International experts Brian Murphy (CEO Quality Deer Management Association, USA) and Neils Sondergaard (Denmark Hunters Association) will feature at a special Hunting and Deer Management Forum to be hosted by the NSW Game and Pest Management Advisory Board through revenue received from hunting licence fees.

Neils Sondergaard passing on gundog training tips at Tumbarumba 

Hunters, hunting clubs and organisations, government agencies and members of the local community are invited to attend to hear the experiences of hunters contributing to wild deer management in Australia, the USA and Europe.

Other contributors to the forum will be Professor Robert Mulley (Chair, NSW Game and Pest Management Advisory Board), Andrew Glover (Private land owner and advisory board member), Dr Andrew Moriarty (Director of the NSW DPI Game Licencing Unit) and Barry Howlett (Executive Officer of the Australian Deer Association).

The forum will be held at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach on Monday August 19, 2019 from 6pm to 9pm.

The Australian Deer Association is also conducting separate events with Brian Murphy in Tasmania and Neils Sondergaard in New South Wales during their respective visits.

Brian Murphy, CEO of the Quality Deer Management Association in the USA

Places for the deer forum are limited – RSVP by Thursday August 1, 2019 to gameandpest.advisoryboard@dpi.nsw.gov.au