Many pear varieties european asian and hybrids produce just as much as apples and can co exist on the same sites very easily.
Fruit trees for deer hunting.
There are several varieties on the market today with improved resistance to fire blight common pear tree disease as well.
How to protect fruit trees from deer.
By looking at this drop time chart you can select trees for your deer tree plot to produce all hunting season or when you desire.
This low growing multi stem tree grows 15 25 feet tall and forms great cover when feathering an edge from mature woodlots to food plots or open fields.
Fact is a deer s diet changes with the seasons and availability.
1 wild american plum.
Pears apples and persimmons.
Plant them in groves of six to 12 between deer bedding areas and crop fields on the edge of clover plots or just upwind of your favorite treestand.
The 6 best tree species for planting a deer orchard.
Plant trees in huntable sized orchards with about 30 feet of space between hard mast trees and 20 for fruit trees.
Deer will eat virtually all fruits but for a management program on small properties these three stand out as good choices for most parts of the country.
Prunus americana american plum trees serve two purposes in the deer woods.
If you know what trees deer prefer and when you ll kill more bucks.
Deer feed on the tender shoots of dwarf and young trees whose lowly stature makes them easy pickings.
More likely it s due to a nearby oak that rains acorns like skittles from a rainbow.
For bow hunters i would suggest finding trees of multiple species that drop in september october and november.
There are a number of fencing methods with some more successful than others in keeping deer away from fruit trees.
Pears are about the best fruit tree you can go to for deer food and managing your land.
These fruit and nut trees are the best choices if you want to provide long term forage for wildlife.
Or it could be beech hickory persimmon or walnut.
They will also rub their antlers on a tree damaging it irreparably.
The photo above shows a 1 acre clearcut i planted in february 2013 with swamp chestnut oaks a member of the white oak family that produces huge acorns loved by deer.
An increasingly popular planting option for wild orchards and tree plots for deer is pear trees.