INDIANAPOLIS (AP) (Indiana's NewsCenter)- An acorn shortage in Indiana's woodlands has
cut into squirrels' chief food source and given hunters more
chances to bag some of the furry rodents.
Biologists aren't sure why oak trees produced so few nuts last
fall.
But hunters are having a banner year at Indiana's public hunting
areas as squirrels are making themselves easier targets by foraging
more boldly than usual in search of their favorite food.
Purdue University forestry professor Rob Swihart says that
acorns are a staple for a whole array of animals. He predicts
animal population declines in the next couple of years.
Biologists say acorn production is cyclical, but they also point
to various weather factors, including a late freeze in 2007 that
likely interrupted red oak acorn development.
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