About this podcast
Back-country legends tell tales of fortunes made and friends lost. Hear from a rich cast of back country characters who fought NZ's battle with Red Deer.... sometimes by hanging out of helicopters.
Episodes
- What to Listen to Next: Search & Rescue NZ · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 10Host of the award winning podcast series Deer Wars, Paul Roy brings you his next series - Search & Rescue NZ. Head to the hills, scour the bush, and dive deep into the caves with…
- Don't Dream. It's Over. · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 9The era of live deer capture had an aura of glamour to it. But the reality for those involved was very different. The era of live deer capture had an aura of glamour to it, much…
- Getting Away With It · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 8The success of live capture and the skyrocketing prices inevitably encourage poaching. The success of live capture and the skyrocketing prices in the mid 70's (up to $4-5,000 per…
- Deer Wars · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 7By the mid 70's things were about to change dramatically. The hunters had become so efficient they were shooting themselves out of a job. From 1967 on, businessman Tim Wallis had…
- Deer Devils · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 6The mid 1960's are the golden years for aerial hunters. Venison prices are high, fuel costs low and there seems no end to the deer. But something has to change. The numbers of…
- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 5Shooting from choppers is a game changer but teams are learning from scratch, working at break-neck pace in such dangerous terrain that an accident is always on the cards…
- Game Changer · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 4The arrival of helicopters turns the culling business on its head. Hunters shoot deer from the air and with big money to be made, venison recovery will never be the same. It's…
- Shape Up Or Ship Out · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 3Suddenly everyone wants to be a culler but who will make the cut? Suddenly everyone wants to be a culler but who will make the cut? Books about culling start to attract all sorts…
- Good Keen Men · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 2The elimination strategy hasn't worked. In 20 years, the cullers have shot perhaps 10% of the deer. It's time to up the ante. By the early fifties, it's become apparent that the…
- The Last Great Adventure · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 1Red deer run rampant across the high country in New Zealand, causing extensive environmental damage. A 50-year effort to control the invasive animal gets underway. By the 1930's…
- Introducing: Deer Wars · 4 min · Season 1Deer Wars tells the story of the 50-year struggle to control New Zealand's red deer population. Lives were lost and fortunes made. Deer Wars tells the story of the 50 year…
