Thread: Stewart Island deer pose threat to critically endangered southern dotterel

Originally Posted by tetawa

Please tell me that the DOC man has one hand down the front of his trousers when he states " the deer eat Dotterel chicks"

No, it is a strange but true fact that deer will eat chicks to get the nutrients they need for antler growth.

Originally Posted by Rushy

No, it is a strange but true fact that deer will eat chicks to get the nutrients they need for antler growth.

Gee, after 60 years of hunting it's the first time I've heard that.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Gee, after 60 years of hunting it's the first time I've heard that.

I saw it on some documentary a few years ago.

Originally Posted by Rushy

No, it is a strange but true fact that deer will eat chicks to get the nutrients they need for antler growth.

For fucks sake don't tell the Koreans, they will bypass the velvet and go for the dotterels

Originally Posted by Rushy

No, it is a strange but true fact that deer will eat chicks to get the nutrients they need for antler growth.

Instead of the green rain DoC could do a flyover and dump a load of day old chicks...yellow rain

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

Instead of the green rain DoC could do a flyover and dump a load of day old chicks...yellow rain

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