Acorn & mast crop

Florida mast crop reports.

2025Good

Florida deer (Osceola in the peninsula, Eastern in the panhandle) rely on live oak, water oak, and laurel oak mast. Live oak production is highly variable year to year and regionally distinct from continental Eastern oak patterns.

  • Live Oak
  • White Oak
  • Other Hard Mast

Multi-year trend

Year over year.

Categorical ratings per year. Overall is solid; white oak and red oak series are dashed.

YearOverallWhite oakRed oak
2022GoodGoodGood
2023FairFairFair
2024FairFairFair
2025GoodGoodGood

Yearly reports

Most recent first.

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Annual mast report

2025

Good

White oak

Good

Red oak

Good

Other mast

Good

Regional notes

Preliminary reports show solid live oak production peninsula-wide.

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.

Annual mast report

2024

Fair

White oak

Fair

Red oak

Fair

Other mast

Fair

Regional notes

Mixed — peninsular live oak average, panhandle below average.

Hunter implication

Mixed conditions — some areas with productive oaks, others without. Scout for the pockets that produced and hunt the travel routes between bedding and mast. Plots and ag fields still hold deer where mast failed.

Annual mast report

2023

Fair

White oak

Fair

Red oak

Fair

Other mast

Fair

Regional notes

Hurricane-influenced variability in panhandle production.

Hunter implication

Mixed conditions — some areas with productive oaks, others without. Scout for the pockets that produced and hunt the travel routes between bedding and mast. Plots and ag fields still hold deer where mast failed.

Annual mast report

2022

Good

White oak

Good

Red oak

Good

Other mast

Good

Regional notes

Live oak strong in central peninsula; panhandle mixed.

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.

Hunter strategy

How to hunt a good mast year in Florida.

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.

Primary source

Florida Forest Service

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Always cross-reference with the most current published agency report before basing planning decisions on this page.

Scout mast locations on your map.

State-wide mast surveys are a starting point. Bield: Hunt lets you pin the specific oaks producing on your property, track drop year over year, and find the stands those trees pull deer to.

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