Deer Invasion

[Bill Babler]

This tree had latterly 1000’s of acorns around it. They just started eating them last week. I presumed by now they would have no nutrients in them at all, but this happened last night.

[96 CHAMP]

On 1/26/2026 at 9:19 AM, Bill Babler said:

This tree had latterly 1000’s of acorns around it. They just started eating them last week. I presumed by now they would have no nutrients in them at all, but this happened last night.

I wonder if it’s a post oak, they have been hiring the two I have out back a couple weeks ago, 6 bucks were out there one night

[tjm]

Since the acorn is just a nut/seed and the nutrients are what makes the plant grow, the nutrients would be there as long as the shell is intact. Any of the white oak family (includes post oak) will be favored over any of the red oak family for the nuts because the white oaks have so much less tannin in them. Burr oak would be highest favored of our native trees, I think, not only less tannin, but large nuts. 

A 1-ounce  serving of raw acorns provides you with:
    110 calories
    1.74 grams of protein
    6.8 grams of fat
    0 grams of cholesterol
    11.5 grams of carbohydrates
    11.62 milligrams of calcium
    0.22 milligrams of iron
    17.58 milligrams of magnesium
    22.40 milligrams of phosphorus
    152.81 milligrams of potassium‌
Acorns also provide six vitamins, 18 amino acids, and eight minerals.

Shell them first and leach them multiple times until the water is no longer brown to remove the tannins. Then dry and store, use over a few months.