Resources
The National Feral Deer Action Plan values our partnership with the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions and pestSMART for providing valuable feral deer management publications and resources for land managers to utilise, please visit their websites for further resources. Find resources and publications for:
General Feral Deer Resources
This Glovebox guide is a practical resource designed to assist Australian land managers to manage the impacts of feral deer.
Content created by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
This document outlines best practice guidelines for the effective and humane management of feral and wild deer in Australia.
Content created by Pestsmart
This document outlines best practice guidelines for the effective and humane management of feral and wild deer in Australia.
Content created by Pestsmart
Community Group & Landholder Resources
Engagement, Planning and Monitoring
A handbook for practitioners on community engagement for collective action
By Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, PennState College of Agricultural Sciences and University of New England
Use this Communications Toolkit as a guide. Developed by the Social Deck for the Tweed Shire Council, campaign partners and other key stakeholders to promote the Northern Rivers Feral Deer Alert campaign.
This field manual is designed to assist land managers in easily implementing assessments of deer impacts on vegetation.
This field manual includes detailed, step-by-step information to enable a wide range of people with varying expertise to undertake the survey.
The method is adapted from Ami Bennett’s method.
This scat plot survey data collection sheet can be used in conjunction with the field manual.
The method is adapted from Ami Bennett’s method.
This survey plot vegetation damage data collection sheet can be used in conjunction with the field manual and scat plot survey data collection sheet.
The method is adapted from Ami Bennett’s method.
A practical guide for landholders to monitor and report feral deer in the Northern Rivers Region (NSW/QLD)
Created by The Northern River is on Feral Deer Alert
Example Plans and Forms
Example of a neighbour notification for deer control – for groups
Template developed by Nillumbik Shire, VIC
Example of neighbour notification for deer control – for individual landholders
Template developed by Nillumbik Shire, VIC
This Property Access Agreement was designed to be used as an agreement between private landholders who had formed a community group and a chosen contract shooter.
Template developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia.
A resident survey helps assess feral deer impacts, their severity, and community opinions on management. It also identifies preferred actions and past efforts.
For best results, conduct multiple surveys over time to track changes.
Surveys can be shared via social media (e.g., community Facebook groups), Council and other organizations, or as printed copies at community events.
Management Agency & Local Council Resources
This document is to provide an overview of various studies and resources related to the economic and social costs of managing feral deer and pigs, as well as other invasive pest animals in Australia.
This report provides the findings from a review of a range of best practice feral deer control techniques, providing animal-welfare and cost-effective assessments
Report by Centre for Invasive Species Solutions