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OPW sold carcasses of Phoenix Park deer culled by state-hired marksman to game dealer

Annual culls are carried out by the OPW to manage the number of wild deer in the park.

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Feb 3rd 2019, 10:00 PM

State-hired marksman shot over 200 deer in the Phoenix Park in the last two years

A total of 203 deer were shot by the marksman as part of eight culls carried out in 2016 and 2017.

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Feb 6th 2018, 4:30 PM