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Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Aug 8, 2026
59 mins ago

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Acorn cups are filled with colored wool and will last forever as decorations.

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Some shagbark hickory nuts have a grub inside that gnaws and squeezes out when the nuts fall.

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Goldenrod blooms are beginning to dominate grasslands, fields and roadsides.

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The recent full moon was so-named for the antlers maturing on buck deer.

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Bur oak acorns are plentiful this year and will be an early favorite of deer.

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Poison ivy also grows as a vine in many trees but still has a three-part compound leaf. The plant can cause a rash during any season and from any plant part.

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Jerry Davis For Agri-View

Wisconsin’s list of nut trees is now on the minds of hunters, bird feeders, seed collectors and nature observers looking ahead to autumn hunting and gathering seasons. More than a dozen oaks, two walnuts, two hickories and several species not native to the state – including American chestnut – provide many options to gather the energy packages for various uses.

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Jerry Davis is a freelance outdoors writer. Contact him at sivadjam@mhtc.net or 608-924-1112 for more information.