

Lol

@TeamJesusOutdoors 8 ай бұрын

never met a deer that didn't love corn

@johnvest466 11 ай бұрын

Oak and Hickory trees have a seven year peak when it comes to wildlife. A tree that is at its peak , year seven, will be the first choice for squirrels and deer. That tree will be a six the following year and go down from there until it starts the process back up to seven. If you observe the squirrels they will show you the best tree. When they finish the seven trees they move to the six trees and so on,,,. It also depends on the mast drop time. You can discover some trees full of nuts that appears nothing is eating, that tree is somewhere on the scale below the top trees and will be eaten in turn.

@BooneBoys 11 ай бұрын

@johnvest466 being from western Oklahoma I don’t know a lot about oak trees and that’s first I’ve ever heard of that. Thanks for passing that along, great information. Roughly how many years does it take an oak to be in that 7 year peak?

@papajeff5486 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE THIS!!! From northern Kentucky

@briandantz4899 7 ай бұрын

Good fun, great video. We like the redundancy of the signs. Just like wiley coyote. "Bird seed" sign in the pile of bird seed.

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

lol.

@hankclausen8652 Жыл бұрын

I loved the video, but, you said it's not natural to have acorns where you are at. I think it would be better, to do this where acorns are available. Maybe?

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

@Hank Clausen we have a couple of oak trees on our property, so it’s not completely foreign to them but definitely not common but then again corn is completely foreign in our area. Closest field, depending on the year might be 5-10 miles away. So essentially both of these are uncommon to them and is a fair evaluation.

@hankclausen8652 Жыл бұрын

Okay, thank you for the information. Love, that you have you're sons involved. Happy hunting fellers! I just made a hunting trip with my son this weekend. Awesome memories.

@BooneBoys Жыл бұрын

@@hankclausen8652 I’m more of a waterfowler but my boys are getting to the age they are getting interested in deer hunting. They have to be able to fully field dress a deer solo before they can shoot one, so we are still waiting on that day.

@hankclausen8652 Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys I totally agree, my son is way better at it than me, now! He makes me so proud. He was in 4-h and Ag classes. Them boys came out all Butchers. He knows every cut of meat.

@hankclausen8652 Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys I used to duck and dove hunt back in my day. Loved shooting at them birds

@intheshell35ify 10 ай бұрын

Before I even watch I know the answer is corn. Everyday. All day. Twice on Sunday. Not even close. Just playing, I guess some deer would like the acorns, but I know which deer I want on my grill. CORNFED baby, just like I like my women!! 😮🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂lol

@charleywalker2982 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

@bradscott2561 8 ай бұрын

enjoyed the corn and acorn test. Great boys!

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@gus97cobra23 9 ай бұрын

Your doing a good job being a Daddy to those boys, I enjoyed watching you all !! Keep up the good job !

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

@gus97cobra23 thanks for the encouraging words!

@James-fl9bv 7 ай бұрын

Here in southeast TEXAS the deers 🦌 favorite acorn is the white oak acorn. As long as the white oak acorns are available they will pass up corn 🌽 and go for the acorns

@johnlloyd732 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video, love seeing you and your boys having fun watching the video 😊

@Supercracker420 9 ай бұрын

Cool vid! I do believe however that acorns trump corn. I have a section of white oaks that I fertilize each year and when they drop the deer flock. I finally slowed my corn feeders down to almost nothing because it would just lay there. Once they are vacuumed up, I crank the corn and peas back up. Been doing it for almost 35 years now. Big thumbs up for getting the kids involved! Respect!

@VinceA-jq6ds 6 ай бұрын

In my part of the Northeast I've observed that corn makes the deer nervous. I've also noticed that commercial blocks work well when newly on the market but after awhile they start to make the deer nervous as well. Now I make my own blocks and they love em and are not nervous around them.

@BooneBoys 6 ай бұрын

Interesting observation. I always feel like deer are always nervous here in the open country of western Oklahoma. What do you put in the blocks you make?

@VinceA-jq6ds 6 ай бұрын

@@BooneBoys I found a recipe here on YT. Molasses (squirrels, coons, etc don't like), brown sugar, a little oil and what ever grains I have handy. I've used Oats, expired cous cous (plain), expired mini wheats, and feed corn. In good acorn years I get plenty in my yard, freeze em and add them in as well as beech nuts in good years. I usually add a splash of vanilla as well.

@mafirearmsafety 10 ай бұрын

I didn’t do this exactly, but I used crabapples that drop from a tree on my property and cow corn from Tractor Supply, my trail camera showed that before the deer would touch the apples they ate the corn first, I would only put a pound of corn in a small pile in the middle of the fallen apples at a time.

