Stuff that: Victoria looking to taxidermy in hope of cutting deer numbers

Measures are being proposed to reduce feral populations and red tape affecting deer hunters

Victoria is considering a novel way to control its increasing feral deer population – removing the need for a taxidermy licence in the hope that more deer end up as trophies on the walls of hunters’ homes.

Deer are protected under Victorian wildlife laws along with other introduced species like pheasants and European quails and partridges, meaning they cannot be hunted without a licence.

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