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Post by Catscratch on Nov 24, 2022 11:33:06 GMT -6
Very certain deer will rub any tree I leave uncaged. But... I have several trees that have outgrown my big cages so I want to repurpose those cages. What do you guys put around bigger trees? Just a smaller cage that's barely bigger than the trunk?
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 24, 2022 11:48:35 GMT -6
What do u mean by outgrown the cage?
My cages are 16 ft long 5 ft welded wire.
They will never get out grown.
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Post by Catscratch on Nov 24, 2022 11:51:25 GMT -6
I have some big cages like you have. The trees are tall enough and pruned so that they don't need a cage that big anymore. I'm no longer worried that deer will browse the branches, only worried about rubs.
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 24, 2022 12:03:36 GMT -6
Oh. Gotcha
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 24, 2022 14:34:26 GMT -6
Very certain deer will rub any tree I leave uncaged. But... I have several trees that have outgrown my big cages so I want to repurpose those cages. What do you guys put around bigger trees? Just a smaller cage that's barely bigger than the trunk? yup |
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Post by nhmountains on Nov 24, 2022 18:07:03 GMT -6
Cat,
I’d try to get some 4’ 2x4” welded wire and cut it in smaller lengths with a couple stakes.
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Post by benmnwi on Nov 24, 2022 20:51:51 GMT -6
Very certain deer will rub any tree I leave uncaged. But... I have several trees that have outgrown my big cages so I want to repurpose those cages. What do you guys put around bigger trees? Just a smaller cage that's barely bigger than the trunk? yup Yes |
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Post by loshonhora on Nov 27, 2022 7:00:55 GMT -6
How about 3 posts in a triangle and wrap some wire around them?
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Post by Catscratch on Nov 27, 2022 8:05:21 GMT -6
How about 3 posts in a triangle and wrap some wire around them? Would work... but I won't spend that kind of money. Thinking I'll cut some of my big cages into smaller cages and shift everything around. If I can turn 1 big cage into 3 little "rub" cages I'll end up with quite a few more cages overall. I'll just have to do one and see if I like it. |
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Post by Catscratch on Nov 27, 2022 15:29:54 GMT -6
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Post by Catscratch on Nov 27, 2022 15:31:51 GMT -6
One of the removed cages went to a little Concordia oak and the other became an exclusion cage in a plot (that has triticale in the mix).  |
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