Australian Deer Association
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The Australian Deer Association is a national hunting and deer conservation organisation. It was set up in 1969 to promote wild deer
herds and recreational deer hunting
. The ADA promotes scientific research into deer, retention of habitat, and lobbies on legislation regarding deer and recreational hunting.
The ADA is an Approved Hunting Organisation, membership of which would be considered a valid reason for a firearms license in Australia.
The association is involved in hunter education, including firearm safety and R Class licenses for the New South Wales Game Council.
Since 1972, the ADA has run the Australian Antlered Trophy Register, using the Douglas Scoring System to measure and score the antler
s of deer trophies. Scoring had up till then been a localised approach, and the implementation of the scheme allowed a national approach. The scores were first published by the association in 1976.
The ADA publishes a magazine with 6 editions per year.
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
herds and recreational deer hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
. The ADA promotes scientific research into deer, retention of habitat, and lobbies on legislation regarding deer and recreational hunting.
The ADA is an Approved Hunting Organisation, membership of which would be considered a valid reason for a firearms license in Australia.
The association is involved in hunter education, including firearm safety and R Class licenses for the New South Wales Game Council.
Since 1972, the ADA has run the Australian Antlered Trophy Register, using the Douglas Scoring System to measure and score the antler
Antler
Antlers are the usually large, branching bony appendages on the heads of most deer species.-Etymology:Antler originally meant the lowest tine, the "brow tine"...
s of deer trophies. Scoring had up till then been a localised approach, and the implementation of the scheme allowed a national approach. The scores were first published by the association in 1976.
The ADA publishes a magazine with 6 editions per year.
Further reading
- Parks Victoria. MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN DEER ASSOCIATION (VIC) AND PARKS VICTORIA 1 JULY 2004
- GROUND SHOOTING OF FERAL DEER. NSW Department of Primary Industries. 01 Oct. 2004