Stuff that: Victoria looks to axe taxidermy licence fee as deer numbers rise

Removal of annual $588 fee among measures proposed to cut red tape affecting deer hunters

Victoria has proposed deregulating the taxidermied deer industry as part of a draft management strategy to control the increasing feral deer population.

Deer are protected under Victorian wildlife laws along with other introduced species like pheasants and European quails and partridges, meaning they cannot be hunted without a licence.