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Kōrero: Deer and deer farming

Tagging deer

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Tagging deer

Licensed deer stalkers had to tie a tag on any deer that they shot. A licence to sell venison cost £5 – clearly with the intention of discouraging hunters from selling their catch.

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Fish and Game New Zealand

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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/object/15795/tagging-deer (accessed 4 June 2026).

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