@wesleyadams5433 8 ай бұрын

Great comparison. If the acorns were picked up with bare hands they could have some human scent on them. Entertaining none the less.

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Could be the stinky hands of my kids could have deterred them! lol. Thanks for watching.

@tom1966mac 7 ай бұрын

I liked the video, but absolutely loved how this was a family activity! Showing young people how different food sources affect feeding habbits of seveal species is something that will stick with them! Thanks

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@flatlandtexan1853 10 ай бұрын

We did that on our place, in southern Texas Panhandle. Acorn pile was still there one year later.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

That’s interesting. We have one oak tree on our property so I would’ve thought corn for sure, but most people claim acorns are far more desirable. I want to pick them up with gloves and see if human scent had anything to do with it.

@Paul-lm5gv 9 ай бұрын

Very nice video guys! Good work!

@michaelschott5590 7 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed that. Thanks.

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Thanks we appreciate your kind words!

@willloudner2789 9 ай бұрын

Good Jobs guys. Very entertaining.... They like the corn here too, just East of the City.

@donnaleighjenkins4952 7 ай бұрын

Great video!❤ Your boys loved it. Fun to watch!❤

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kind words!

@temonLowJones 9 ай бұрын

Awesome post. I tried something similar and my deer seemed spooked by my pile of acorns, but they would eat the acorns that dropped naturally. Then it hit me. The acorns I piled up were from my yard. They were probably covered with my scent and the scent of my dogs.😅😅😅

@paulpryor850 8 ай бұрын

When I buy hunting land I look for white oak and hickory trees. Deer like variety in their diet just like we do. Over the years I've planted various trees like sawtooth oak, dunst chestnut, beechnut, pear and apple. Along with a variety of food plots. I also prefer some sort of water feature on a property. A watering hole is a great feature for rutting bucks. Also tried supplemental feeding! IMO it was a waste of time and money. However, watching your boys having a interest in a bait pile setup. Priceless!

@alexroberts590 10 ай бұрын

What deer eat depends upon what of what state you are in. Some states don't have acorn trees. Some don't grow corn. State conservation will be able to tell you what the deer feed on. Corn and acorns in the natural setting is only seasonal. Late summer and fall mainly. Deer eat lots of other plants as well. Try a food plot against the corn and acorns. Food plots grow at different times so the deer can eat through longer durations. On the other side, I think what you are doing with you're children is awesome . You are teaching "life skills". All children deserve to learn these things in life. It will help them some day. Great job DAD!!!!👍

@carltonpaulk4988 10 ай бұрын

Great experiment! Your boys are awesome! I loved when mine were that age! Have fun with them!

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

@carltonpaulk4888 thanks! I can already see the writing on the wall. They grow up fast.

@glennhegar6601 7 ай бұрын

I had as much fun watching you guys as yall did. Really cool family. My deer quit eating corn when acorns drop. FYI

@BooneBoys 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. We appreciate your comment and watching!

@russellcrawford4809 9 ай бұрын

Here in east texas when white oak acorns are dropping anywhere close to corn feeders , the deer walk right past the feeders to get to white oak acorns. They hardly touch corn until the acorns are gone or we get lots of rain and the dropped acorns sour, then they'll hit the corn feeders

@cornflakeusa 10 ай бұрын

Good to see the kids getting involved.

@sgg8970 19 күн бұрын

Great job men! We appreciate the experiment over a month but condensed to several minutes! Really love seeing what shows up to eat what and when! Lol...😊 Very interesting 4 sure. Thank you

@BooneBoys 19 күн бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

@sgg8970 19 күн бұрын

@@BooneBoys We truely loved it! I've done a few over the years with peanut butter to see that deer don't mess with it much but its raccoon glue for sure! Lol... Thanks again

@MichaelOllar 8 ай бұрын

Hi from southwest Oklahoma. Bless you all. Enjoyed video. Please try sometime corn vs persimmons.

@BooneBoys 8 ай бұрын

God Bless you all too! I’d love to get my hands on some persimmons and try that!

@lawrencecardente533 10 ай бұрын

The kids come out with some real zingers!

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Ha ha. Kids come up with out there stuff. Thanks for watching!

@hereandthere9023 5 ай бұрын

It's a good thing you put those signs up. Else the deer would not have known which was the corn and which was the acorns. (Kidding, of course) Fun experiment! My guess is that the deer go for the food they are more used to. Around your area you likely have more corn, and the deer are not so leery of it.

