Description and Injury
    Buck deer rub against young black walnut trees in the fall to remove the velvet from their antlers, often shredding the bark and leaving it hanging in strips. Larger trees, more resistant to bending, are usually not affected.

    Deer may also nip the buds of smaller trees, causing forking of the main stem. In areas of high deer populations, tree growth may be stunted because terminal buds are eaten by deer every year.

Control
    An effective, but expensive, means of preventing deer damage is to erect a tall fence around the entire plantation.

    Another suggested but not proven means of control is to hang cloth bags containing tankage (dead animal residues, obtainable from slaughter houses) on every second or third tree around the periphery of the plantation.