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If anyone wants to go deer hunting with different scenery, come to south-eastern Australia. They’re an imported pest and in plague proportions, so, please, com
by rgmerk 3y ago
If anyone wants to go deer hunting with different scenery, come to south-eastern Australia.
They’re an imported pest and in plague proportions, so, please, come kill them by the dozen and do our environment a favour.
- nzgrover 3y agoAlso, New Zealand. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hunting/what-to-hunt/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hu...
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- ed25519FUUU 3y agoDo you need a tag and permit to hunt them?
- barrydahlberg 3y agoFirearms license yes, though transferable from overseas. Permit yes, but just apply online in a few mins. No tags required. Edit: Oops that was for NZ, not Aus.
- CobaltFire 3y agoI don't recall exactly what I needed when I did a hunt in Australia in 2013, but it wasn't particularly difficult to get the paperwork done. I do think there was a firearms permit and a tag involved.
- mvdtnz 3y agoPlease, please come to my region of New Zealand and murder as many deer as you want. They are devastating out native flora (and my gardens). Absolute pest, I rue the day they were introduced here.
- bagels 3y agoI saw a few on the south island. My farmer host told us about how they were imported long ago for sport hunting, of course, without any concerns for the consequence.
- pacomerh 3y agoIf they're such a big problem why isn't the government doing anything?,
- bacon_waffle 3y agoBroadly speaking, they are, but Department of Conservation isn't well funded and has bigger pest issues than deer. https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/predator-free-2050/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/predator-fr...
- mvdtnz 3y agoThe government does a lot of work to control deer but it's expensive and difficult work. They are an incredibly successful species in our environment due to our mild winters and a lot of native flora are excellent food stock for them. They have no natural predators here, and not really any introduced predators. You can read more about what New Zealand's Department of Conservation is doing to control deer here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/deer/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pest...
- mensetmanusman 3y agoMaybe an opportunity for a drone company...
- bacon_waffle 3y agoIf you're anywhere near Dunedin, drop me a line ;)
- gumby 3y agoand rabbits and foxes
- bolangi 3y agoPlease come to Hawaii, to the tropical paradise of Maui, and hunt deer, please!! They're an uncontrolled plague here with no predators at all.
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- pfdietz 3y agoSo, what you're saying is we need to breed and introduce giant deer-eating cane toads.
- CobaltFire 3y agoGuam as well.
- kfichter 3y agoOk if I were genuinely interested in doing this, where would I find more information?
- rgmerk 3y agoNot a hunter myself, so I’m not sure, but there appear to be companies offering deer hunting tours in my neck of the woods. Google “deer hunting Victoria Australia” should turn up some links. The forests of north-eastern Victoria are a beautiful part of the world and the deer are a serious environmental menace. Be aware that our gun laws are quite strict so you’ll have to check that you’ll be allowed to bring your preferred gun with you, and what permits you need.
- Reubachi 3y agoThey are a plague in hunter heavy new hampshire. Please don't poach our poachers :)