If acorns are scarce in your hunting area, check for other food. Deer may be feeding in fields. This makes preseason scouting vital. Thanks to last year's good mast crop, a mild winter and plenty of rain to stimulate herbaceous growth throughout the summer, deer have enjoyed the kind of conditions that stimulate body growth, antler development and successful reproduction. The deer I am spotting are sleek and well fed.
Twin fawns are common.
The bucks should have come through the winter in good shape, meaning they can exert more of their energies to antler development. This should be a trophy year, not just because of the favorable food situation, but also because many hunters have been passing up small bucks in order to grow bigger ones. Hunting conditions should be much improved over last season. Last year was hot and dry and sometimes foggy. Deer became nocturnal.