As a matter of interest - a parcel of hinds found weaknesses in a hill fence and began to live on the field flats adjacent to the hill. Cattle were being fed in there, with the usual big round bales of unwrapped silage whuch were not put in cages.
In a couple of weeks the hinds began nibbling at the silage, and after several more weeks the rascals were even lying on top of the bale as it collapsed and spread out.
This all ended when the fences were re-newed, but I would have been interested to see what the venison tasted like. As Huckleberry Finn said to his friend - or words to that effect - "If you want to try something, first try it out on the dog".
tikka 3006 - I think that it's admirable that minds are bent towards furthering the well-being of wild animals, especially with the ever increasing pressures being brought to bear on habitat these days. The downside is that there ARE downsides which need to be considered, but then - it would be a bit sad if the downsides made us do nothing.