Feral deer in South Australia: demography, distribution, damage, and optimal culling

Corey J. A. Bradshaw; Seamus Doherty; Steven Bourne; Peter W.  Hamnett; Myall Tarran; Annelise Wiebkin; Jane McKenzie; Mike Stevens; Brad Page

Feral deer in South Australia: demography, distribution, damage, and optimal culling

Corey J. A. Bradshaw
, Seamus Doherty
, Steven Bourne
, Peter W. Hamnett
, Myall Tarran
, Annelise Wiebkin
, Jane McKenzie
, Mike Stevens
, Brad Page

College of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Demography, distribution, damage, and optimal culling methods for feral deer in South Australia. The report includes a description of the South Australian Deer Eradication program, details of the breeding cycle and recruitment rates of 8 species of feral deer found in Australia, allometric predictions of deer life-history traits, estimated population size of feral deer in South Australia, a stochastic projection model for fallow deer, a detailed discussion of the evidence for the impacts of feral deer (ecological, health, economic), a proportional culling model, and general discussion of optimal culling approaches.

Original language	English
Publisher	Government of South Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regions
Commissioning body	Government of South Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regions
Number of pages	44
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Keywords

deer
feral deer
invasive species
biological invasions
demography
population size
management
damage
impact
South Australia

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Bradshaw, C. J. A., Doherty, S., Bourne, S., Hamnett, P. W., Tarran, M., Wiebkin, A., McKenzie, J., Stevens, M., & Page, B. (2026). Feral deer in South Australia: demography, distribution, damage, and optimal culling. Government of South Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regions. https://pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/497832/Feral-deer-in-South-Australia.pdf

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