In fall or winter, homeowners often discover young trees whose thin bark has been damaged by deer rub. Some trees may have patches where bark hangs in shreds, exposing the underlying wood; in others, ...
I just discovered some damage from deer rubs to the trunks of a couple of my trees. Will the trees be OK, and what can I do to protect them in the future? Bucks can cause significant damage to young ...
Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — This is the time of year for property owners to protect their young trees before winter. Not from cold or snow, but from deer damage. Ohio County Extension Agent Karen Cox ...
Buck rubs here in Western New York and Northern Pa. are beginning to pop in earnest throughout forests, field edges, and even roadsides. And like popcorn, at first their appearance is slow, but as ...
While driving around the Miami Valley, I noticed quite a bit of deer damage to many of the landscape trees and some shrubs. Understanding deer (and other critters) behavior goes a long way in helping ...
When I first began hunting whitetails in the big woods of northern Maine more than 50 years ago, I made a discovery that continues to impact my deer hunting to this day. Whereas scrapes attract much ...
In the flow of my life's education, there is constant new information. Recently, again there was an incident directed at my young but maturing pine sapling. An abusive attack to the trunk had shredded ...