damn mooses!

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does anyone have any tips for keeping moose and deer away from young tress, saplings, etc?

for years now the moose and deer around my acreage have been eating at several of the trees we planted years ago. these tress have been distressed and stunted for as long as I can remember as a result, its kinda sad. But recently one of the apple trees they've been keeping stunted finally gave up the uphill battle and died, that's the last straw! these pricks have loads of trees to eat at in the bushes, its time to close the acreage buffet.

short of killing them (I can't discharge firearms on my property, too close to other houses. that and I like having wilderness around, just not eating my stuff) what are some ideas of how I can defend my arboreal tenants from the local wildlife? anyone have any ideas, or methods they have used in the past?
thanks!
 
There are commercial sprays (and DIY concoctions) that also work for deer. You have to apply them fairly regularly, though. If you get a lot of rain, it's probably not a practical solution.

Human hair deters deer. I don't know about moose. If it does repel moose, perhaps your local barber can help you out.
 
Tjc591 said:
Do you have dogs? Mine keep those critters away.
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used to have a big dog. passed away two years ago though. he never did much to scare the wild life though. he tried but the moose here have balls of steel, hardly even noticed my mutt
 
You would have to invest in some substantial and tall fencing to keep them out of your planted areas. I know deer can jump a fence at 8 feet high, not sure that moose are big on jumping over fences but they can push through things that are under engineered. You can also look at the various electric fence options that big orchard use and install a cattle gate crossing on your driveway. Could get spendy with those options. I live with deer predation and have found hair and sprays are of limited value. One year I had rolls and rolls of heavy 50lb test monofilament we bought at garage sales so I encased our garden up to a seven foot high level on rebar rods planted around the perimeter. A strand of mono every foot and woven zig zag up and down. You could see the footprints where they would step into it then back up trying to figure out what had gotten them but they never jumped or plowed through it. The line lasted one year and was a PITA to take down but it worked as far as I could tell by looking at tracks. It did nothing to keep rat-coons out.
 
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