“I was at the Chicago Botanic Garden last week and saw some trees with what looked like plastic fencing around their trunks. What is this for, and should I do the same for my trees?” The trees you saw ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I recently discovered damage to the bark on my dawn redwood. Could this be caused by deer? What can I do to prevent more damage?” ...

In fall or winter, homeowners often discover young trees whose thin bark has been damaged by deer rub. Some trees may have patches where bark hangs in shreds, exposing the underlying wood; in others, ...

Q: We just noticed this damage to our Tower poplars, shown in the photo. The damage is about 3 feet up from the ground. What caused this? We live in south Fargo. — Shellie U. A: Have you seen deer in ...

While driving around the Miami Valley, I noticed quite a bit of deer damage to many of the landscape trees and some shrubs. Understanding deer (and other critters) behavior goes a long way in helping ...

I have always considered rubs, those white scars on the forest’s saplings, a mystery in the world of the whitetail buck. At least in my mind, we call sign made by deer "ground scrapes," including the ...

LINCOLN, NE—The nontimber forest products industry has been growing rapidly since the mid-1980s, contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy annually. Examples of nontimber forest products ...

SUTTONS BAY, Mich. (AP) — Some fruit farmers in northwest Lower Michigan are hoping to buck the trend of deer harming their orchards. Large bucks are rubbing their antlers against fruit trees, ...

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A deer dearly needed help when its antlers became entangle on a small tree in Roswell. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division posted video ...

Deer have the ability to see ultraviolet light, and a recent study shows they can also leave a glowing trail visible in those wavelengths, too. The discovery casts a whole new light on the way deer ...