National Rising StarsHard Antler & Velvet Competition

Setting new benchmarks for the future of New Zealand Deer

2018

Entrants - new Velvet and Antler Stars setting new records and new benchmarks.Guests - celebrating the successes, and the progress made by NZ deer farmers.

Sponsors - without them this competition could not take place.Volunteer Deer Farmers - judges, helpers, gofers, administrators

- willing workers who make it all happen!A Huge Team Effort. Well Done!

Saturday 24th February 2018Club Mount, 45 Kawaka Street, Mt Maunganui

Proudly supported by the NZDFA and BOP Deer Farmers

Thank you!

Class 1 - National 1 Year Old Red Hard Antler

Class 1 - National 1 Year Old Red Hard Antler Total Entries in this class 6

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or

Dam’s Sire Score Points Main Beam

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-7 Rockvale Deer Stud Y689 1 Terrace Leon 395 6/8 27 x 18 19 21

Darryl Butterick 818-1 Darryl Butterick 621 1 331 385 394 19 x 24 27 23

Clayton Station 816 Deer Genetics Thor 1 Unknown Unknown 349 7/8 21 x 22 24 23

Raroa Deer 801 Raroa Deer 6905 1 Jacob Kent 307 5/8 16 x 18 22 24

Pinewood Deer Farm 800-1 Pinewood Deer Green 671 1 J.D. Pinot 245 7/8 13 x 12 25 23

Ken Haldane 808 Ken Haldane Alpha 1 Leon N/A 240 1/8 16 x 16 23 20

Rockdale Deer Stud TrophySponsored by Rockvale Deer Stud

Only 1 beam circumference taken -no burr or span measurement included in the score

HARD ANTLER SECTIONAll antlers measured using the DFM Competition Inches scoring system - this measures inches of antler only and does not include burr or span measurements.

Sponsor Rex Cowley of Rockvale Deer Stud presenting - 1st Matt Cowley - Rockdale, 2nd Graham Kinsman on behalf of Darryl Butterick, 3rd Murray Coutts on behalf of Clayton Station

1st PLACERockvale Deer Stud

809-7 | Y689 |Terrace | Leon

2nd PLACEDarryl Butterick

818-1 | 621 |331 | 385

3rd PLACEClayton Station

816 | Thor |Unknown | Unknown

809-7 818-1 816

395 6/8 394 349 7/8

Class 1 - 1 year old Red Hard Antler

HARD ANTLER SECTIONAll antlers measured using the DFM Competition Inches scoring system - this measures inches of antler only and does not include burr or span measurements.

Class 2 - National 2 Year Old Red Hard Antler

Class 2 - National 2 Year Old Red Hard Antler Total Entries in this class 13

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or

Dam’s Sire Score Points Main Beam

Crowley Deer/Rockvale 809-5 Crowley Deer/Rockvale Y534 2 Nixon Archilles 438 4/8 24 x 24 26 25

Stag Genetics 815-2 Deer Genetics Zzivar DG 2 Phantasos Phobetor 428 5/8 23 x 22 26 28

Crowley Deer/Rockvale 809-6 Crowley Deer/Rockvale Y5100 2 Nixon Archilles 421 6/8 19 x 17 26 26

Highden Deer Park 805-4 Highden Deer Park R101 2 Jim Kallis 414 4/8 22 x 20 26 25

Deer Genetics 813-3 Deer Genetics Jack 2 Floyd Huneric 407 4/8 24 x 22 26 28

Deer Genetics 813-1 Deer Genetics 5103 2 Leonides Lord Haka 400 6/8 21 x 19 23 24

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-4 Rockvale Deer Stud Y592 2 Nixon Leon 392 7/8 21 x 20 24 26

Deer Genetics 813-2 Deer Genetics 5010 2 Phantasos Phobetor 391 7/8 15 x 16 30 30

Love Red Deer 817-2 Love Red Deer 662 2 Regal Davidson 377 7/8 18 x 20 29 28

Highden Deer Park 805-5 Highden Deer Park R16 2 Murry Lenny 351 3/8 18 x 18 26 26

Love Red Deer 817-3 Love Red Deer 582 2 Castor Awesome 338 5/8 14 x 16 28 31

Kelly Oaks Deer 826-1 Kelly Oaks Deer #1 2 Duke Unknown 315 4/8 16 x 14 27 28

Kelly Oaks Deer 826-2 Kelly Oaks Deer #32 2 Duke Unknown 308 3/8 20 x 17 24 23

Deer Reproductions Services TrophySponsored by Lynne Rhodes A.I. Services Limited

No burr or span measurement included in the score

Ian Scott presenting the trophy for sponsor Lynne Rhodes A.I. Services Ltd - 1st Matt Cowley for Rockvale/Crowley Deer, 2nd Kelly Bennett on behalf of Stag Genetics, 3rd Rex Cowley for Rockvale/Crowley Deer

