previous fairlight station catalogue - 2010

Sale: Friday 17 December 2010 Inspection at 1.30pm Sale starts at 2.30pm

Introduction!Fairlight!Station!is!an!historic!Southland!high!country!property!of!2000!hectares.!The!hub!of!the!station!is!the!homestead,!built!in!the!1860’s!by!Captain!John!Howell!who!founded!Riverton.!!It!is!one!of!the!oldest!houses!in!Southland!and!is!listed!with!the!Historic!Places!Trust.!!Fairlight!has!extensive!and!rugged!hill!country!and!the!Mataura!River!runs!through!the!farm!dividing!the!flats!and!hill.!!Typically!we!have!hot!dry!summers!and!cold!challenging!winters.!!The!property!faces!north!and!is!exposed!to!the!prevailing!nor’!west!wind.!!In!2002,!Doug!and!Mari!Harpur!purchased!Fairlight!Station.!!They!had!also!recently!purchased!the!neighbouring!property!of!Cainard,!as!well!as!Forest!Creek!Station!in!the!Rangitata!Gorge.!!!The!Harpurs!are!established!red!deer!Farmers!in!North!America!and!are!involved!with!the!forestry!industry.!!The!vision!for!Fairlight!is!to!have!a!sustainable!farming!operation,!integrating!sheep,!cattle!and!deer!that!contribute!equally!to!farm!profitability.!!All!of!Fairlight!is!deer!fenced,!so!all!stock!are!integrated!throughout!the!farm.!Priority!for!best!pasture!changes!during!the!year!between!the!stock!classes.!The!MA!hinds!spend!winter!on!the!hill!with!no!supplement.!!!We!are!targeting!high!12"month!growth!rates,!and!to!achieve!this!we!put!emphasis!on;!!" Early!Fawning!!" Culling!dry!and!wet!dry!!hinds!!" No!tolerance!for!poor!temperament!!" We!are!killing!more!than!90%!of!the!spikers!before!Christmas.!The!average!carcass!

weight!has!lifted!to!57kg,!and!we!are!aiming!for!60kg+.!!Early!finishing!at!Fairlight!is!crucial!to!profitability.!!We!hit!peak!schedules,!spikers!are!not!competing!with!lamb!and!cattle!fattening,!or!with!lactating!hinds.!It!is!an!insurance!against!summer!dry,!or!we!can!use!the!surplus!DM!for!other!income!streams!or!supplement.!!Our!MA!commercial!hinds!average!110kg.!Maintaining!an!efficient!hind!on!hill!country!is!important.!!To!achieve!these!goals!we!work!closely!with!Deer!Improvement!and!have!carried!out!AI!consistently!since!2004.!This!offers!the!added!bonus!of!enabling!us!to!run!a!closed!herd.!Simon!Wright!

Conditions!Conditions!Of!Sale!!

1.! The!sales!will!be!conducted!by!PGG!Wrightson!with!the!conditions!of!sale!as!set!down!by!the!New!Zealand!Stock!and!Stations!Agents!Association,!a!copy!of!which!is!exhibited!in!the!office!on!sale!day.!

2.! Each!lot!becomes!the!purchaser’s!property!and!risk!at!the!fall!of!the!hammer.!

3.! Warranties!and!Insurance!are!covered!under!separate!headings.!

4.! Terms!are!strictly!cash!unless!prior!arrangements!are!made!with!the!auctioneers.!!Accounts!not!paid!within!14!days!of!sale!shall!bear!interest,!at!current!rate!per!annum!from!the!date!of!sale.!

5.! The!sale!is!conducted!exclusive!of!GST.!

6.! A!buyers!commission!of!4%!is!payable!to!non"participating!companies!and!recognised!independent!agents!introducing!and!accompanying!purchasers!to!the!sale!providing!prior!arrangements!(no!later!that!24!hours!prior!to!sale)!are!made!with!PGG!Wrightson.!

Intending!purchasers!are!required!to!register!with!the!auctioneers!prior!to!the!commencement!of!the!sale.!!

Disclaimer!

All!details!and!descriptions!as!to!stock!referred!to!in!the!catalogue!have!been!supplied!to!PGG!Wrightson!by!the!vendor!and!have!not!been!independently!verified!by!PGG!Wrightson.!!PGG!Wrightson,!its!employees!and!agents!make!no!representations!or!warranties!or!acknowledgement!of!any!kind!whatsoever!in!relation!to!any!part!of!this!catalogue!(including!but!not!limited!to!accuracy!or!completeness!of!details!and!descriptions!of!stock!(and!other!contents)).!!

Purchasers,!advisors!and!all!other!persons!viewing!or!dealing!with!the!stock!must!make!their!own!assessment!on!the!stock!and!the!information!in!this!catalogue.!!

PGG!Wrightson,!its!employees!and!agents!are!not!responsible!or!liable!in!any!way!whatsoever,!whether!in!contract,!tort!(including!negligence),!or!otherwise,!to!any!person!for!any!loss!or!any!damage!whatsoever!arising!directly!or!indirectly!from!any!information!or!misrepresentation!included!or!omitted!from!this!catalogue.!

