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Kōrero: Deer and deer farming

Fallow deer stags

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Fallow deer stags

Fallow deer stags’ distinctively shaped antlers produce velvet, but this breed is farmed for its meat rather than velvet. The animals are smaller than red deer, so a larger number can be supported per hectare.

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by Diane Bristow

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – The beginnings of deer farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15809/fallow-deer-stags (accessed 4 June 2026).

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