Land Holder Information - The Deer people can help!

The Australian Deer Association collaborates with landowners to help them manage wild deer on private land. Our services range from introducing skilled and accredited hunters to general deer fencing, deterrents, and control advice.

For decades, the Australian Deer Association has worked with government agencies and private landholders to deliver tailored programs to suit their needs.

Our members and accredited volunteers are covered by public liability insurance. They can work with you to develop an understanding of your goals and how we may be able to contribute to them while utilising venison as a sustainable resource.

Many commercial or government-run programs result in all deer shot being left to rot. This is an incredible waste of a sustainable resource in a modern society that places an increasing value of the sustainability of the modern food chain.

If you are a property owner and want to know more about how we may be able to assist you in managing wild deer on your property, please get in contact via info@austdeer.asn.au

Aldo Leopold: Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Research

Over the past half-century, the Australian Deer Association has been instrumental in much of the research into wild deer in Australia. Wild deer in Australia are largely misunderstood, and minimal research has been conducted to understand their role in a modern, anthropogenically altered landscape. We will continue to conduct such research and champion for others to do so in order to continue to develop and improve our understanding and management of Australian Deer.

In 2024, the Australian Deer Association, alongside the University of Southern Queensland, published a study titled The Ecological Separation of Deer and Domestic, Feral and Native Mammals in Tropical Northern Australia.

In 1983, the Australian Deer Association published a landmark report into sambar deer management and ecology - Sambar in Victoria - The Forest Deer Project 1982 - Max Downes

The Tasmanian Fallow Deer Project in the 1990's established a landmark co-operative wild deer management system. Brian Murphy's final report for the Tasmanian Deer Advisory Committee was published in 2001. Tasmanian Deer Advisory Committee Inc. Fallow Deer Project (1993-1997) Final Report

In 1957 (twelve years before the eventual formation of the ADA), our founder Arthur Bentley had a paper published in the prestigious Journal of Wildlife Management - a rare enough feat for a 'citizen scientist' today, let alone sixty-five years ago - A brief account of the deer in Australia

ADA honoured member Matt Draisma presented a paper to the NZDA International Wildlife Forum - Wellington, New Zealand - July 1978 - Some aspects of the biology of wild sambar in Victoria, Australia.