Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Peeaye

Why would any "Hunter" shoot 72 deer in a year? That's one every 5 days...... that's a hell of a lot of walking, butchering, carrying, unless........

‘Unless’ what? 72 deer in a year isn’t particularly hard to achieve but 100% meat recovery, apart from shot damage, does take a lot of effort. Foodbank and other people who receive free meat appreciate it. Around here there’s no shortage of animals and the potential to shoot hundreds is there, which is what I will possibly be doing over the next few months. Game processor isn’t processing large numbers and farmers want animals gone. Shooting to waste isn’t ideal but that’s the reality sometimes. There’s areas around here where animals are lighter than normal, probably because of overpopulation. Short story is they’re a ‘pest’ in some areas and need sorting out.