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Farmed deer numbers, 1979–2006

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Farmed deer numbers

The number of farmed deer climbed rapidly from near zero in 1979 to about 1.15 million in 1991. It then plateaued, before increasing sharply between 1996 and 1999. Deer numbers peaked in 2004 before beginning to decline.

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Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1979–2005.

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Deer management, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/15811/farmed-deer-numbers-1979-2006 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Ken Drew, published 1 March 2009.