Start your own deer farm ...how difficult ?

[Johno100]

I`ve often toyed with the idea of setting up my own deer park / farm , Im interested in peoples views , especially those who have done it ,heres a few questions to get us started:

Whats the minimum viable acreage you would recommend.?

How much rent per acre pa would be reasonable ?

How much does deer fencing generally cost , per meter ?

What would be the minimum facilities needed on site?

What is the going rate for live stock ?

And so on.

 

[howa243]

If you have to rent the ground is not a viable proposition, certainly in the short term. Where are you based?

 

[daven]

why not just raise some cows, goats, pigs, or chickens and invite folks out to shoot them? Call em Ferrel and it's all OK.....

 

[prometheus]

why not just raise some cows, goats, pigs, or chickens and invite folks out to shoot them? Call em Ferrel and it's all OK.....

daven, I don't really see how your post above is either helpful or funny. If someone asks a question, either be helpful - informative or don't bother.

 

[Archer]

daven, I don't really see how your post above is either helpful or funny. If someone asks a question, either be helpful - informative or don't bother.

+1

 

[Archer]

I`ve often toyed with the idea of setting up my own deer park / farm , Im interested in peoples views , especially those who have done it ,heres a few questions to get us started:

Whats the minimum viable acreage you would recommend.?

How much rent per acre pa would be reasonable ?

How much does deer fencing generally cost , per meter ?

What would be the minimum facilities needed on site?

What is the going rate for live stock ?

And so on.

You are not alone in your dream!


Near to me is such a farm that seems to rear and then move them on- as live animals in their second year
It's about 200 acres of woodland that has about 10 Reds at any one time
Over the 5 years I've been driving past the beasts have reduced undergrowth to nothing and the floor to mud and therefore you need to factor in feedstuffs - this bloke uses hay and that means building an off the ground feed station

As for cost?
No idea but not too far away I was offered a 400 acre wood for rough shooting- 3 year lease £1300/year.

Oh and I guess you would need a local vet?

 

[Johno100]

If you have to rent the ground is not a viable proposition, certainly in the short term. Where are you based?

It would probably be in the Midlands , why would renting not be viable when land purchase prices are generally above £5k pa?

 

[N.F.W.M]

I`ve often toyed with the idea of setting up my own deer park / farm , Im interested in peoples views , especially those who have done it ,heres a few questions to get us started:

Whats the minimum viable acreage you would recommend.?

How much rent per acre pa would be reasonable ?

How much does deer fencing generally cost , per meter ?

What would be the minimum facilities needed on site?

What is the going rate for live stock ?

And so on.

The reply's to the questions you have asked could fill a book !

First off would you be farming deer as a hobby or as your main source of income ?


Regards

Ed

 

[daven]

daven, I don't really see how your post above is either helpful or funny. If someone asks a question, either be helpful - informative or don't bother.

Helpful, funny, or not... It's still a canned hunt..... Call it what it is....

 

[N.F.W.M]

If you have to rent the ground is not a viable proposition, certainly in the short term. Where are you based?

Surely that would depend on the rent ?

Regards

Ed

 

[limulus]

He never mentioned hunting/shooting them, only farming them.

In Edit:
The Nix manual shows a good return for farmed deer in the uk at the moment, rented ground or not

 

[Johno100]

Helpful, funny, or not... It's still a canned hunt..... Call it what it is....

I said farm not hunting ground

 

[tackb]

Helpful, funny, or not... It's still a canned hunt..... Call it what it is....

not helpful , not funny , not a canned hunt ............

your being a chopper daven .

 

[howa243]

Surely that would depend on the rent ?

Regards

Ed

Yes it would, so I guess it was a stupid comment really. I have a few on my land and I just cannot see how as a start up it is really a viable proposition that's all. Obviously there are lots of factors.

 

[Johno100]

He never mentioned hunting/shooting them, only farming them.

In Edit:
The Nix manual shows a good return for farmed deer in the uk at the moment, rented ground or not

Link?

 

[RCS Deer Management]

Do you have any farming experience ? I'm not going to say it can't be done but by the questions your asking I'm guessing you don't have much of an idea about farming deer ? I just think it will be a massive commitment both time and money wise. However if it is what you really want then good luck Id consider buying a few acres if I was you as it would be cheeper in the long term and you would have more controll over your farm

 

[Orion]

http://www.bdfpa.org/deerfarminginfo.php

 

[digger9523]

It would probably be in the Midlands , why would renting not be viable when land purchase prices are generally above £5k pa?

Trouble with renting anything is that at some stage the owner may need you to leave. In terms of your proposition, to start a deer park/farm, you would have to spend a not insubstantial amount of shekels on fencing, not to mention your animals and everything that goes with them.

Imagine that you get everything in place, fences are up, your beasts are in, then the land owner dies/sells up/decides he wants his daughter to keep her ponies on it....

At that point you suddenly have deer to be moved somewhere else, fencing to either take down or leave behind at a loss.

That's when you realise that renting is a risk, and so not really viable. Even if you didn't have to move, the feeding over winter, potential vet fees, fence repairs and the likely loss of animals that go with a downed fence would make your outgoings prohibitive.

 

[Johno100]

http://www.bdfpa.org/deerfarminginfo.php

A lot of useful info there , thanks.

 

[Trufflehunting]

Helpful, funny, or not... It's still a canned hunt..... Call it what it is....

Daven he is not looking to have a canned hunt as i understand it, only to farm deer
You jump in fast in many posts, chill a little buddy
Regards
TH