Qld? No. Mid-Northern SA. A deer farm to the North had lost a number of red deer and they spread throughout the fallow deer country. Some of the landowners wanted the reds shot out.

Had a 6 point stag looking at me one day, but the guy (observer) with me couldn't make up my mind whether I could shoot it as a cull. When I moved to get my camera out it ran away. Owner told me, "Shoot them all!". Would have been some nice meat.

A few years later I encountered a 11 point red stag while hunting fallow deer as mentioned.

A bit later another hunter show a 13 pointer, and later a mate shot a 16 pointer. Bastards! Good year.

So it happens, good genetics, and these animals were probably all in the wild for a good 6 years plus.