And at the cost of $1.8 million per year makes it even worse.

Recreational hunting is an important source of revenue for Tasmania.

Hunters pay for hunting licences, firearms licence, ammunition and much more which all goes back into the state.

As of October 31, 2020 there were 5888 recreational deer licences sold.

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At an average of $74 per licence, that is near $500,000 in revenue paid to the government in just deer hunting licenses.

If you cull the deer, hunters are going to be less likely to purchase a recreational deer licence.

This will mean a loss in revenue.

There are more practical ways to manage the supposed ever increasing deer population.

Increase the hunters tag limit to two stags?

Remove stag limits all together?

Farmers have the ability to apply for crop protection permits.

This allows the taking of deer at night by spot light and also in some instances spike deer (first years).

As Tasmania already has the hunters willing to help the farmers, and the government, the spending of $1.8 billion per year on this silly plan is indeed ludicrous.

OPEN it up for a longer period for hunters to be able to hunt them and I'm sure this would help dramatically.

IF excessive numbers are a problem, it can easily be solved by allowing people to hunt them freely without license fees and limits.

The whole problem has been corrupted by narrow interests of individuals/groups.

Money has been a major driver as has the anti gun/hunting ideologies.

This has led to the problem that now exists.

NOW is the time to be alarmed. What plans does the Australian government have to strengthen their climate policy, given the recent dire findings of the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) report.

The United Nations fully supports the IPCC findings in this report, further stating:

"This assessment of the latest science is a severe warning regarding the well-being of human society and all life on Earth. It is testimony to the fact that efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the past decades have been wholly insufficient."

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I am justifiably frightened, alongside many friends, family and colleagues, that our government inaction is making the situation far worse for everybody.

Now is the time for climate action.

DISCUSSIONS are being held state-wide about the future direction of the Tasmanian State League.

The only conclusion from these discussions is that the TSL is a failure and is not a truly statewide league, not having any teams from the North-West coast.

Bring back regional footy and then have a North v South game after the season.

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Back in the days before AFL Tasmania ruined football in the state, the regional comps were very strong and attracted big crowds to every game, not like TSL games now that are lucky to attract a couple of hundred.

Bite the bullet, can the TSL, revive regional footy and watch the fans flock back to the game.

Even with the possibility of a Tassie AFL team, regional footy would still be well supported.

A government elected by the people for the people should have as its first priority the health and welfare of those people.

With over 11,000 people on the hospital waiting list and the ever growing number of people waiting for affordable housing and more becoming homeless it is a reflection of this government's failure and negligence in their duty of care.

TWO weeks ago, I drove from Upper Esk to Mathinna. Virtually no reflectors on the roadsides make it impossible to judge the road width. No white line in the centre.

Three times in pitch dark I nearly went off the road. I rang Break O'Day Council and was told it would be "looked into".

Someone might have to die before this dangerous road is fixed.

I WAS bemused by Paul Murphy's letter (The Examiner, August 9), bemoaning his lack of free access to Sky News and the country's best journalists and presenters.

While working out how to regain access to Sky, Paul might want to view Media Watch and see the constant lies, fabrication, exaggeration and simple right-wing bias of these best journalists.

I can't understand how anyone can watch, read and believe anything from the media that has Murdoch involvement, a man known to sacrifice honesty and integrity for money and power.