Its economic value and preference for areas which are below 300 meters above sea level combine to make the Formosan sika an easy and tempting mark for hunters.
梅花鹿引人注目的外型、多重的經濟效益，已構成充分的「危險」要件，加上它又生長在三百公尺以下的平地，更容易被捕殺。