Red Deer Hind (Elaphus cervus). Freshly culled animal shot under special licence to reduce escalating population in Norfolk.

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Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). Head of culled hind, shot with a single rifle bullet. Killed under license granted in close season (March), in an intensive campaign to reduce numbers of wild deer in Norfolk.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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