Upper Morganza Floodway stomach samples

Dave Moreland

October 01, 2012 at 7:00 am  | Mobile Reader | Print 

David Moreland

These Clinton bucks are chomping down on the sawtooth acorns that were abundant in 2011. Once again these trees are loaded with acorns for 2012 and probably will be all eaten up before mid October.

Species - # of stomachs present

Striped oak acorns - 8

Rubus (blackberry) - 8

Water oak / obtusa oak acorns - 7

Forbs - 4

Winter grasses - 3

Soybean seed - 2

Locust pods - 2

Japanese honeysuckle - 2

Pivet - 2

Cucurbit fruit - 2

Greenbriar (smilax) - 1

Clower - 1

Black willow - 1

Oak browse - 1

Tallow tree - 1

Cocculus (moonseed vine) - 1