Fallow Deer
Fallow deer are one of the most attractive of the deer family and were among the first of eight species of deer that have been successfully introduced to New Zealand. They remain restricted to areas where they were first introduced. The breed was intentionally introduced for hunting and despite the popularity of them being hunted their numbers still built up and all protection ceased in 1925.
The male is called a buck and the female a doe. A buck stands between 35-37 inches and can weigh up to 180lb and sometimes can be as heavy as 240 lbs.
They vary in colour: dark grey, mottled with white spots on fawn background or pure white with fawns being quite heavily spotted.