Aerial shooting takes chunk out of feral deer population but more needed

Feral deer are becoming an increasing problem across the Hunter. Picture file

HUNTER landholders are urged to step up their diligence in the ongoing battle to control feral deer populations across the region.

Last month the NSW Government's Hunter Local Land Services worked in collaboration with Upper Hunter Shire Council to destroy 2500 deer in an aerial shooting program near the New England Highway at Murrurundi and Wingen.