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ENQUIRIES!

Brian!Duggan! !027!4324!212!

Simon!Wright! !027!289!5054!

Kingston!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 17.25!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 12.81!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 9.38! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 123! ! !

Sire:!Catalyst,!a!Cadiz!son!out!of!an!Izack!hind,!bred!by!Lindsay!Doncaster.!

!!Dam:!H.05"3644,!was!born!at!Fairlight!as!a!result!of!AI!and!is!one!of!the!most!outstanding!females!we!have!in!our!breeding!programme.!!!!

!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8025!!

Kingston!

Beech!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 17.08!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 11.31!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.68! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 118.5!! !

Sire:!Evolution,!born!in!2006!at!Fairlight!Station!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!!He!was!sired!by!Waipahi,!a!Cadiz!son,!out!of!a!Carl!hind.!!He!has!a!12!month!BV!of!12.99!based!on!24!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!9.6!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8027!!

Beech!

Cainard!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 16.4! ! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 13.47!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 11.24!! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 111! ! !

Sire:!Corona!is!the!purest!Eastern!pedigree!of!the!4!stags!in!our!2009/10!Stag!team,!with!Alexei!and!3!times!Heinrich!in!his!pedigree.!!!He!has!a!current!BV!of!20.86!based!on!66!progeny,!and!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!18.0!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!


!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Favourite,!is!a!Koros!out!of!an!Izack!hind.!!He!was!Lindsay!Doncaster#s!favourite!stag!in!his!2004!sale.!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8343!!

Caina

rd!

Kowhai!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 15.99!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 11.73!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 10.63!! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 104.5!! !

Sire:!Izack,!is!a!Heinrich!son!out!of!a!Leopold!hind!that!was!one!of!the!foundation!sires!for!Lindsay!Doncaster#s!herd,!and!bred!by!Stanfield.!!!!


!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Commodore!is!a!son!of!Admiral,!while!his!dam!is!a!daughter!of!Carl!born!at!!Remarkables!Park!from!the!progeny!test!programme!in!2004.!!Based!on!130!progeny,!his!12!month!BV!is!20.06,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!13.68!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8382!!

Kow

hai!

Castle!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 15.55!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 11.63!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 10.42!! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 108.5!! !


!!Dam:!H.308,!was!born!at!Fairlight!as!a!result!of!AI!and!is!one!of!the!most!outstanding!!females!we!have!in!our!breeding!programme.!!!!

!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8242!!

Castle

!

Cameron!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 14.51!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 9.04! !Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.91! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 107.5!! !

Sire:!Ardlussa,!born!in!2006!as!a!result!of!Deer!Improvement#s!embryo!programme!at!!Balfour.!!He!is!sired!by!Mosgiel,!out!of!an!Admiral!hind.!!Ardlussa!has!a!12!month!BV!of!18.12!based!on!51!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!12.17!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!


!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Mastermind,!born!in!2006!at!Fairlight!Station!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!!progeny!test!programme.!!He!was!sired!by!Megamilian,!a!Maximilian!son,!out!of!a!Heinrich!hind.!!His!12!month!BV!is!17.77!based!on!51!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!14.75!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8347!!

Cam

eron

!

Bucurochi!



!!Dam:!One!of!Fairlight#s!highly!fertile!hinds!that!have!had!a!fawn!to!AI!every!year!and!have!reared!valuable!animals!for!our!breeding!programme.!

!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8386!!

Bucurochi!

Athol!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 14.28!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 9.06! !Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.24! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 113! ! !

Sire:!Bremen!himself!is!the!most!outstanding!individual!of!the!four!stags!in!our!2009/10!Stag!Team.!!If!a!breeder!selects!sire!stags!on!their!looks,!Bremen!will!be!their!first!choice.!His!sire!is!half!German!from!an!Easter!Foveran!hind.!!His!dam!is!by!Crusader!and!was!one!of!the!best!hinds!that!resulted!from!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme!in!the!Bennett!herd!in!Geraldine!in!2004.!!She!was!selected!in!2006!for!the!embryo!programme!in!Balfour.!Bremen!currently!has!143!progeny,!and!a!12!month!BV!of!21.34,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!14.06!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!These!values!make!Bremen!the!second!highest!ranked!stag!on!DEERSelect#s!Early!Kill!Index.!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8148!!

Athol!

Harpur!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 14.18!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 10.87!!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.84! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 107! ! !



!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8163!!

Harpu

r!

Trig!




!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Franchise,!born!in!2006!as!a!result!of!Deer!Improvement#s!embryo!programme!at!Balfour.!!He!is!sired!by!Admiral,!out!of!a!Crusader!hind.!!Franchise!has!a!12!month!BV!of!18.46!based!on!37!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!13.25!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8368!!

Trig!

Douglas!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 13.08!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 7.86!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 9.39! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 114! ! !

