- Location
- Cornwall
You are right @Steel. The scammers are still at it today. Every time there is an upsurge in deer farming they crawl out from under their stones, rip a few people off then disappear til next time. Within the last few weeks a new entrant was sold some hinds that turned out to be diseased and they all need to be shot. I wont go into details in case it becomes a court case. The first question you need to ask is if the advisors are so s--t hot why are none of them farming deer themselves?
All people need to do is get a list of long established deer farmers and go round an talk to them. I bet nobody would charge you for a visit and you would have range of farm types from which to choose a system that would suit you.
Or you might just get told enough truth for you to decide it's not for you. Either way a cheap education.
Reckon I know the couple you refer to here. An outrageous example of a new entrant being taken advantage of. I hope it does go to court and I hope they get taken to the cleaners.
I had the privilege of being shown round a new deer enterprise whilst home for a couple of weeks. Having never seen a deer set up before it was a real eye opener. They’re doing some great work and have big plans ahead. They’re lucky to have a retiring deer farmer as a mentor who’s kept them clear of the industry rogues!