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A pheasant shoot

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A pheasant shoot

Keen to enjoy the hunting popular at home, the English introduced many game animals and birds. The pheasants pictured here were the spoils of a successful shoot in 1912.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, James McAllister Collection (PAColl-3054)

Reference: 1/1-009929-G

by James McAllister

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Terry Hearn, English – Transforming the landscape, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1956/a-pheasant-shoot (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Terry Hearn, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.