Oh Dear, What to do About the Blue Mountain Deer.

In 1988 during Hurricane Gilbert it was report that some white-tailed deer escaped and ran off into the Blue Mountains. Since then the deer population has increased and it is reported that some farmers are complaining that they are eating their crops.

"The deer population explosion, as some people are describing it started when a number of the animals escaped from the Somerset Falls property in Portland during the devastation caused by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. These animals fled to the wild forests of the surrounding Blue Mountains, and now there are reportedly hundreds of them roaming the region."

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶. (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆)

Personally, I do not believe the Deer are impacting the farming community that much but I think some high-ranking Jamaicans are creating a story because he or she wants to turn the tide of public opinion, so they could accomplish something personal and selfish. Safari Tours anyone?

In any case I find Goats to be more invasive animals than the deer. One goat can get into your garden or on your farm and consume with glee. The only difference is, with the goats, at the end of the day, one could add some curry and my favorite white rice and consume the goat with glee while the deer is free to go off into the sunset with belly full and breed some more. I remember some Goats came into my yard and got into my Callaloo and Vegetable garden, by the time I got home nothing no left, they eat everything. They roam the streets, go where they want and eat whatever they want.

We are now reading some report of American Hunters asking the Jamaican Government permission to come to Jamaica and render the Jamaican Blue Mountain Deer population extinct. I feel it is only a matter of time before they are given permission by our Grease Palm Government to come and lick shot with glee. I only fear they will start hunting the black population as well, because I think these redneck Billy Bobs and Bubbas would shoot their own shadows because it is black and following them. I will not be shocked if our Grease Palm Government give them permission to not only hunt deer but goats and Jamaicans.

I read on TripAdvisor once an American asking if they could hunt goats in Jamaica and everyone responded, what is the fun in that. The goats are tame, not afraid of anybody and come up close to eat what you have at times out of your hand.

Loin of venison in a sloe gin and blackberry glaze

I cannot help but to wonder what the problem is. ONLY in Jamaica, do we look upon a quality source of 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 that taste good and treat them as Vermin.

Where we should be farming deer for protein and profit, we are talking about eliminating them. This is a business opportunity, round them up and make sure they have enough space to roam and graze and then sell/export fresh quality organic venison meat. 𝘼 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙮?

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