pete1 wrote:Ok bit out of the ordinary, but I'm thinking of breeding a couple of deer for meet.
And while I'd prefer to hunt them in the state forest, if i can breed them i can have a sustainable flow of Venison into the freezer.
Heres the catch i have a property i can't shoot on as bloke won't let me cause of how close his neighbours are (which is sensible), but deer come from the national park and eat his roses. He said if i can catch them i can take them.
As deer are a game species is it legal or is there a stupid law preventing this.
juststarting wrote:I've heard of (and know) people keeping Sambar as pets. However, it's a a pet, not food. And they got them very young. Not sure how you'd go with an older animal. Potentially it could be in a lot of emotional distress to breed or even survive.
bladeracer wrote:I don't think deer are classed as pests or feral so I would think you can trap them and release them.
p3seven wrote:When l was in Gipsland last (1915) there was a couple of newspaper articles about a farm kid who raised an orphan Sambar. He was served a destruction notice by the DPI. Reason was, deer are pest animals and cannot be kept as pets
Daddybang wrote:p3seven wrote:When l was in Gipsland last (1915) there was a couple of newspaper articles about a farm kid who raised an orphan Sambar. He was served a destruction notice by the DPI. Reason was, deer are pest animals and cannot be kept as pets
Just wanted to say for a 103+ year old ya looking good P3seven!!!