The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says that acorns won’t be plentiful in Northwest Georgia this year, and that will affect wildlife. A recent report shows that the mast crop – the fruit of forest trees and shrubs, such as acorns and other nuts – is low this year.
A poor mast crop means that deer and bears will have to search further than normal to find acorns and hickory nuts. It’s not necessarily a bad thing for hunters, but it may make it a bit harder to figure out game patterns.
The recent Mast Crop Report for North Georgia shows poor mast production in all of the wildlife management areas in Northwest Georgia. A couple of notable exceptions were good white oak crops at Berry College and John’s Mountain.
Wildlife specialists say that with animals searching further for mast crops, it could lead to more bear sightings in areas that bears might not normally travel in.
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