Cardinia Deer Managment Coalition Inc.
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Who are Cardinia Deer Management Coalition Inc.?

We are made up of local citizens and allied groups who are concerned about the environmental and other impacts of feral deer in the Cardinia Creek catchment. Our members come from many local communities including Upper Beaconsfield, Emerald, Guys Hill, Harkaway, Berwick, Menzies Creek, Dewhurst, Officer and more. 
We are an open coalition, and we strongly encourage all of our members to share their opinions and attend our meetings. 
We are strongly committed to community safety, and an effective, targeted and humane approach to deer control.
We will work with other agencies and authorities in our area in order to achieve a more effective and coordinated response.
We will advocate with government for improvements in efficiencies and ethics of deer management.

Our Mission

“Connect community to protect Cardinia Creek catchment biodiversity through humane deer reduction.”

Our Vision
  • To reduce the deer population                             
  • Mitigate damage to local environment
  • Diminish risks to road users                          
  • Minimise deer waste and value add     
"We couldn’t be more impressed or supportive of the Cardinia Deer Management Coalition.

Deer have created pronounced tracks through the bush with clear damage to native trees, understorey and ground cover along with evidence of erosion along the waterways. Around the house they have been particularly destructive, damaging and stripping trees and requiring heavy guards around new trees. We came to expect any tree or shrub under a couple of metres high would get stripped bare and broken at some stage.
The Deer Management group responded to our query by first doing an on-site survey to ensure there were clear lines that would allow controlled shooting without the risk of shots travelling into neighbouring properties. They emphasised also the need to alert neighbours that there would be controlled shooting.

They then identified hunters that would be available in our area. We’ve been particularly impressed with the standard of training and marksmanship of the hunters. Safety and the humane shooting of the animal are always their first priorities. If there is any risk of a shot carrying or the animal not being killed by a single shot then they just don’t shoot."

DB, Upper Beaconsfield, Oct 2021
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  • ABOUT US
  • ABOUT DEER
  • BLOG
  • SCIENCE + SURVEYS
    • DEER SCAN APP
  • LAND OWNERS
  • HUNTERS
  • CONTACT / MEMBERSHIP
  • LINKS