
The number of farmed deer climbed rapidly from near zero in 1979 to about 1.15 million in 1991. It then plateaued, before increasing sharply between 1996 and 1999. Deer numbers peaked in 2004 before beginning to decline.
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Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1979–2005.
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