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Deer fencing

In order to hold deer, fences must be at least 1.9 metres high. They are usually made of netting so the animals do not try to go through and cannot become entangled.

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Deer Industry New Zealand

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Deer management, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15815/deer-fencing (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Ken Drew, published 1 March 2009.