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Iowa acorn crop

2022 Iowa mast crop report.

Annual snapshot of acorn and hard-mast production for Iowa during the 2022 hunting season — and what it meant for stand-site selection.

2022

Annual mast report
OverallGood
White OakGood
Red OakGood
Other MastGood
Regional notes

Strong Driftless production; western timber average.

Hunter implication

Mast is plentiful enough to pull deer off plots and ag fields. Find the productive oaks and set up tight; expect deer to be less predictable on traditional stand sites built for travel routes.

How to hunt a good mast year in Iowa

Locate specific white oak flats with active drop, hunt tight to the trees, and expect deer to be less predictable on traditional travel-corridor stand sites. With food everywhere, generic stand placement loses to oak-specific scouting.

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