10/06/2025
Fruit trees like this pear are great early season hunting locations. Note how there isn’t a pear on the ground under this tree and it looks like a bunch of hogs have rooted down the weeds and vegetation.
In my opinion deer like pears at least as much as apples but from a management standpoint I prefer apples for multiple reasons. Pears are early bloomers so they sometimes get hit with a late spring frost which can cost you a crop. They are very susceptible to fire blight and they typically are early to drop fruit. I always suggest a few pear trees but don’t go heavy on the pears.
On the other hand, the special apple varieties from are later blooming, very disease resistant and drop fruit over a longer window which extends through the rut and into late season depending on the specific variety.
