[INSERT PROPERTY/AREA LOCATION NAME]
Ecological Deer Management Plan
[date plan prepared]
[name of author or group]
Contents
1.
Overview
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2.
Outcomes
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3.
Duration of the management plan
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4.
Contact information
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5.
Property information and area location
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6.
Wild deer management issues
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7.
Control methods
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8.
Final comments
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9.
Map of property of area location
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10.
Other relevant images
More information
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1. Overview
(a brief overview of why this program is being developed)
2. Outcomes
(summarise your expected outcomes from this plan and how you will monitor the results)
The intent of this wild deer management plan is:
(tick the most appropriate answer)
Management of the impacts of game animals in the area
Implementation of a Game Management Program
Eradication of game animals in the area
3. Duration of the management plan
(a brief overview of the estimated time expected to achieve the plan outcomes, with reasons)
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4. Contact information
(for the person developing or managing this plan)
Name
Postal address
Mobile
Home/work phone
Fax
Email address
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information. You must list at least one phone number, either mobile or landline, in case of emergency.
5. Property information and area location
(for the person developing or managing this plan)
Address(es)
Lot & DP number(s)
Total size (ha)
Tenure status
(freehold, lease etc)
Name of landowner(s)
Name of land manager(s)
Owner or manager contact details
(if different to those above)
Other relevant information about
the property or owner/manager?
Description of property/area and
land use
(an overview of the property or land area
covered by the plan and what it’s used for)
Terrain/vegetation
(an overview of the landscape of the
property or land area)
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6. Wild deer management issues
(multiple properties and impacts should be summarised using the table on page X)
History of wild deer population
at this location
(information on known origins of
wild deer at this location)
Wild deer species and abundance
Species
Estimated number
Species
Estimated number
Species
Estimated number
How did you estimate their abundance?
(ie spotlighting, daytime observation, hunter reports)
Habits of wild deer at this location
(information on the habits, travel routes, nesting or bedding
areas etc)
Impacts of wild deer at this location
(in what ways are you affected by the local population?)
7. Control methods
Overview of current methods
Proposed control methods
Alternative control methods
(have or could any of these alternative methods be used to control deer at this location?)
Exclusion fencing/ deterrents Details
Recreational hunters
Details
Commercial hunters
Details
Professional hunters
Details
Other
Details
Monitoring
(how will you measure the
effectiveness of proposed
control methods?)
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Summary of known impacts
Number
Owner/manager
Property address/
area location
Contact phone
Lot & DP
numbers
Size (ha)
Impacts of wild deer at this
location (see key below)
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Ratings for wild deer impacts
E = environmental damage
W = competing with stock for water
V = vehicle collisions
C = eating crops
F = fouling of waterways
H = attracting illegal hunting
S = competing with stock for food
D = damaging fencing
O = other (please specify)
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Estimate of
annual financial
impact ($)
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Wild deer management plan approvals
Name of author
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
Name of property
owner/manager
Signature
Date
8. Final comments
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9. Map of property of area location
10.Other relevant images
(if any)
More information
For more information on wild deer management plans or hunting wild deer in NSW, visit
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting or contact the DPI Game Licensing Unit on 02 6363 7650 or
[email protected].
© State of New South Wales through the Department of Industry, 2017. You may copy, distribute and otherwise freely deal with this
publication for any purpose, provided that you attribute the NSW Department of Primary Industries as the owner.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (May 2017).
However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up
to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of the Department of Primary Industries or the user’s
independent adviser.
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Protection Act 1998. It is being collected by the NSW Department of Industry and will be used for purposes related to your
application under the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 and Regulation 2012. Provision of this information is voluntary and
where relevant information is not provided, this may lead to your application being refused, delayed or not further considered. You
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