THE EUROPEAN RED DEER. CERVUS ELAPHUS, SSP: VOLUME VI, THE RED DEER PART II, IN THE SERIES OF NEW ZEALAND BIG GAME TROPHY RECORDS. Written and compiled by D. Bruce Banwell, on behalf of the New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association, Incorporated.

2011 1st edition. 8vo paperback (165 x 240mm). Pp340. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography.

"The Red deer Part II, is the sixth in a series of books that will eventually form the official N.Z.D.A. record series, covering the top trophies taken in New Zealand for all game animals recognised by that organisation. Each work will look at the origin, liberation, spread and establishment, present status, location and how to hunt information, as well as listing all known trophies and their Douglas Score statistics, where available, as recorded by the New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association." Contents include:- A brief history of the red deer in New Zealand - The biology of the species; Characteristics and behaviour; Senses; Vocalisation; The stag and the rut; Parturition and the hind and the calf; Parasites, ailments and diseases; More on red deer antler and their abnormalities in structure; Unusual afflictions, deformities and abnormalities; Crossbreeding and hybridisation; Commercialisation of the species; A few extra tips on hunting red deer. The South Island European red deer - Origin of the subspecies and strains; The Nelson herd (incorporating the Marlborough and Buller liberations); The Poulter herd, incorporating the Lake Brunner and Lake Kanieri liberations; The Rakaia herd; The Otago herd; The Lakes Manapouri-Wakatipu herd; The Waikaia-Pomahaka herd; The Stewart Island herd; The Telford enclosure; The Dunedin Botanical Gardens. The "Records Club"; New Zealand red deer records.