@BooneBoys 5 ай бұрын

No doubt. I think you’re spot on.

@robertflint4115 10 ай бұрын

Way to go Dad, having kids involved. Agree with person below about human scent on all the acorns. Also like you mentioned, it is something new. Strange didn't see any bucks.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. I agree we should’ve picked them up with gloves on.

@rickdey5407 7 ай бұрын

I got a grove of 6 white oaks on on;y 10 acres I own and this year in 2023 I’ve had over 200 videos of bucks of which 70 to75 different bucks on video. We had a bumper crop this year. It’s the 29th of December and yesterday 5 different bucks showed up.

@GettingToHeaven 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Very interesting test!

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@michaellewis5624 10 ай бұрын

I live in Georgia, I bought 100lbs of white oak acorns a few years ago. They rotted on the ground and in a feeder. The deer would eat 100lbs of corn in one night! My property and neighbors property have white oak and other oaks on the property. It was a waste of money for me but I learned something. They won't eat apples or sweet potatoes either. I did buy soybeans from a farmer neighbor and they worked well in a gravity feeder and the deer did eat them. I've been hunting 60 years and I'm still learning! That's what makes it fun, it's not the kill.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

That’s kind of what I’m seeing in western Oklahoma. However, I’d like to put out some white oak and give them a try.

@curtisleger3187 9 ай бұрын

Love it lol you made a comment that your children picked up the acorns putting their scent on each and everyone of them not sure if that has anything to do with it

@kennylowe9404 9 ай бұрын

Some of it is because it’s not native to them and can be the acorn species. The deer in my area of SW Alabama will not touch Spanish oak acorns. A husband and wife couple in Mississippi managed a farm and raised many fawns through the years. They both bucks and does that came in their yard to eat and they would feed them from their back patio. If this is a lie the man told it, he said that one 8pt would come to the patio and drink his whiskey and water with him sitting there. He said it got to the point he had to fix the buck his own drink 😂! His wife did an experiment and put a small pile of different varieties of acorns down along with corn, soy beans, quail eggs and rice bran. She said the deer would always eat the quail eggs first! A biologist said it was something to do with the shell/calcium or something like that?! Enjoyed the video!

@jameswatson4110 11 ай бұрын

There are funny creatures about food especially new food. I put out some sweet potatoes with corn and they ate The corn and the sweet potatoes just rotted. Enjoyed your video

@BooneBoys 11 ай бұрын

Yea that’s interesting. Thanks for watching!

@Snaproll47518 7 ай бұрын

What a fun experiment for two young boys! Deer certainly prefer white oak acorns those of the red oak. I would guess the sweetness of corn is what deer like.

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

We used Bur Oak and Red oak acorns for this. Corn is sweet and high energy, but like you said with white oak it may have been a different reaction from the deer. Thanks for watching

@brianegert2664 9 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the boys picked up all the acorns which would hold a scent…..💪🏽

@DawnRaeB 9 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this so much.

@savagewagon6038 10 ай бұрын

Here in NC I’ve watched deer walk past white oak acorns to eat the small acorns from willow oaks. They would stand on their hind legs to get them

@waynebrown2546 10 ай бұрын

With Deer, it depends on what other food sources are around, they are browsers and opportunists, easier chew, moisture content etc. Also dependent on water source and distance to water.

@lawrencetoth3251 9 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome!

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

@lawrencetoth3251 thank you!! We appreciate you watching.

@boneymahoney267 10 ай бұрын

I've done something similar to this with a bag of acorn rage and corn and the bucks absolutely love the acorn rage

@casualobserver3145 10 ай бұрын

Wow, interesting! Down here in south Louisiana the hawgs would’ve definitely entered the chat.

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

We are thankful that they haven’t gotten on us yet. It might be too open of terrain for them and several miles off the river.

@davekovacs8818 10 ай бұрын

Great test with the boys and learning experience for them

@BooneBoys 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Dave and comment.

@whitetailcartel80 9 ай бұрын

Great vid! But I think it’s like they were figuring out a new food source. We see a big drop in numbers at feeders when acorns start falling.

@BooneBoys 9 ай бұрын

No doubt it was foreign to them. Also they were red oaks which didn’t help much.

@wwb7091 7 ай бұрын

I hunt in far northern Minnesota, where the dominant tree is quaking aspen, followed by balsam, and then by a couple different species of pine. Oak trees are EXTREMELY rare, making acorns an unknown food source. Acorn scented attractants just don't work there.

@BooneBoys 7 ай бұрын

Interesting. What attractants work up there?