&%#<&@ deer & trees!

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I planted expensive red maples in front yard in Spring, watered all summer they were doing great. Yesterday noticed they're all torn up. We have deer, they even eat sassafras growing at front porch. Apparently a buck rubbing antlers and I keep them sprayed with deer off.
Black is prune seal hoping they'll live? Wondering thoughts on that & what to do. I'm a good shot but never hunted, don't eat deer meat. Shoot & drag off into woods?

 

[ruffdog]

Yep! I know where you are coming from....darn deer.

 

[workinonit]

Shoot 'em. If you don't want the meat food banks or orphanages will gladly take it.

 

[Eagle1]

Yeah don't waste the meat, properly cleaned it is better than any beef.....

 

[JeepHead]

Wrap a fence around them until they're larger and can handle it.

 

[newbury]

Stop planting deer food.

 

[cbg8670]

I planted expensive red maples in front yard in Spring, watered all summer they were doing great. Yesterday noticed they're all torn up. We have deer, they even eat sassafras growing at front porch. Apparently a buck rubbing antlers and I keep them sprayed with deer off.
Black is prune seal hoping they'll live? Wondering thoughts on that & what to do. I'm a good shot but never hunted, don't eat deer meat. Shoot & drag off into woods?View attachment 828999View attachment 829000View attachment 829001View attachment 829002View attachment 829003

Lost a red maple same reason. Put fencing around apple tree seems to keep them off those

 

[5030]

So long as the rubs don't encompass the entire ring of bark, they will survive. I ought to know, I'm a licensed Arborist though I don't deal with it anymore.

 

[ruffdog]

The problem here is my trees are not safe until they are over 6" diameter or so. My plastic tree protectors don't go that big so I would have to go with fencing. Too many trees for that.

 

[5030]

Buy yourself some black plastic drain pipe and slit it with a razor knife and put it around the trunks and secure it with zip ties. Lots cheaper and does the same thing.

 

[CliffordK]

Stop planting deer food.

My grandmother planted a bunch of Barberry. Pretty red bushes. Long thorns everywhere.

Deer won't touch it.

Nothing likes it.

Nasty stuff!!!

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I made some calls, we have a food bank and hunters for the hungry. I spoke with a guy who hunts & has deer processed so maybe he will get some and deer will move on.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

We put tomato cages around all of our trees when we planted them, the deer would tear apart anything not protected

 

[MoKelly]

We put tomato cages around all of our trees when we planted them, the deer would tear apart anything not protectedView attachment 829107

Very nice looking area. Congrats.