Hey, another great conservation opportunity! OK > I
guess my Chestnut Deer secrete can come out now... It
is true that most pure American Chestnut trees are
susceptible to Chestnut Blight however there is a big
move towards introducing cross-bred Hybrid Chestnut
trees into the Midwest. I have planted over 25 acres
of different varieties of Chestnut trees on our
property in northern Manistee County, Michigan. (Among
many different types of other trees) over the past 20
years. I will say that once the deer get a taste for
certain Chestnuts, they GO WILD getting them.
(Unfortunately for me, as we are trying to harvest
them),. I've even had them go through white acorns to
get to the Chestnuts! A lot may depend on taste
though, just like Red acorns are not as sweet as White
acorns, Chinese Chestnuts are not as sweet as the
American Chestnuts so a lot may depend on the type of
Hybrid being grown. This month Cadillac, Michigan
celebrates the annual Chestnut Festival on October
21st. Foresters are on hand to help you get started.
http://www.cadillacmichigan.com/chestnuts/ with a lot
of recipes, products, and plenty of
Chestnut trees available for planting from the
American Chestnut Council (7192 East 34 Road,
Cadillac, MI 49601 #231-775-7681 ext. 3 ) with Tom
Williams (Conservation District Forester).

The American Chestnut Council is a non-profit 501(c)
(3) organization so please consider joining them for
next year. Tax-deductable dues are only $15 (or $5.
for students, - what a great gift for the kids)!

There are MANY more sites such as:
http://www.chestnutgrowersinc.com/
http://www.oikostreecrops.com/

Join here for much more details:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids/
< the links folder is full of help.

^ I co-moderate here as well. One final note, less
than two miles from our land, off the Benzie/Manistee
Co. border, is likely one of the largest growing
American Chestnut Trees in the United States. I will
try to get permission from the land owners to take
some digital images for the groups. - Len Overmyer
III

--- Harry <grayhawk_45@...> wrote:

> This might sound like a dumb question but will deer
> eat chestnuts.
> All my years of hunting it seems the only places
> Ive hunted was
> tagelder swamps.
>
>

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