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Originally Posted by blueski
7 foot fence around your property is the best defence. The plantskyd works but you should reapply after a big rain. Also it won't work if they are,really hungry. No, the branches won't grow back. It really sucks when they bite the top branch, it slows the growth down until another branch takes over as a new leader. They can kill a tree if they chew enough bark off around any part of the trunk.
Chicken wire around the bottom works pretty good too. Wrap it around higher than where they bite too.
I'd bet they are eating them not rubbing antlers. At any rate, do something quick before they get the rest.
I hate deer. Wish the province would let us waste them like they do with coyotes.
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Nope, it is November and deer are in the rut. Rubbing antlers on branches is what male deer do during the rut...same with elk.
I live out at Priddis and have lots of deer on my property and my mountain ash trees are a favorite for the male deer to rub their antlers on.
Here is what I do. I put a stucco wire fence around the trees or plants that I know the deer will damage. That is a sufficient heighth to stop the rubbing. Deer will only jump over a fence if they can see what they will be landing on. On the other hand, I have an 8' fence around my vegetable garden.