1st PLACERockvale Deer Stud

809-5 | Y534 |Nixon | Archilles

2nd PLACEStag Genetics

815-2 | Zzivar DG |Phantasos | Phobetor

3rd PLACERockvale Deer Stud

809-6 | Y5100 |Nixon | Archilles

809-5 815-2 809-6

438 4/8 428 5/8 421 6/8

Class 2 - 2 year old Red Hard Antler

HARD ANTLER SECTION

Class 3 - National 3 Year Old Red Hard AntlerTower Farms TrophySponsored by Tower Farms

No burr or span measurement included in the score

All antlers measured using the DFM Competition Inches scoring system - this measures inches of antler only and does not include burr or span measurements.

TOWER FARMS

QUALITY RED DEER BREEDERS

Class 3 - National 3 Year Old Red Hard Antler Total Entries in this class 14

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or Dam’s

Sire Score Points Main Beam

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-2 Rockvale Deer Stud Lennox 3 Leon Madison 664 4/8 28 x 34 32 30

Canes Deer 811-4 Deer Genetics Zambuka 3 Phantasos Huneric 650 2/8 27 x 30 35 35

Foveran Deer Park 807 Foveran Deer Park Cane 3 McCaw Huneric 593 4/8 25 x 24 41 28

Canes Deer 811-2 Canes Deer 14/244 3 11128 Odysseus 566 4/8 29 x 31 27 28

Stag Genetics 815-1 Deer Genetics Cleamenes DG 3 Hilderic Morpheus 550 4/8 23 x 22 39 37

Crowley Deer 802-3 Crowley Deer 14 402 3 Leon CoCo 549 7/8 27 x 22 30 33

Canes Deer 811-1 Canes Deer 14/22 3 Davidson Discombe 547 5/8 20 x 22 34 32

Highden Deer Park 805-3 Highden Deer Park Sharc 3 Kallis Mocco 546 28 x 22 35 36

Black Forest/Criffel 803 Crowley Deer 14 403 3 Leon Brusnik 538 4/8 24 x 26 30 31

Highden Deer Park 805-1 Highden Deer Park Mass 3 Lenny Wardlaw 516 21 x 22 32 33

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-3 Rockvale Deer Stud Y451 3 Leon Lincoln's Dam 507 6/8 21 x 25 30 32

P & S Garrett 810 Crowley Deer 480 3 Lincoln Figjam 437 7/8 14 x 15 39 36

Love Red Deer 817-1 Love Red Deer 271 3 Ody Awesome 427 7/8 17 x 18 37 38

Kelly Oaks Deer 826-3 Kelly Oaks Deer #888 3 Duke Grumpy 385 1/8 14 x 20 31 31

Sponsor Joe Crowley of Tower Farms presenting the Tower Farms trophy - 1st Rex Cowley – Rockvale Deer Stud, 2nd Kelly Bennett on behalf of Canes Deer, 3rd Barry Gard - Foveran Deer Park

1st PLACERockvale Deer Stud

809-2 | Lennox |Leon | Madison

2nd PLACECanes Deer

811-4 | Zambuka |Phantasos | Huneric

3rd PLACEFoveran Deer Park

807 | Cane |McCaw | Huneric

809-2 811-4 807

664 4/8 650 2/8 593 4/8

Class 3 - 3 year old Red Hard Antler

HARD ANTLER SECTION

Class 4 - National 4 Year Old Red Hard AntlerCrowley Deer TrophySponsored by Crowley Deer

No burr or span measurement included in the score

All antlers measured using the DFM Competition Inches scoring system - this measures inches of antler only and does not include burr or span measurements.

New 4 Year Old Hard Antler Class sponsored by Crowley Deer - 1st Todd Crowley – Crowley Deer, 2nd Tom Loveridge on behalf of Adlam/Loveridge, 3rd Frania Crowley - Crowley Deer

1st PLACECrowley Deer

802-2 | Rockafella |Lincoln | Salvador

2nd PLACEAdlam / Loveridge

819 | Zinny |Lincoln | Davison

3rd PLACECrowley Deer

802-1 | 13 313 |Nixon | Spartacus

802-2 819 802-1

599 5/8 574 4/8 564 3/8

Class 4 - 4 year old Red Hard Antler

Class 4 - National 4 Year Old Red Hard Antler Total Entries in this class 11

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or Dam’s

Sire Score Points Main Beam

Crowley Deer 802-2 Crowley Deer Rockafella 4 Lincoln Salvador 599 5/8 18 x 22 40 40

