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 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 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 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 Read more…