Still there roaming free but there is only a limited hunting season. Remember once fishing until dark.. was sitting in car having a coffee, minding my own business when I looked out and saw a Stag staring in at me... not sure who got the biggest fright!! Have also had to slam on brakes when one decides to jump out to cross a road, 2 people killed recently when they swerved to avoid one and hit tree. Plus, with so many lakes there were Duck etc too. Pigeon, Pheasants etc in woods, food everywhere!! Over the generations people lost hunting skills, then famine hit.... same with medicines, people used local plants for cures, couldn't write so much has been lost! Was out near Blacklion last week, beautiful day so drove into woods up to mountain top, went strolling in wood only to come around a corner to find a wild Billy goat standing there scratching the ground the way bulls do, had to stop and walk backwards as he was definitely going to charge if I got nearer, thankfully he just stood his ground happy with me backing off... then I spotted the female which as far as I could make out, was giving birth. Thankfully, I knew not to turn and run... Vi probably knows the road from Dowra to Glangevlin, that is wild country!! Dave On 29/04/2015 14:53, Dee Byster-Graham wrote: > It's amazing that wild deer are still found in the area, are they left to > roam free or do people hunt them in the season? > > It adds up to an almost Baronial way of living, doesn't it; my initial > imagined ideas of their life is nowhere near the reality of the situation as > it was. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com