NATSOP-DEER003 National Standard Operating Procedure: Trapping of feral and wild deer

Endorsed by the Environment and Invasives Committee 31 January 2023

Capture and euthanasia of feral deer may be used for management purposes. Clover or box traps are used to capture individual deer, and larger paddock, corral or ‘enclosure’ traps are used for groups of deer.

This 2023 standard operating procedure should be read in conjunction with the overarching Code of Practice for the Effective and Humane Management of Feral and Wild Deer, to ensure that the most appropriate pest control techniques are selected and deployed in combination with other techniques, to achieve rapid and sustained reduction of pest animal populations and impacts.

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How to reference this page:

Terrestrial Vertebrate Working Group, 2023. NATSOP-DEER003 National Standard Operating Procedure: Trapping of feral and wild deer. Standard Operating Procedure. PestSmart website. https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/trapping-of-feral-and-wild-deer accessed 29-03-2024