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Capt. Sharp said he’d been told to fence deer out. “But the costs approach Or exceed the tree costs, involve a great deal of maintenance in the case of electric fences and the investment is unattractive because when the trees reach three or four years of age the deer no longer attack them — so far. ”
He predicted Rappahannock’s continually growing deer population will eventually overwhelm any defenses attempted.
The damage on his farm is twofold, Capt. Sharp noted. “In spring the deer forage on new growth. The effect is to stunt the trees — after two seasons of this the young tree resembles a bush and its fruit-bearing potential is zero.
“In late summer, the deer use L"® ?upple young tree ‘whip’ to rub on. Initially the bark is completely removed over a length of two feet or
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