Deer Browse 3 – Scotch broom

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By J. Millen

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Yes, our deer browse on Scotch broom. Not nearly as much as we would like, perhaps, but still quite evident in favourable browse areas such as The Settlement Lands.

Our Blacktail deer prefer Douglas fir, seen here in the foreground, but still browse the Scotch broom behind.
On the other hand here is broom browsed in the foreground and an unscathed Western White pine beyond.
Broom tips showing their clipped ends.