Fallow in Tassy

[John Gryphon]

The only species of deer in Tasmania and once again the dumb reporter has failed...red deer in the pic.

Farmers left frustrated by wild deer hunting restrictions call for change

The Tasmanian government asked the public what it thought about how wild fallow deer were being managed. It received hundreds of submissions calling for deer to be labelled a pest and for improved zoning and hunting permits.

www.abc.net.au

 

[VSS]

The only species of deer in Tasmania and once again the dumb reporter has failed...red deer in the pic.

Farmers left frustrated by wild deer hunting restrictions call for change

The Tasmanian government asked the public what it thought about how wild fallow deer were being managed. It received hundreds of submissions calling for deer to be labelled a pest and for improved zoning and hunting permits.

www.abc.net.au

The first pic that comes up when I click on your link is very definitely fallow.

(Edit: I see red further down the article).

 

[John Gryphon]

The first pic that comes up when I click on your link is very definitely fallow.

(Edit: I see red further down the article).

I`m so happy that you actually read the story Tim...err I do know the difference btw.

 

[wytonpjs]

Was about to say the same. Didn’t see that many fallow when I was in Tasmania 18 months ago - thought they were not that much of a problem unlike here in Sussex, Lincs, etc

 

[John Gryphon]

Didn’t see that many fallow when I was in Tasmania 18 months ago - thought they were not that much of a problem unlike here in Sussex, Lincs, etc

The 'old days' of huge numbers have gone but back in the 80`s well known Tasmanian properties like Connorville had suggested wild fallow herds of 30,000, Beaufront 25,000 to 30,000,Windfalls similar and many many more Sheep Stations. A mob of 600 Fallow could be seen in those days with plenty of lesser mobs in the 2-300`s. I remember seeing a mob of 300 going over a fence on Hanleth. They have had a hiding from choppers and meat harvesters I believe and numbers are nothing as they were and never will be of course. Now you get a buck tag, way back you could get a five buck tag,my old hunting mate Kelvin shot his five bucks on season opening morning on a deer jump.