Red Oak Acorns...tried one

[c_lou]

I was out cleaning my stand out this weekend and got a stupid thought. I found an acorn and took a small bite from it. The initial flavor wasn't so bad, it was the after taste. All I can say is pucker factor 10. Worse than lemon juice. I can see why deer don't like them.

Just my stupid weekend scouting/bowhunting story.

[MonsterBuckMatt]

that is a hardcore scouter...
what are you going to do next eat so poison ivy or something....lol just kidding

[hoyt_vtec_kid]

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that is a hardcore scouter...
what are you going to do next eat so poison ivy or something....lol just kidding

[/ QUOTE ] lol, its never cossed my mind to eat an acorn but whatever floats your boat

[DSGB]

Bitter!

[BowtechTurkeyHunter]

LOL guess you saved me the trouble of checking ..... if I ever would have had the thought that is.

[Bloodtrailer]

ive tried an acorn myself, extremely bitter

[TreeWalker]

How ironic...i just tried an acorn from a Burr Oak(mostly what we have) just a couple days ago.......didn't seem bitter, but it is a relative to the white oak.....actually reminded me of a peanut.

[buckshot]

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I can see why deer don't like them.



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They like them,at least they do here in NY.The red oak acorns are dropping here on our property right now and the deer are eating them right up.

I'm sure there are alot of things deer eat that would make us puke.

[HarvDog]

LOL...sounds like trying milk bones.

[JimT]

As much as I hate to admit it..I have done the same thing. Those things are nasty!!!

[Bob_D]

White oaks acorns taste MUCH better then red acorns. That is why deer will choose whites over reds any day.

[HarvDog]

I've never tried them but I might just now...

[HeviShot]

You can whistle pretty good after ya take a little bite.

[mitrrophybowhunter]

Last yeat we were unloading some beats for the deer. My buddy dared me to try one.

I cut off the dirty exterior and bite in. Pretty good if you ask me

[CDubWSR]

we have alot of post oak trees at my house and on my property where i hunt. i have tried the acorns before and sometimes they arent bad and sometimes they are pretty bitter. i dunno what the difference was but they both came off the same tree.