Along with tens of thousands of feral chickens and boars, Hawaii is now waging war against another invasive species: axis deer. Honolulu Civil Beat reported that there are almost 50,000 of these deer roaming between Ulupalakua and Paia on Maui, according to a recent study from KIA Hawaii, a local ungulate management company. An existential […]
Tag: Deer
Damien Cooley, the auctioneer hunter, proudly posted his trophy kill on Instagram
A five-time winning auctioneer on The Block has responded to his critics after he killed a deer and posted a celebratory photo of the hunt on Instagram on Tuesday. Damien Cooley told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday that anti-hunting activists are entitled to their opinion, but he is nevertheless ‘genuinely proud’ of his kill. Animal […]
Lifetime hunting ban imposed for nighttime poaching of deer
That would be awful. There will be no more hunting… It’s difficult to imagine. But, as far as I can tell, a punishment like this, robbing such holy privileges, must be well-deserved. According to Fox News, Michigan game officials have imposed this penalty. I’m curious as to what he did… Poaching, to be precise. If we […]
Almost 450 deer and wild boar were slaughtered in a single day in Spain, provoking environmentalists to condemn the ‘orgy of blood and death.’
The massacre occurred during a commercial hunt in the Los Posteruelos private estate in Villaviciosa de Córdoba, near the Andalusian hills. The 447 animals were confined by fencing, unable to flee the 70 hunters that took part in the hunt. Each participant was charged €1,000 for the shoot, which is permitted in Spain. However, animal […]
Man jumps into icy water to save deer with bucket stuck on its head
When not disposed of properly, seemingly harmless trash can pose a danger to unsuspecting animals. We see it time and time again, animals getting their head stuck in pretzel containers, milk cans, tin cans, plastic jugs, plastic containers, glass jars, and more. Some animals are left with their heads stuck for days, weeks, or until […]
The hunter becomes the hunted! Stampeding stag gouges Polish hunter’s eye with its antlers as it bursts out of bushes
A stampeding stag turned the tables on a Polish hunter when it burst from the undergrowth and gouged his eye with its antlers. Gun-wielding Leszek Kaminiski had been on a group hunt in forests near Chelm, southeast Poland, when he came across the terrified animal hiding in some bushes. Video shows him walking towards the […]
More than 150,000 deer set to be culled over next five years
More than 150,000 deer are to be professionally culled across Scotland over the next five years. Forestry and Land Scotland, the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing national forests and land, has released a five-year deer management tender that it says underlines its commitment to improving and enhancing its sustainable management of Scotland’s beautiful scenery. […]
Elk with car tyre stuck around its neck for two years is free at last
Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that wandered the hills with a car tyre around his neck for at least two years has at last been freed. The four-and-a-half-year-old, 270kg (600lb) bull elk was spotted near Pine Junction, south-west of Denver, on Saturday evening and tranquillised, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It […]