Swamp chestnut. They are big around like a .50cent piece. White oak and yes they love them. Leaves kind of hart shaped w saw blade teeth on leaves
Thanks. I figured it was some species of chestnut or bur oak. I looked for one to taste for tannin levels as chestnuts have a sweeter taste than bur oaks. Every critter in the woods beat me to them though.
I'm an acorn taster when it comes to oaks. If I find an oak flat I want to hunt, I walk around cracking open acorns before picking a setup. Even if they're all white oaks some are less bitter than others and there's nothing more frustrating than sitting in a stand watching all the deer go to a certain tree.
When I shot that deer in Ohio in October I slipped up on this flat and noticed all the deer were heading to this one big oak. I was late in the evening and couldn't move in on them. The next day the wind was bad so I stayed out. The next evening I snuck in there and shot that little buck. After the shot I stood up and walked towards him, walked right past him to that tree and started biting acorns in half. I was more interested in why they preferred those acorns over all the others than I was the deer, I mean he wasn't going anywhere, he can wait a minute.