Thread: Deer repellant..Crock of crap

Originally Posted by systolic

The deer and possums are both introduced pests anyway aren't they?

Sounds like a win win for the native bush.

Well no.
New Zealand native bush is evolved to be browsed. Removal of those browsers by hunting to extinction severely altered the understory.
This void is well filled by deer in moderate numbers helping maintain a healthy forest balance.
Too many is bad of course and equally bad is none.

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