This booklet has been prepared to provide a description of the Deer Research Unit at Lincoln University (formerly Lincoln College) for information of students, visitors and other people with an interest in the unit. It provides a brief physical description of the unit and conveys an idea of the research activity which has been carried out or is continuing by listing publications which have arisen from this work.

In preparing this booklet I have been assisted by other authors, especially Paul Muir who wrote the initial draft of Establishment and management and Alec Familton for his draft of Goats on the deer unit. Other contributors include Martin Keeley and Tim Harrison. Furthermore we are indebted to sponsors who have placed advertisements in this booklet and we acknowledge their generous financial assistance.