{"id":2367,"date":"2010-10-29T14:16:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T18:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T13:44:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T18:44:05","slug":"assessing-deer-damage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/publications\/assessing-deer-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing Deer Damage in a Commercial Orchard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formulas: William G. Lord, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
\nPresentation: Glen W. Koehler, University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/em><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For this deer damage assessment, a block should be considered to include only trees of like cultivar, tree size, and age. Divide the orchard block into roughly equal sized sections. Each section should be no larger than about 1 acre. Select a single tree from the middle of each section. Late March to early April is a good time to assess deer feeding damage.<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Do Steps #1-#3 for each Sample Tree<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \n

    Step #1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Calculate the Percent Canopy within Deer Browse Zone<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    a) Measure the distance from the trunk to the edge of the canopy at 6 feet above the ground. We will call this “D6”.<\/p>\n

    b) Measure the distance from the trunk to the edge of the canopy at the bottom of the canopy. We will call this “Dbottom”.<\/p>\n

    c) Measure the height of the canopy area, (not the total tree height). We will call this “CH”.<\/p>\n

    d) Calculate the percentage of the tree canopy that is within browsing range of deer by using this formula:<\/p>\n

    Percent Canopy within Deer Browse Zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    = \u00a0100% \u00a0\u2013<\/td>\n\n

    (D6) x (D6) x (CH \u2013 4) x 100<\/p>\n

    ________________________<\/p>\n

    (Dbottom) x (Dbottom) x CH<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Example:<\/strong> Trees 16 feet tall but top 2 feet do not include much canopy, so that CH = 14. Central leader trees, distance from trunk to canopy = 5.5 feet at 6 feet above the ground, and 7 feet at the bottom of the canopy.<\/p>\n

    % Canopy within Deer Browse Zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    = 100 \u2013<\/td>\n\n

    5.5 x 5.5 x (14 \u2013 4) x 100<\/p>\n

    ________________________<\/p>\n

    7 x 7 x 14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    = 100 \u2013 (30,250 \/ 686)<\/p>\n

    = 100 \u2013 44 = 56%<\/p>\n

    \n

    Step #2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Calculate the Deer Damage Percentage on representative limbs.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    For each tree selected in Step #1, assess deer damage as follows. Divide the tree into rough thirds and randomly select a limb (about 3\/4 to 1-inch diameter) from each third. In addition, choose another limb from within each third that has no apparent browse damage.<\/p>\n

    If deer damage is so extensive that no “unbrowsed” limbs exist, select the undamaged limbs from just above the browse line, or from an adjacent tree.<\/p>\n

    For each of the six limbs (three damaged, three undamaged), count the total number of fruit buds and the number of those fruit buds injured by deer feeding.<\/p>\n

    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Browsed Limbs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Limb #<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber of buds<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber of injured buds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Totals<\/strong><\/td>\n135<\/strong><\/td>\n91<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    % Damaged Buds = 91 \/ 135 = 67%<\/p>\n

    UnBrowsed Limbs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Limb #<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber of buds<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber of injured buds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Totals<\/strong><\/td>\n145<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    % Damaged Buds = 22 \/ 145 = 15%<\/p>\n

    Calculate the Deer Damage Percentage<\/strong> by subtracting the % Damaged Buds on UnBrowsed limbs from the % Damaged Buds on Browsed limbs.<\/p>\n

    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    Deer Damage Percentage<\/td>\n\n

    = 67% \u2013 15%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    \n<\/td>\n

    		= 52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    \n

    Step #3:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Estimate the Deer Damage Factor for the tree as follows:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Deer Damage Factor =
    \n(Deer Damage % x % Canopy within Deer Browse Zone) \/ 100<\/p>\n

    Example (using values from example above)<\/strong>
    \n= (52% x 56%) \/ 100
    \n= 2912 \/ 100 = 29%<\/p>\n

    \n

    In the final three steps, you calculate loss on a per acre basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Step #4:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Find the average of the Deer Damage Factors calculated for all of the sample trees. After harvest, estimate the Potential Crop<\/strong> without deer damage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Potential Crop<\/strong> =<\/p>\n

    \n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Actual Crop x 100<\/p>\n

    _______________________________<\/p>\n

    (100 – Average Deer Damage Factor)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    \n

    Step #5:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Calculate the Crop Loss per Acre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Crop Loss per Acre = Potential Crop \u2013 Actual Crop<\/p>\n

    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Average Deer Damage Factor for the trees examined in the block was 40%. You pick 300 bushels per acre from the block.<\/p>\n

    Potential Crop = 300 x 100 \/ (100 \u2013 40)
    \n= 30,000 \/ 60
    \n= 500 bushels per acre<\/p>\n

    Crop Loss per Acre<\/strong> = 500 \u2013 300 = 200 bushels per acre<\/p>\n

    \n

    Step #6:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Calculate the Dollar Loss per Acre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Dollar Loss per Acre<\/strong> = Crop Loss per Acre x Lost Returns per Bushel<\/p>\n

    Lost Returns per Bushel = Selling price per bushel minus expenses for picking, storing and marketing each additional bushel.<\/p>\n

    Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Selling price $20.00 per bushel
    \nCost per bushel: picking $2; storage $3; marketing $4
    \n(includes grading, cardboard, trucking, broker fee)
    \nTotal costs = $9.00<\/p>\n

    Lost Returns per Bushel = $20 – $9 = $11<\/p>\n

    Dollar Loss per Acre<\/strong> = 200 bushels per acre x $11 per bushel
    \n= $2200 per acre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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