Feral Deer Solutions for Farmers
We have partnered up with Stoney Creek "Hunt for Good" to bring professional and ethical deer control to our catchment, while providing venison to communities in need
This collaboration with Stoney Creek "Hunt for Good" is a major step forward in helping us manage the growing impact of feral deer across our catchment.
By joining forces, we are able to provide for our farmers:
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Professional and ethical deer culling
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Support for local landowners
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Community venison donations and wananga
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A stronger, more sustainable catchment
​They look majestic at dusk… until you see the damage. Stripped natives, hammered pasture, barked shelterbelts, broken fences, and crops grazed to nubs.
In our B2R Catchment, the pressure is real—and rising.
Did you know? A two-year-old stag can eat roughly the equivalent of 2.3 stock units. Add a herd of say 30 and that’s just eaten the feed from 69 of your ewes and we know how things can get short quickly in our district. Now add night-time browsing on your newly planted natives or veg crops, and you’ve got a problem that multiplies fast.
That’s why B2R has teaming up with Stony Creek Hunt for Good—combining local know-how, police-checked teams, and strong health and safety processes to coordinate support for landowners dealing with feral deer.
Find out more about "Hunt for Good" here.
Signs you’ve got deer pressure:
Fresh slots (hoof prints), pellet piles, rub marks/ring-bark on trees, a visible browse line on natives, smashed seedlings, unexplained fence strainers, pasture knocked back for no good reason.
What we offer (at no cost to landowners):
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Confidential chat or site visit to understand your situation
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A simple, by-permission plan for safe, compliant control
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Timing that works around stock, neighbours, and the weather
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Follow-up advice to protect new plantings and reduce reinvasion
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Where appropriate, options to direct processed venison to community kai