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, basically it depends on what the demand is from Europe and the United States for wild game meat, and what the Department of Conservation term are manageable animals numbers in different areas, you have to remember that N.Z. was mammal free untill settled by the British who introduced almost all game animals ( along with Prez Ruzzie who donated Elk, whitetail and Mulies} so basically they are all termed as introduced pests and are treated as such by the relevant government agencies, its only in the last decade that active lobbying by hunting sportsman is slowly turning the tide to treating our 7 species of Deer, thar, rabbits, hares, wallabys, goats, pigs and Chamois as a recreational resource, along with trout and salmon fishing and all kind of sporting birds.
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