Keeping the Deer Away from the Trees

Even though most of the apples are gone from the trees, it doesn’t mean the deer will leave them alone. Grant erected cages around them several weeks ago keep the deer from destroying them. Not only do they nibble on the branches- pruning them in a direction we don’t want – but the bucks come in during the night taking out their amorous frustrations on the poor things. They rake their antlers up and down on the trunk to let other bucks know who’s the bad boy of the neighborhood, as well as to impress the ladies. A night of this can cause irreparable damage.