Deer Damage To Nursery Stock In Bucks County

Resistance of Seedlings and Nursery Stock to Deer Damage in Bucks Couny Pa.

Damage to seedlings by deer will increase as it has over the past 20 years.We don't believe that there are any 100 per cent effective methods to stop deer damage except 10' high woven wire fences are that to costly for most small growers. Human populations moving to rural areas will continue. Loss of hunting land will increase as will deer populations. Deer having multiple births coupled with increasing gun regulation is likely to continue. There are few natural controls for deer populations. Opening your land to hunting is an effective practice for lowering deer populations. Since deer are nocturnal, hunting may not be totally effective as in in Bucks County. This means tha View the rest of this article