Do deer like Cherries?
 

One of the trees I like to use my climbing stand in has 3 smaller cherry trees around its base. They are all bearing fruit at the moment, and I was wondering if deer like cherries, and if this could act as a sort of natural attractant. I guess these could be something else, but they sure look like cherries. Any thoughts? Thanks!

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

I live in southern IL and most of the cherry trees here have fruit in the mid to late summer months. Are you sure its not persimmons? Thats about the only thing around here that would be bearing fruit right now that I can think of...besides apples.

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

I know they're not apples. Could be persimmons. They're red, small, and berry like. If they're persimmons, do they like those?

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

Persimmons are orange and about the size of a ping pong ball , and yes deer love them . They're like crack for deer , if you see droppings with hard black oval seeds in it the deer that left it was eating persimmons .

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

That sounds like Autumn Olive berries to me....are the leaves kinda gray/silver? Autumn Olive trees are more of a bush....and deer love them here. Persimmons are kind of orange and deer and coons love them once they are ripe.

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

Deer love persimmons, cheeries, apples, crab apples,
plumbs, watermelons,acorns or any fruit they can get ahold of.

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

What are they NOW? Deer will eat cherrys

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

They could be small crabapples......We have tons of them where we hunt, I had no clue what they were and then found a tree on the Illinois State University quad, that has the tree labled as a crabapple tree.
From my experience the deer wont even touch them here.

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

I have 7 or 8 Crabapple trees, about60 wild Persimmon trees, over 80 Live Oak trees on 40 acres. In my yard I have6 mixed Citrus trees and they eat all they canfrom all the trees.

RE: Do deer like Cherries?
 

deer up here will eat just about anything.It seems to be that if there is a fence around it forget it--they'll attempt to eat it. esp my garden--lol---( srry this isnt any help)