Story: Hunting

Page 6 – External links and sources

Clark Hut

This page gives the history of the Department of Conservation hut that was built for deer cullers.
New Zealand Deer Stalkers’ Association

This association represents hunters and promotes hunting as a recreational pursuit.
Pig hunting: Te Urewera National Park

From the Department of Conservation, information on pig hunting in Te Urewera National Park.
Remote huts Westland

This privately run site aims to keep the Department of Conservation focused on maintaining Westland’s remote huts – many of them originally built for deer cullers.
Status and conservation role of recreational hunting on conservation land

A Department of Conservation report (2000) with information on deer hunting on conservation land (PDF, 297 KB).
To hunt and return

On the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council site, this pamphlet summarises research into 33 incidents where one deer hunter has shot another (PDF, 145 KB).

Bennett, Mike. The venison hunters. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1979.
Burdon, Brian. Of mountains, men and deer. Auckland: Halcyon, 1993.
Crump, Barry. A good keen man. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1960.
Holden, Philip. Wild boar. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994.
McConochie, Newton. You'll learn no harm from the hills. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1966.
Thomson, Joff A. Deer shooting days. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1964.