Adlam/Loveridge 819 Loveridge Zinny 4 Lincoln Davison 574 4/8 29 x 21 39 44

Crowley Deer 802-1 Crowley Deer 13 313 4 Nixon Spartacus 564 3/8 31 x 22 36 36

Canes Deer 811-3 Canes Deer Matthew 2 4 Matthew B227 563 6/8 29 x 30 32 34

Darryl Butterick 818-2 Foveran 338 4 Foo Mega Odysseus 550 2/8 23 x 25 37 39

Mt Cecil Trophy 827 Canes Deer Koruba 4 Odysseus Aztec 547 5/8 25 x 25 36 36

Highden Deer Park 805-2 Highden Deer Park Thicket 4 Kallis SouII 525 1/8 20 x 28 29 33

Brock/Hudson 806 Crowley Deer Hudrock 4 Lincoln N/A 512 4/8 25 x 22 35 33

NZ Bison 814-1 Deer Genetics 3386 4 Brusnis Motsumi 507 3/8 19 x 22 33 33

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-1 Rockvale Deer Stud Y347 4 Leon Woody 484 6/8 27 x 23 35 36

Forest Road Farm 804 Forest Road Farm Optimus Prime 4 Dirty Harry Quantum 469 4/8 25 x 19 33 30

Thanks to our judges, scribes and helpers fuelled by Ponsonby Pies and Duncan Venison.

Class 6 - National 3 Year Old Fallow Hard AntlerFallow Deer Society PlateSponsored by Rotorua Deer Transport

No burr or span measurement included in the score

Class 6 - National 3 Year Old Fallow Hard Antler Total Entries in this class 4

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or

Dam’s Sire Score Points Main Beam

Pinewood Deer Farm 800-3 Pinewood Deer Farm Green 150 3 Gr. 179 N/A 227 7/8 13 x 17 26 28

Whyte Farming 812-1 Whyte Farming Gordon 3 Unknown Unknown 215 5/8 16 x 13 28 29

Pinewood Deer Farm 800-2 Pinewood Deer Farm Green 235 3 W.106 N/A 209 6/8 13 x 12 25 26

Whyte Farming 812-2 Whyte Farming Bennett 3 Unknown Unknown 201 6/8 11 x 19 26 26

ROTORUADEER TRANSPORT

Deb Robinson presenting the trophy for sponsor

Rotorua Deer Transport1st Di Bristow

– Pinewood Deer Farm2nd Graham Kinsman

on behalf of Whyte Farming3rd Ian Bristow

– Pinewood Deer Farm

3rd PLACEPinewood Deer Farm

800-2 | Green 235W. 106 | N/A

1st PLACEPinewood Deer Farm800-3 | Green 150Gr. 179 | N/A

800-3

227 7/8

2nd PLACEWhyte Farming812-1 | Gordon Unknown | Unknown

812-1

215 5/8

800-2

209 6/8

Class 7 - National Red Deer Sire of 3

Class 7 - National Red Deer Sire of 3 Total Entries in this class 2

Name Entrynumber Breeder Stag Name

Rockvale/Crowley Deer 809-9 Rockvale/Crowley Deer Nixon

Rockvale Deer Stud 809-8 Rockvale Leon

LJ AI Services TrophySponsored by LJ AI Services

Kylie McKay of Xcell presenting the Sire of 3 Trophy sponsored by LJ AI Services1st Todd Crowley – Crowley Deer2nd Rex Cowley – Rockvale Deer Stud

809-8

2nd PLACERockvale Deer Stud

Leon

1st PLACERockvale / Crowley Deer

Nixon

809-9

Class 8 - National 2 Year Old Red Velvet Total Entries in this class 16

Name Entry number Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or Dam’s Sire Score Weight

Arawata Deer 825 Arawata Y-P 174 2 Halfshare Amadeus 25.85 5.15

Brock Deer 822-10 Brock Deer 996-15 2 The Key Zama 26.45 5.77

Brock Deer 822-6 Brock Deer 864-15 2 Parker Cadillac 29.15 6.01

Brock Deer 822-4 Brock Deer 881-15 2 Parker Everest 29.4 6.71

Tower Farms 830-1 Tower Farms 15 5129 2 Grafanarkis Ideal Neil 30.2 5.57

Vanessa Crowley 831 Tower Farms Brax 2 12 2047 Buller Son 31.48 5.30

Hunter Red Deer 821 Hunter Red Deer Yellow 102 2 Yellow 68 Charlie Mac 31.83 5.12

Brock Deer 822-2 Brock Deer 907-15 2 McCaw Zama 32 6.93Rata Peak Station 829 Rata Peak Station Purple 56 2 Soho Unknown 32.95 6.87

