Deer Control Program (DEECA) documents
- Abundance of deer in Victoria: Regional and statewide estimates of deer density and their impact on vegetation (Cally and Ramsey, 2023) (PDF, 12.5 MB)
- Interactive Map: Abundance of Deer
- An economic analysis of the impacts of deer in Victoria (Walshe et al., 2023) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Guide to deer control in peri-urban areas (DELWP, 2021) (PDF, 378.5 KB)
- Guide to monitoring methods (DELWP, 2021) (PDF, 378.5 KB)
Guidelines for monitoring deer populations - Coming soon.
- Section 7a Declaration of certain wildlife as unprotected wildlife on private property – Wildlife Act 1975 (PDF, 183.0 KB)
- Wildlife control of deer on public land order no. 1/2022 – Wildlife Act 1975 (PDF, 456.7 KB)
- Taxonomic Review of Deer Species in Victoria (Rowe, K.C., 2022) (PDF, 286.4 KB)
External resources
Using exclusion fencing to manage feral deer impacts in Australia (Forsyth, 2023) (PDF, 5.3 MB)
Useful links
- Australian Deer Association - Deer management
- Deer Scan
- Game Management Authority - Deer
- National Feral Deer Action Plan
- Parks Victoria - Deer
- Parks Victoria partnership with Sporting Shooters Association of Australia
- Pest Smart - Feral deer
- Sporting Shooters Association of Australia - Farmer Assist Program
- Victorian Deer Control Community Network
- Victoria Police - Public place permits
Page last updated: 22/04/25