1 Feb 2023

The secret to making the best deer velvet in Aotearoa

From Afternoons, 1:50 pm on 1 February 2023

A Western Southland deer farm has been dubbed a cut about the rest at the New Zealand National Velvet and Trophy Antler Competition.

Tom Cruse of Cruse Deer, which took home the award, talks to Jesse about how they get to their animals to have superior velvet! 

Winning velvet head cut

Photo: Cruse Deer

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