Deer are like man: inherently lazy. They will browse where the feeding is
easiest,and convenient. I have tried soap: doesn't work; scented twist
ties:don't work and thiram: works but is too expensive and doesn't last long
enough in my climate. Needless to say thiram is registered for scab, and
not deer, but deer do not appear to like it's taste.
Electric fencing is the best solution. The height and number of strands
required is dependent on two things: 1) the number of deer in your immediate
area and 2) the amount of alternative food sources in your immediate area. I
use two strands which seems to work for me now... another year could be
different.
By the way we also have problems with porcupines, raccoons and last year
beavers. Beavers do the most damage; they remove and haul away the entire
tree!!!
Waldo Walsh
Birchleigh Farms
254 Bentley Road
Berwick, Nova Scotia CANADA
B0P 1E0
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fleming, William" <w...@montana.edu>
To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer
In a sense we do treat deer the same as codling moth, if we're smart we
fence them out.
Spraying for deer doesn't really work just like fencing out codling moth
doesn't.
Bill Fleming
Montana State University
Western Ag Research Center
580 Quast Ln
Corvallis, MT 59828
(406)961-3025
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Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 6:11 PM
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer
-----Original Message-----
From: Fleming, William <w...@montana.edu>
To: Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
Sent: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 7:10 pm
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer
At the risk of being branded by PETA as the Charles Manson of the animal
world, why do growers treat deer (a pest of their fruit trees) differently
than Codling Moth ( a pest of their fruit trees).
-----Original Message-----
From: Fleming, William <w...@montana.edu>
To: Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
Sent: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 7:10 pm
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer
I was planning on a 10' electric deer fence this fall but if Budweiser would
work instead it's on sale right now.
Bill Fleming
Montana State University
Western Ag Research Center
Corvallis, MT 59828
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