Thread: Deer on the Side of the Road

Originally Posted by Ham 7mm

Would have to disagree, the alpine deer did it the toughest last year after one of the worst droughts the region has had for a while so where in poor condition right through winter, an well into spring etc, generally speaking for the eastern kawekas there is actually less deer in the alpine regions than there has been for some time with the bulk of the animal numbers in the scrub/fringe areas of the park(generally in good condition too as they have access to quality pasture feed) Theres just a bit of media attention currently to high sika deer numbers an in some areas it applies, but unfortunately some hunters use it as a poor excuse to shoot whatever in areas that numbers are certainly not exploding. Thats my observations from hunting the area regularly anyway

I interpreted @Tahr post to mean exactly what you have said?


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Originally Posted by MSL

I interpreted @Tahr post to mean exactly what you have said?

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Not sure, maybe I miss understood his post re the miss management etc, in which case I apologize an I geuss we agree afterall