Frequently asked questions about deer management and hunting on Mayne Island, 2013 Q1: Can the fallow deer and the black tail deer interbreed? A1: No. Despite a similar appearance, fallow deer are more closely related to elk than they are to black tail deer, and the two species do not interbreed. Read more…
In the summer of 2013 the Conservancy and the Mayne Island Ratepayers Association entered into a consultative process with the aim of providing the Fish & Wildlife Branch of the Provincial Government a position paper that reflects the wishes of the community with respect to the handling of the of Read more…
September, 2013 – The question of re-establishing deer hunting on Mayne Island was brought to representatives of the Mayne Island Residents and Ratepayers Association and the Mayne Island Conservancy Society by the Provincial Fish and Wildlife Department who asked the Conservancy and MIRRA members to talk to the community members Read more…
August, 2013 – There are two species of deer on Mayne Island: native black tail deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and non- native fallow deer (Dama dama). These species look similar in many ways, they do not interbreed. The fallow deer originated from a farm on Mayne Island that operated in the 1980’s Read more…