Lyell
Deer Farm Antlers and Photo Gallery
A useful
guide to help you find the desired antler prior to ordering.
| Chital |
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 | Chital
are a tropical species of deer and native to India and Ceylon.
They are often referred to as Axis deer. |
| A
Chital or Axis female was brought to Australia from Ceylon in
1886, by Mr. Hahn on his return from England to his property
"Maryvale" near Charters Towers. He later imported
two stags and another Hind. These deer acclimatized well, with
herd numbers increasing considerably and are now found feral
on several grazing properties North West of Charters Towers. |
| Chital
are a very small pretty deer, who retain their spotted coat
and are most suitable for display on farms or deer parks. However
they need specialized yarding facilities to farm because of
their flighty temperament. |
| Chital
have also been successfully introduced to Hawaii, Brazil, and
Florida. |
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| Fallow |
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| Three
breeds of Fallow deer - Black, White, and Menil originally roamed
throughout the Mediterranean area of Europe. However, now they
have been successfully introduced to most Western European countries
as well as Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and North and South
America. |
| Fallow
deer are now found in Tasmania, in Victoria in small numbers
in the Kinglake area and occasionally sightings are made in
the Casterton area and in the Snowy Mountains. South Australia
has Fallow deer in the South East and Penola areas. New South
Wales has Fallow in Glen Innes, Albury, Goulburn, and Australian
Capital Territory areas. |
| In
Queensland Fallow deer were sent up from Tasmania to the Acclimatization
Society and released in 1870 at "Westbrook" near Toowoomba,
and Canning Downs near Warwick. |
| Later
in 1890 Mr. C.F. White of "Pikedale" Stanthorpe brought
deer up from the New England district in NSW. Descendants of
these herds are now found in the Warwick - Stanthorpe area. |
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| Red |
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| These
deer were originally released in the Brisbane Valley in 1873.
Two stags and four hinds, of German origin, were a gift from
Queen Victoria to the Queensland Acclimatization Society from
her herd at Windsor Park. |
| The
second gift 12 months later to the Society, was one stag and
two hinds of Scottish origin from the Duke of Argyle.
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| These
nine animals form the genetic base of the substantial Queensland
feral Red deer population, which has been the main supplier
of livestock to other states. |
| Red
deer are one of the larger species and one of the easiest to
domesticate. |
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Moluccan
Rusa
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| In
1912, 12 Rusa deer from the Moluccas were released on Friday
Island in the Torres Straits by Mr. HEN. Hacking. His uncle
had sought permission a few years before to bring the deer from
the Dutch East Indies. Friday Island was the quarantine station
for the area at that time. As numbers increased the deer swam
across to the larger Prince of Wales Island where the water
supply was more plentiful. |
| The
descendants of these deer - Moluccan Rusa, also a tropical breed,
are proving very appropriate for farming because of their suitability
to Queensland's climate. |
| Javan
Rusa, originally from New Caledonia are somewhat larger than
the Moluccan Rusa. They were released in 1890, in the Gembrook
area in Victoria, and the Royal National Park near Newcastle,
where the herd settled in well and the herd became quite large. |
| Javan
Rusa from Southern Australian deer farms have provided the stock
for farming in tropical Queensland. |
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