Latest News:ADA Northern Territory Branch established Due to demand from local hunters, the ADA has assisted in the establishment of a branch in the Northern Territory. This makes the ADA a truly national organisation and allows NT hunters who are interested in deer the opportunity to tap into the knowledge and expertise of an organisation committed to the improvement of the status of wild deer in Australia. If you would like to join the ADA and belong to the NT Branch, either contact the National Membership Officer on 03 9870 1175 or email George Hennessy (NT Secretary) here. Australian Hunting Survey The University of Queensland, with the assistance of the NSW Game Council, has been working with Australia’s leading hunting organisations to develop the first ever Australia wide hunter survey. Currently in the USA 10.7 million hunters participate in big game hunting and generate 75% of all income spent on conservation in the USA. In Canada there are 1.2 million hunters whilst in Europe 7.3 million hunters are to be found in 34 different countries. In fact most OECD countries can put an accurate figure on the number of hunters in their country and how much time and money they spend on their recreational activity. Not so in Australia. The ADA encourages all members and all hunters to participate in the survey. To start the survey (about 10 minutes) click here. Coming Soon
New on-line membership system allowing new members to join up and existing members to update their details, renew their membership. There will be a link from this site. New Branch formed in Western Australia Due to the dedication of a few local deer hunters, a sub branch has been formed in Perth. For details of meetings and activities, please call president Rick Mazza 0427 168 178 or secretary Joe Eastermann 0428 357 263. New Branch formed in the Logan and Albert Region of Queensland With membership expanding in the Gold Coast a new Logan and Albert branch has been formed. Click here for details of the Logan and Albert Branch. New Branch in classic sambar country It seems too logical that the newest Victorian branch of the ADA should be located in the heart of sambar country. Click here for details of the Upper Goulburn Branch. Buy your ADRF books & DVDs on-line Click here to visit the ADRF bookshop The Australian Deer Association
was formed specifically to better the deer's status and to ensure its perpetuity as a free roaming game animal. We believe that this Association represents the widest possible range of deer interest. Its members comprise the most experienced deerhunters and deer managers in Australia. It welcomes the expression of opinions by any person or group with a genuine interest in deer. It is not sufficient to have preconceived ideas on management, for in these critical and formative years, problems which are peculiar to the Australian scene must be solved by the application of experience. Scientific study, the basis of all sound deer management is dependent upon skills and finance which are not immediately available. This fundamental problem will be solved, but in the meantime this Association is carrying out work of the utmost importance. Since its formation in 1969 the A.D.A. (to use the accepted abbreviation) has sought to include in its membership all aspects of deer interest, stalkers, houndmen, bowhunters, wildlife photographers, management enthusiasts, deer breeders, in fact anyone with a realistic involvement. All these people have one common interest - the deer. This is the paramount factor and acknowledging this enables us to overcome widely diverse views, and work towards the ultimate objective - the deer established in its rightful place as the game animal of Australia, accepted and managed as such at government level, thus ensuring its place among Australia's wildlife. This objective cannot be achieved unless we work together. So if you have the all-important interest in our deer and are wondering what you can do to improve the situation, and at the same time widen your own appreciation of the matters involved, you cannot do better than join the Australian Deer Association. Download a Membership Application Form (pdf) | 