We have some good news. George who was one of the bucks released early on Thursday morning is now back at the Reserve. He was found by hunters in the Jamieson/Freeman Road area north of Sydenham. That's about 8 or10 miles north of the Reserve so he was moving.
Allan Park, our Head Deer keeper and Don Murphy, Founder and President of the Reserve were able to coax George near the trailer (lent to us by our neighbours, the Burleys), helped by local hunters who had reported him in the area. Thank you to all the good folks helping us!
George is our most social deer. He is sponsored by Marg and her granddaughter Kelly and he is the favourite buck of one of our youngest volunteers, Tashia, who was heartbroken when she heard he was missing. George is also the deer featured on our sign at the entrance to the Reserve.
That means that there are 8 deer inside the fence! We have spotted all the remaining deer at loose and telephone calls keep coming in. Please keep phoning.
From reports and verified sitings, we believe that EGee was last seen on McConnell Road. Moki on Florida Road. Ty on Thorpe Road. Gulliver and Dandy nearby the Reserve. If you see one of our deer, please call us. Try not to chase the deer, but if he starts to move in the "wrong" direction away from the Reserve, perhaps you can try to encourage them to go in the "right" direction. Easier said than done. When you call we will send someone to verify it is our deer and then hopefully the wheels will but put into motion a team prepared to tranquilize the deer. We now have the means to do this and hope to be able to do this starting Saturday, November 8.
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