Brock Deer 822-1 Brock Deer 977-15 2 Axel The Duke 33.87 5.78

Gloriavale 820 Gloriavale Ranger 2 Robby Boy Megastar 35.28 6.36

Brock Deer 822-3 Brock Deer 873-15 2 Parker Tenzing 35.95 5.97

Brock Deer 822-7 Brock Deer 827-15 2 Parker Zama 38.3 5.76

James Hudson 824-2 James Hudson 15-338 2 McCaw Sir Edmond 38.95 6.04

Brock Deer 822-9 Brock Deer 809-15 2 403 Harry 39.18 5.64

Tower Farms 830-2 Tower Farms 15 5108 2 Grafanarkis Watson 42.85 4.45

Class 8 - National 2 Year Old Red VelvetFoveran Deer Park TrophySponsored by Foveran Deer Park

Sponsor Barry Gard of Foveran presenting the Foveran trophy – 1st Ben Beadle on behalf of Arawata Deer,2nd Eddie Brock – Brock Deer

1st PLACEArawata Deer

825 | Y-P174 |Halfshare | Amadeus

2nd PLACEBrock Deer

822-10 | 996-15 |The Key | Zama

3rd PLACEBrock Deer

822-6 | 864-15 |Parker | Cadillac

825 822-10 822-6

25.85

26.4529.15

Class 8 - National 2 year old Red Velvet

Class 9 - National Red Deer Super Heavy Weight 10kgs+ VelvetSarnia TrophySponsored by Trade Deer

Class 8 - National Red Deer Super Heavy Weight 10kgs+ Velvet Total Entries in this class 3

Name Entry number Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or Dam’s Sire Score Weight

James Hudson 824-1 Netherdale Totara 6 Wardlaw 32.25 16.1G Oliver/Brock Deer 822-5 Tower Joseph 7 Za Co Zee Ideal Neil 48.00 13.07Brock Deer 822-8 Netherdale Parker 6 238-09 Hagley 72.35 10.35

Sponsor Sharon Love presenting the Sarnia Trophy – 1st Murray Coutts on behalf of James Hudson,2nd Eddie Brock for Brock Deer/G Oliver, 3rd Brock Deer

1st PLACEJames Hudson

824-1 | Totara |Wardlaw

2nd PLACEG Oliver / Brock Deer

822-5 | Joseph | Za Co Zee | Ideal Neil

3rd PLACEBrock Deer

822-8 | Parker | 238-09 | Hagley

824-1 822-5 822-8

32.25

48.00 72.35

Class 10 - National 2 Year Old Elk/Wapiti Velvet

Elk/Wapiti Society TrophySponsored by Elk & Wapiti Society

8.28kg 7.4kg

Name Entry number Breeder Stag Name Age Sire Dam or Dam’s Sire Score Weight

NZ Bison 814-2 Whyte Family 2 Commercial 17.5 10.22

Dave Lawrence 823-2 Tikana Yottan 2 Nepia Kobe 28.030 9.35

Dave Lawrence 823-1 Tikana Google 2 Nepia Kobe 36.150 7.50Longridge 828 Max Winders 42.030 7.35NZ Bison 814-3 Whyte Family 2 Commercial 42.050 7.58

Dave Lawrence 823 Tikana Celsius 2 Isobar Kobe 42.775 6.75

8.28kg 7.4kg

The Elk/Wapiti Society Trophy presented to the winner by Tom Loveridge - 1st Graham Kinsman on behalf of NZ Bison, 2nd Ben Beadle on behalf of Dave Lawrence – Tikana, 3rd Dave Lawrence – Tikana

1st PLACENZ Bison

814-2 |Commercial

2nd PLACEDave Lawrence

823-2 | Yottan | Nepia | Kobe

3rd PLACEDave Lawrence

823-1 | Google | Nepia | Kobe

814-2 823-2 823-117.5 28.03 36.15

Max T14 Silverstream2

People’s Choice - Hard Antler

People’s Choice - Velvet

People’s Choice Trophy - Hard AntlerSponsored by

Francie Blackwood

People’s Choice Trophy - VelvetSponsored by

Supreme Trophy AwardSupreme Trophy Award

Sponsored by

Crowley Deer 802-2

Brock Deer 822-6

800-3 Pinewood Deer - Class 6 winner

Francie Blackwood sponsor of the Peoples’ Choice Award – Hard Antler presenting the trophy to Winner: Todd Crowley – Crowley Deer

Sponsor Raewyn Cunliffe of Ultra Scan presenting the Peoples’ Choice – Velvet Trophy Award to Winner: Eddie Brock – Brock Deer

Head HA judge Hub Hall presenting the Supreme Trophy Award on behalf of the sponsor Peel Forest Estate Winner: Di Bristow – Pinewood Deer Farm

Hub Hall - Head Judge Peter Adlam Regan Blair Geraldine FitzgeraldTom Loveridge - Velvet Judge

Thanks to the Committee, Rebecca Cowley, Sandra Garrett, Rex Cowley, Liz Love and the local BOP Branch helpers.Thanks to Bill Robinson and his team, Ian Bristow, Karen Heard and Francie Blackwood.Thanks to Pat and Sandra Garrett for hosting the 3 days of judging.

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