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Deer farming

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Deer farming

One of New Zealand’s first deer farms was established at Mossburn in northern Southland in 1972. A statue of a giant stag stands at the western edge of the township, where the main employer is a venison works.

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David Grant, Southland region – Farming: 1950s to present day, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20121/deer-farming (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

Comments

jacob
30 August 2011
how much is velvet worth? and how much is venison worth?