How best to manage wild fallow deer in Tasmania can divide communities: DPIPWE

Caitlin Jarvis
Updated January 22 2017 - 2:08pm, first published 1:18pm
Deer are managed as a recreational game resource with hunters able to obtain permits for open season that runs from February to April for male deer. There are two open seasons for female and antler-less deer.
Deer are managed as a recreational game resource with hunters able to obtain permits for open season that runs from February to April for male deer. There are two open seasons for female and antler-less deer.

More than 500 crop protection permits to allow landholders to manage the impact of wild fallow deer on agricultural crops were issued by the state government last year.

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Caitlin Jarvis

Caitlin Jarvis

Senior Journalist

I have worked in the Tasmanian digital/print media for 11 years, spanning two newsrooms. I have developed a keen interest in agricultural, development and education news, as well as issues-based long-form journalism. Contact me at caitlin.jarvis@examiner.com.au

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