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Kōrero: Deer and deer farming

Licensed to kill

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Licensed to kill

The first hunting licences were issued by the Nelson Acclimatisation Society in 1882 and cost £1. This 1918 licence shows a fee of £1 1s (one guinea) for up to six bucks or stags with no less than four ‘points’ (on the antlers) each.

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Introduction and impact of deer, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/15794/licensed-to-kill (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ken Drew, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.