Frank frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote in
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enigma wrote:
keep deer from nibbling on tree bark/branches?
we've done logging in the llamas winter pasture & removed
all
the pine.
we had a good bit of the branches left for the llamas &
goats
to browse, but, of course, they've suddenly discovered
there are sugar maples in the pasture (which they never
bothered in the 5 years i've winter pastured them there).
i seem to recall something that tastes nasty that could be
sprayed or painted on the trees. am i imagining things or
is there such a thing?
i can put mesh fencing around the trunks, but that won't
keep
them from eating the branches. i can't move them to the
other pastures until the ground thaws enough to refence.
any ideas?
lee

Small trees, you have to surround with fence or netting.
Deer can only browse up to about 6 feet but bucks can bring
down trees several inches in diameter rubbing their
antlers. Local park in reforesting a field wrapped new
trees with wound plastic and guyed them, maybe losing 10 to
20 percent to buck rubs.

yes, llamas can browse up to 6-7' too. they stand on their
hind legs.
most of these maples are 4 or more inches across, but llamas
& the stupid goats will peel & eat the bark, eventually
girdling the trees. the maples that are big enough to tap
start getting flaky bark, & they never bother those except to
nibble low branch tips.
considering how much yummy pine there is on the ground right
now i don't get why they suddenly noticed the maples.
oh well, i'll keep the stupid goats tied outside the pasture
& put mesh around the trunks, i guess. i was hoping for a
nasty tasting spray recipe though.
lee