Dogs herd 200 Deer into yards where they are sorted, tagged and vaccinated. Deer were once introduced into the wild mountains of New Zealand. Like many exotic species, the deer overpopulated and were difficult to hunt. Farmers and eccentric helicopter jumpers captured deer and brought them to their sheep and beef farms, building higher fences. Deer can thrive on steep country, need less medicine and handling than ordinary livestock. Working on a deer farm, mustering, tagging and vaccinating the herd made me question the common notions of what wild means. Are these deer wild? What is wild farming?
Am I the only one who's reminded of Fenton when they where rounding the deer?
mousieelurver24 3 weeks ago
Deer ranching,huh...Never heard of such s thing before,very cool.
wishen4fishen2 1 month ago
really impressed by how tamed the are, good job from the US!
TheVortex3 2 months ago
which atmostphere need deer farm,possible in lahore?pk
perfectlife4u 3 months ago
@jonnypinknuckles TY for the response. As it turned out I was present while my Step-dad wormed the cattle a few weeks ago so I kinda figured it out. lol
Gnostic279 6 months ago
@Gnostic279 Wormer.
jonnypinknuckles 6 months ago
Nice streamlined operation you've got there.
urmomthinximhot 7 months ago
i think the mutilating the ears hurt the deer a bit but, thats just my opinion ^^
i liked this anyway...im not a "true" kiwi so this is kinda interesting to see
BeakyRed 7 months ago
This is a great video - very comprehensive & good handling practices. Kiwis really know how to do it right! Cheers!! Drenching is deworming, more or less.
crazynina37 8 months ago
Can someone tell me what the drenching was? I am not familiar with that.
Gnostic279 9 months ago