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E09: Don't Dream. It's Over.
5:00 AM.The era of live deer capture had an aura of glamour to it. But the reality for those involved was very different. Read more Audio
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E08: Getting Away With It
5:00 AM.The success of live capture and the skyrocketing prices inevitably encourage poaching. Read more Audio
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E07: Deer Wars
5:00 AM.By the mid 70’s things were about to change dramatically. The hunters had become so efficient they were shooting themselves out of a job. Read more Audio
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E06: Deer Devils
5:00 AM.The 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. Read more Audio
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E05: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
5:00 AM.Shooting 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. Read more Audio
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E04: Game Changer
5:00 AM.The 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. Read more Audio
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E03: Shape Up Or Ship Out
5:00 AM.Suddenly everyone wants to be a culler but who will make the cut? Read more Audio
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E02: Good Keen Men
5:00 AM.The elimination strategy hasn't worked. In 20 years, the cullers have shot perhaps 10% of the deer. It’s time to up the ante. Read more Audio
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E01: The Last Great Adventure
5:00 AM.Red 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. Read more Audio
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Trailer: Deer Wars
5:00 AM.Deer Wars tells the story of the 50-year struggle to control New Zealand's red deer population. Lives were lost and fortunes made. Read more Audio