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Garda using DNA against deer poachers

19-07-2019 03:44PM

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.270 remington

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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/gardai-using-sophisticated-dna-analysis-in-war-against-poachers-shooting-and-selling-wild-deer-38327265.html

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#2 19-07-2019 03:49PM

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Good job by NPWS and Gardai. The Indo on the other hand has some work to do. What the hell is a "Red Sika Deer", it's Red, Sika or hybrid.

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#3 19-07-2019 06:40PM

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meathstevie wrote: »

Good job by NPWS and Gardai. The Indo on the other hand has some work to do. What the hell is a "Red Sika Deer", it's Red, Sika or hybrid.

Ah well, at least they were close. Wouldn't surprise me to read in that rag that we have reindeer and elk wandering around the Irish countryside.

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