Hi all,
I have a contact who is keen to buy a deer park and has asked me to source some info in a professional capacity. There are red and fallow herds currently on the land which is only about 100 acres. The questions that I have been given are:
What is the minimum herd size to prevent inbreeding, problems, etc.?
What proportion of park deer need to be culled annually?
Can red and fallow herds be left open to each other or would it be best to pick one and stick with it?
What is the cost of a deer (sex/size/age dependent of course) for live beasts for both red and fallow?
Dead cost of beasts (what is venison going for in SW England at the mo)?
Can the annual cull be done in one day? It sounds quite traumatic to me.
To be clear, this is not the way I would approach the whole thing, especially with a cull condensed like that, but I have little experience in park deer so am happy to be educated!
All help gratefully received!
Z.
I have a contact who is keen to buy a deer park and has asked me to source some info in a professional capacity. There are red and fallow herds currently on the land which is only about 100 acres. The questions that I have been given are:
What is the minimum herd size to prevent inbreeding, problems, etc.?
What proportion of park deer need to be culled annually?
Can red and fallow herds be left open to each other or would it be best to pick one and stick with it?
What is the cost of a deer (sex/size/age dependent of course) for live beasts for both red and fallow?
Dead cost of beasts (what is venison going for in SW England at the mo)?
Can the annual cull be done in one day? It sounds quite traumatic to me.
To be clear, this is not the way I would approach the whole thing, especially with a cull condensed like that, but I have little experience in park deer so am happy to be educated!
All help gratefully received!
Z.