"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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