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Trophy red stags

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Trophy red stags

New Zealand is internationally known for its high-quality trophies from red-deer stags, and the safari industry is second only to that in South Africa. Hunters can shoot magnificent stags such as these from Black Forest Park Trophy Stags.

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Trophy hunting, deerskin and other products, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16090/trophy-red-stags (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ken Drew, published 1 March 2009.