Illegal deer hunting has residents of north-east Victorian community fearing for their safety

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/ByErin Somerville

PostedTue 26 Jun 2018 at 12:52amTuesday 26 Jun 2018 at 12:52am

Residents and authorities sit in a row of chairs at a forum.
Residents and authorities meet in Whitfield to discuss illegal deer hunting activity in the region.(ABC Rural: Erin Somerville)

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Residents in a rural north-east Victorian community say a tragedy will happen if illegal deer hunting continues in the area.

About 100 residents from the King Valley area attended a public forum at Whitfield on Monday night, as concerns rise over the number of illegal hunters in their community.

King Valley residents have told authorities that illegal hunters — many who travel to the region from across the state — were flouting hunting laws nightly, and were putting livestock and human lives at risk, while leaving behind a trail of bloody, headless carcasses near roads and homes.

It is an offence to hunt deer at night, hunt…

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