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This doco tells the epic story of helicopter deer culling in the Southern Alps. Introduced deer had become destructive environmental pests; in the 60s entrepreneurial vision saw their culling shift from ‘man alone’ to machine-driven hunting as deer were shot, then later live-captured from helicopters. Deer Wars — Top Gun in choppers over the beech forest — revisits the heady ‘gold rush’ days where heli-cowboys calculated (often fatal) pay-offs between risk and reward. Features interviews with survivors and fearsome footage of men hanging from strops and leaping onto deer.
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@Will (and anyone else who's experienced trouble watching the Deer Wars over the past day or so) -- all the clips should be fixed and playable. It's a great doco -- I trust you can now enjoy it's conclusion!
@Will: thanks for pointing this out to us. It only seems to be an issue if you choose to watch the doco via the low-res clips on the html player. We're onto it. While we're fixing it the player may temporarily go down. Hopefully we sort these 'technical difficulties' out quick-smart (<24hrs).
Great documentary but what happened to part three?? I keep getting two women come up modeling or something??
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Short Film, 1958 (Full Length)
Classic NFU doco on the wildlife of the Upper Waitaki
Television, 1969 (Full Length)
Features deer hunter Barry Crump and sharpshooter Tex Morton
Television, 1996 (Full Length)
A doco on more introduced pests threatening NZ beech forest
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Looks at the effect of introduced pests on Aotearoa's flora and fauna
Television, 1987 (Full Length Episode)
Profile of deer capture and farming pioneer Sir Tim Wallis
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Will
Posted at 09.08PM - 20.03.2012
@Paul Ward. Thanks a lot for that. Its a cracking documentary - a very special time with some fantastic characters!! Cheers again!