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05-18-2018, 09:55 PM
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What the hell kind of animal does this?!?!?
Planted 60 northwest poplars seedlings the last couple days.
Checked on them today....they're being dug out and stolen by some type of a-hole animal.
Tree gone - all the fresh soil dug out and hole left in the ground.... What the @$#_@_@_:!##!?!?!
We're located west of red deer.
There's fresh moose and deer droppings nearby - but I can't see them digging them out ??? Also there's a million other willow bushes to much on - why the newly planted trees!?!?
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05-18-2018, 10:20 PM
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I think it was a skunk.
Strong skunk smell in the area last 2 days. Was just out investigating and very strong smell in the area.
He didn't actually eat the trees - just dug them out. Found them buried. Although dried out and probably dead.
I'd imagine rummaging for earthworms.
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05-18-2018, 10:29 PM
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And here I was thinking pizzed off wife?
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05-18-2018, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Weedy1
And here I was thinking pizzed off wife?
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She planted half of them....which nearly resulted in divorce.
So it's plausible.
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05-19-2018, 02:11 AM
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Red deer 2015
Sounds like your wife may have used a fertilizer that could attract skunks or whatever , PM me I am in Sylvan lake I could go take a look .
PS I,m not a gynecologist but I,ll could take a look! 
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05-19-2018, 04:36 AM
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Did you use bone meal in the holes? Our dogs will dig at the fresh planted trees if we use bone meal.
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05-19-2018, 07:55 AM
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Somebody looking for some cheap trees. 
Grizz
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05-19-2018, 08:06 AM
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Bone meal and coyotes was my first guess. Tweekers looking to sell some trees was my second.
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05-19-2018, 08:16 AM
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Or maybe tweekers and bone meal?
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05-19-2018, 08:30 AM
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Spot on guys.
We did use bone meal. Didn't even cross my mind that would attract animals. Come to think of it last year when we were planting we lost a couple trees from the same thing.
Now I know why....
What else could I have used instead of the bone meal?? This was what was suggested from the nursery.
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05-19-2018, 01:13 PM
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Call Les Stroud, sounds like Sasquatch shenanigans!
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05-19-2018, 01:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reddeerguy2015
Spot on guys.
We did use bone meal. Didn't even cross my mind that would attract animals. Come to think of it last year when we were planting we lost a couple trees from the same thing.
Now I know why....
What else could I have used instead of the bone meal?? This was what was suggested from the nursery.
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I would just use the bagged manure or compost.
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05-19-2018, 02:09 PM
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I always use water soluble 10-52-10 for new transplants. Mix properly and soak. It focuses on root development.
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05-19-2018, 11:05 PM
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Once the critters figure out there might be a food source in your yard they will be back. You might want to take the bone meal out of the tree holes.
I had coyotes pull out and eat all my carrots two years in a row. I'm talking about 2 fifteen foot rows of carrots pulled and eaten right there overnight. The carrot tops were all there. Paw prints revealed who took my carrots. I thought someone had stolen them at first. There had to have been more than one coyote to eat so many carrots.
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05-19-2018, 11:26 PM
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Honestly it never crossed my mind that using bone meal fertilizer would be an issue.
#ruralproblems
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05-20-2018, 07:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Bullets
Once the critters figure out there might be a food source in your yard they will be back. You might want to take the bone meal out of the tree holes.
I had coyotes pull out and eat all my carrots two years in a row. I'm talking about 2 fifteen foot rows of carrots pulled and eaten right there overnight. The carrot tops were all there. Paw prints revealed who took my carrots. I thought someone had stolen them at first. There had to have been more than one coyote to eat so many carrots.
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That’s not unusual for coyotes - and the magpies will clean out the entire corn patch when it sprouts
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05-20-2018, 08:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reddeerguy2015
Spot on guys.
We did use bone meal. Didn't even cross my mind that would attract animals. Come to think of it last year when we were planting we lost a couple trees from the same thing.
Now I know why....
What else could I have used instead of the bone meal?? This was what was suggested from the nursery.
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The nursery liked you so much they wanted to ensure they would see you for another purchase of seedlings...
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