The Deercast Episode 31 - Warren Broad (Deer Box)

[@grallochervideos]

It’s a good point about mindset but… Some game dealers are 30p a kilo for munty (zero for body shot) and as low as 50p/kg for fallow. That is not a great incentive to go out and do a first class job for the landowner. You can barely cover the diesel to get there sometimes. So changing mindset requires some incentive other than a freezer full of meat. I’m early retired and would gladly take on more land (if it wasn’t hogged by fantasists!) and spend several days a week stalking but quads, pick-up, winches, decent chiller etc start to become necessary and the sums don’t add up. As it is, I’ll shoot about 50 a year and I do tend to consider it voluntary and valuable conservation work rather than a profitable enterprise. But wouldn’t it be lovely if it was both.

[@TheDeercast]

@@grallochervideos fair point!

[@philwilkinson7255]

Good chat with Warren thank you. I look after just 500 acres for Roe and Munty really close to my home, and work full time too. I have other permissions that need time as well. Even though I predominately WFH, and focus on the deer land and it's management, and have invested time in trying to do it properly, (DSC1 trained hunter and BDS deer management), I know I'm at the top end of my capacity to do a decent job for the land owners. Recreational stalking has it's place, but after just a little exposure to what is needed to do it well, think full time commitment and individuals is the way forward....... but the industry can't support that based upon demand for venison and prices paid for the products. I had a chance to be part of a team culling 300 a year recently, but turned it down simply as I'm time poor and couldn't commit to the time needed to do it.....and definitely not be able to afford to drop my day job to be involved. PS.....Warren got me out of a hole for Christmas......work and broken toes meant I couldn't get out to get Christmas lunch on my permission......so picked one up from him on Saturday and I can personally attest to the quality of the animals Warren and Will are putting in the food chain😊.

[@TheDeercast]

@ thanks for your thoughts Phil!