Got deer? Freeze them out this winter (BPT) - Deer are
beautiful, graceful animals, we cannot deny it. But when it
comes to where deer decide to dine, most of us just don’t want
them outside our windows foraging through our foliage. Their
beauty and grace comes with the destruction – even devastation –
of our well-cared-for and often expensive landscaped yards and
gardens. If you think your yard is out of the woods since
summer’s over, think again. Deer damage can actually get worse
in fall and winter. We know deer can do extensive damage to
landscapes in any season, but during winter, when their food
sources are scarce, they can be more aggressive and bold,
wreaking havoc on trees and shrubs they never touched in warmer
weather. A single deer eats about 12 pounds of foliage a day,
and in winter they’ll turn to any source of vegetation to
satisfy their appetites. Bucks can travel 100 miles or more, but
does don’t migrate.They usually stay within the same three to
four square miles for their entire lives. That