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  • From: Jwlehman@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] pawpaws and wildlife
  • Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:12:03 EDT

In a message dated 10/7/2009 3:25:52 PM Central Daylight Time, goatdoc@ctitech.com writes:

This year the whole fallen pawpaws are gone.Do deer
eat the whole pawpaws or do squirrels or racoons carry them off?


Hi Keith,

It is my observation that deer do not eat pawpaws. I've seen many pawpaws with teeth marks that look like deer. They seem to bite into them but reject them as soon as they taste the skin. They don't eat the leaves, branches or new growth either.

What is carrying them off? I don't know, but feel sure it isn't deer.

Jerry



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