There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapidly expanding deer populationIn a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winningGuests:<ul><li>Richard Dawkins - Federated Farmers meat and wool chair</li><li>Jill Herron - <a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/author/jill-herron/">Newsroom journalist</a></li><li>John Bissell - hunter and conservationist</li></ul>Learn More:<ul><li>RNZ&#x27;s podcast <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/deer-wars">Deer Wars</a></li><li>More on <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/biodiversity/wild-animals-management/herds-of-special-interest/">Herd of Special Interest </a></li><li><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/21/details-of-talks-on-special-interest-wapiti-herd-revealed/">Details </a>of talks on special interest wapiti herd revealed</li></ul>Find The Detail on <a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/category/podcasts/podcast-the-detail/">Newsroom </a>or <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail">RNZ </a><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-detail?share=fc8ff9a8-21be-4244-8bf0-36f777b17ef6">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

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