tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471462053585171190.post6285276685256672755..comments2023-08-07T19:16:25.536-07:00Comments on Virid Views: top predator job openingSteve Carrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706114439618856525noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471462053585171190.post-86500317278008295512019-01-19T05:29:31.814-08:002019-01-19T05:29:31.814-08:00Hi, Steve!
Nice job! We have the very same proble...Hi, Steve!<br /><br />Nice job! We have the very same problem. We are completely overrun by deer, almost nothing grows outside of our 8 foot garden fence but our boxwood shrubs and hollies, the huge trees that are already here, and the few saplings that miraculously escape them; also a few plants that the deer must really hate. Unfortunately, none of my family (nor I) are hunters. Years ago we had several neighbors who were avid deer hunters and things were different. Once they moved away there were no more predators. It is actually a pretty serious situation.<br /><br />The deer in your photo looks a bit like a kangaroo, the way he is positioned. Venison sure is good eating.<br /><br />Pam Pam in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895842137691734477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471462053585171190.post-81374682008639454042019-01-07T17:39:25.220-08:002019-01-07T17:39:25.220-08:00Chris: When deer shred the bark on ( usually young...Chris: When deer shred the bark on ( usually younger trees with thinner bark) they are marking their territory and also trying to rub the velvet off their antlers. Here is a brief explanation.<br /><br />https://bowhunting360.com/2016/12/27/buck-rubs-deer-signs/<br /><br />I reckon that's what those aussie deer are doing as well. <br />steve carrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471462053585171190.post-90696076926545967502019-01-07T02:29:31.837-08:002019-01-07T02:29:31.837-08:00Hi Steve,
Nice shot and a good sized buck. Yup, r...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Nice shot and a good sized buck. Yup, remove the top order predators and other checks and balances and we find that us humans have to then do the job. Deer are a real problem here too, and the bucks strip the bark of some of the apple trees. I have had this suspicion that they do that so that they can harvest the sugars when the sap rises in early spring.<br /><br />Enjoy and respect.<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.com