Noosa News
Tasmania’s wild deer population is on the rise — with many calling for better population control

At the western edge of Connorville, one of Tasmania’s oldest and largest farms, the terrain rises sharply into the World Heritage area of the Great Western Tiers.
Key points:
- Tasmania’s wild deer population is estimated to increase by 5 per cent each year
- The Tasmanian government will release a draft report into the future management of wild deer later this year
- Farmers believe extending the recreational deer hunting season will help control the population
On the property’s plains near Cressy, in the state’s northern midlands, more than 20,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle graze.
But the livestock are now having to compete for space and food with an increasing number of wild fallow deer.
“We certainly have a deer problem here at Connorville, and at…
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