TJ,
Sounds like a late frost got your acorn blooms.... happened here a few years back when on April 22nd I think it was we had a 25 degree night !!! When I say no acorns, I mean NO acorns that year. We had to move all our stands and started hunted thickets with honesuckle and briars. Splashed 6 deer once we moved. Deer seemed as fat as ever, pretty amazing how adaptable they really are. We have also had some record drought conditions over the past 5 year cycle and even on our hottest driest year the acorns that year were unbelieveable ! A biologist told me that drought would actually stimulate acorn production due to nature trying to preserve the species.
This year has been totally opposite.... we have had record rainfall this year and acorn crop looks good. I think we are close to 60" of rain last time I checked !!! Good luck my friend, I am sure you will kill a KY giant, acorns or no acorns......