Whitetail bucks need to replenish their lean, worn-down bodies after the breeding season, so hunting over a food source then is a perfectly logical strategy. But don’t limit your consideration of ...

We have deer around our house all year. The autumn before the pandemic our five red oaks had a bumper crop of acorns. Two bosc, one sugar pear and an apple tree in our backyard were loaded. When I ...

If you've followed along with Gandy's Garden in the past, you know Jim Gandy spent a lot of time creating barriers to keep deer from the garden. Deer are abundant around News 19 day and night, and ...

I would like to add some native trees to my yard. I am also interested in adding fruit production to my gardening plan. What Missouri native trees would be appropriate for landscaping and also produce ...

Q: We have a line of arborvitae trees next to our house that have grown nicely to 6 feet. Deer never touched them until this winter. Even though we protected them with netting over the winter, deer ...

Worried about hungry critters targeting your backyard fruit trees this winter? There's an easy hack for protecting those ...

Unfortunately for Todd Eskelsen and other Box Elder County fruit growers, deer love to scratch their butts and antlers on young trees. These trees have some give, but they can’t take the animals’ ...

Q: What sort of netting can I use on a cherry tree that will prevent birds from eating the cherries, and also doesn't snag birds? Also, will ground squirrels chew up the netting? A: Your concerns ...