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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 63217" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody.</p><p></p><p>Winter is still definitely in control here. The down doona is definitely on the bed tonight.</p><p></p><p>The news tonight - our government has announced plans to shoot 700 deer, starting way to the south of us I think they said. They are talking about eventually eradicating the deer entirely, as they are feral and doing a great deal of harm. The ironic thing - although we've been complaining about the problems for years (and not been believed for a long time) it will be our area that will get help last of all. And a big part of the problem is neighbours who entice the beasts into the village by feeding them! Only a couple, in the whole village, but it's enough. You can always tell who they are - you see large herds congregate there every night, and most nights you can see the food that's been deliberately dropped there - bread, fruit and vegetable scraps - the sort of thing you wouldn't normally find on someone's nature strip.</p><p></p><p>After the fires in 1994, the deer numbers were down far enough for them to be able to be wiped out. I believe numbers were below 50. Everything had been burned off to ground level and without supplementary feeding, the herd would have died out. They could have been either rounded up and removed, or shot, so easily, with no forest to hide in. But a few people protested and got their way. Now there are many thousands, so many they are migrating into the suburbs and upsetting many more people.</p><p></p><p>A TV gardening show was advertising tonight, "Plant now, for the prettiest spring flowers in your street!"</p><p></p><p>Not our street, mate. And the lovely smell of spring flowers - we have so many herds going through that in some places, all you can smell is manure. The grass won't grow. </p><p></p><p>I used to love the sight of the deer in the evening, wandering through the streets. I know better, now.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Friday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 63217, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. Winter is still definitely in control here. The down doona is definitely on the bed tonight. The news tonight - our government has announced plans to shoot 700 deer, starting way to the south of us I think they said. They are talking about eventually eradicating the deer entirely, as they are feral and doing a great deal of harm. The ironic thing - although we've been complaining about the problems for years (and not been believed for a long time) it will be our area that will get help last of all. And a big part of the problem is neighbours who entice the beasts into the village by feeding them! Only a couple, in the whole village, but it's enough. You can always tell who they are - you see large herds congregate there every night, and most nights you can see the food that's been deliberately dropped there - bread, fruit and vegetable scraps - the sort of thing you wouldn't normally find on someone's nature strip. After the fires in 1994, the deer numbers were down far enough for them to be able to be wiped out. I believe numbers were below 50. Everything had been burned off to ground level and without supplementary feeding, the herd would have died out. They could have been either rounded up and removed, or shot, so easily, with no forest to hide in. But a few people protested and got their way. Now there are many thousands, so many they are migrating into the suburbs and upsetting many more people. A TV gardening show was advertising tonight, "Plant now, for the prettiest spring flowers in your street!" Not our street, mate. And the lovely smell of spring flowers - we have so many herds going through that in some places, all you can smell is manure. The grass won't grow. I used to love the sight of the deer in the evening, wandering through the streets. I know better, now. Enjoy your Friday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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