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Thread: Decades of 1080….before and after

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    Quote Originally Posted by Copelli View Post
    So from what you're saying the 1080 has been (very) effective against possums, but not against deer, goats and pigs. But isn't this what we hunters want? - i.e. poison drops NOT wiping out deer populations etc? So, has 1080 in fact been the the Bogey Man we all love to hate?

    I'm confused.
    Very area, season, density dependent as seen by the molesworth study seeing 90+% kill rate in deer and even pretty bloody high with deer repellant.

 

 

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