Sire:!Admiral,!purchased!at!Peel!Forest!in!2004!for!the!first!round!of!the!Deer!Improve"ment!progeny!test!programme.!!Out!of!20!stags!that!year,!he!came!on!top!of!his!class.!!Based!on!532!progeny!his!12!month!BV!is!18.48,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!11.87!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!This!combination!of!BV’s!and!his!outcross!pedigree!makes!Admiral!unique.!Our!latest!results!also!indicate!that!he!excels!in!carcass!traits.!!He!is!sired!by!Nelson,!a!stag!from!English!(Warnham)!and!German!descent!and!his!maternal!line!is!Eastern,!featuring!stags!such!as!Zadar!and!Sirocco!2.!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8278!!

Dou

glas!

Pinnacle!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 12.97!!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 10.21!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.58! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 108.5!! !

Sire:!Czar!is!a!combination!of!the!2!sires!that!are!the!most!successful!for!Deer!Improve"ment:!his!sire!Cossar!and!his!maternal!grand!sire!Admiral.!!Both!sires!combine!high!growth!rates!with!excellent!carcass!traits.!!Czar#s!current!12!month!BV!is!23.68!based!on!235!progeny,!making!him!the!number!one!ranked!stag!on!DEERSelect!(Oct!10)!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!19.13kg.!!Czar’s!dam,!by!Admiral,!was!one!of!the!best!hinds!that!resulted!from!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme!in!the!!Bennett!herd!in!Geraldine!in!2004.!!She!was!selected!in!2006!for!embryo!programme!in!Balfour.!!!


!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Commodore!is!a!son!of!Admiral,!while!his!dam!is!a!daughter!of!Carl!born!at!!Remarkables!Park!from!the!progeny!test!programme!in!2004.!!Based!on!130!progeny,!his!12!month!BV!is!20.06,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!13.68!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8306!!

Pinn

acle!

Nevis!




!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8029!!

Nevis!

Eyre!


Sire:!Luciano,!born!in!2005!at!Remarkables!Park!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!!His!sire!is!Caliber,!a!Doncaster!son!of!Cadiz,!and!his!dam!is!a!!Remarkables!hind!sired!by!Gunter!(Heinrich).!!His!12!month!BV!of!20.86!based!on!142!progeny,!makes!him!the!number!one!stag!for!the!Early!Kill!Index!in!DEERSelect!(Oct!10).!!He!has!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!14.06!(DEERSelect!Oct!10)!and!an!!outcross!pedigree.!!Luciano!was!heavily!used!in!the!breeding!programme!in!2007,!with!four!sons!progeny!tested!in!2009!and!7!of!his!daughters!used!as!embryo!donors!the!same!year.!!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8229!!

Eyre!

Allen!


Sire:!Serbia,!was!leased!from!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!(Sunny!Downs),!in!order!to!ex"plore!different!bloodlines!for!genetic!diversity.!!Serbia’s!pedigree!is!different!being!sired!by!Y364!from!Foveran.!Y364!is!Hugo!out!of!a!Novad!hind.!The!Maternal!line!traces!back!to!a!group!of!30!Hungarian!hinds!that!were!purchased!by!Trevor!Kenny!for!the!breeding!nucleus!of!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!from!Mount!Hutt.!!


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!Dam!Key:!!F.8232!!

Allen!

Thomson!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 12.2! ! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 7.7! !Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.18! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 106! ! !



!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8165!!

Thom

son!

Fairlight!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 12.07!! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 7.73!Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 8.01! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 114.5!! !

Sire:!Czar!is!a!combination!of!the!2!sires!that!are!the!most!successful!for!Deer!!Improvement:!his!sire!Cossar!and!his!maternal!grand!sire!Admiral.!!Both!sires!!combine!high!growth!rates!with!excellent!carcass!traits.!!Czar#s!current!12!month!BV!is!23.68!based!on!235!progeny,!making!him!the!number!one!ranked!stag!on!!DEERSelect!(Oct!10)!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!19.13kg.!!Czar’s!dam,!by!!Admiral,!was!one!of!the!best!hinds!that!resulted!from!the!Deer!Improvement!!progeny!test!programme!in!the!Bennett!herd!in!Geraldine!in!2004.!!She!was!selected!in!2006!for!embryo!programme!in!Balfour.!!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8151!!

Fairlig

ht!

McGregor!


Sire:!Serbia,!was!leased!from!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!(Sunny!Downs),!in!order!to!!explore!different!bloodlines!for!genetic!diversity.!!Serbia’s!pedigree!is!different!being!sired!by!Y364!from!Foveran.!Y364!is!Hugo!out!of!a!Novad!hind.!The!Maternal!line!traces!back!to!a!group!of!30!Hungarian!hinds!that!were!purchased!by!Trevor!Kenny!for!the!breeding!nucleus!of!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!from!Mount!Hutt.!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8380!!

McG

rego

r!

Larch!


Sire:!Serbia,!was!leased!from!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!(Sunny!Downs),!in!order!to!!explore!different!bloodlines!for!genetic!diversity.!!Serbia’s!pedigree!is!different!being!sired!by!Y364!from!Foveran.!Y364!is!Hugo!out!of!a!Novad!hind.!The!Maternal!line!traces!back!to!a!group!of!30!Hungarian!hinds!that!were!purchased!by!Trevor!Kenny!for!the!breeding!nucleus!of!New!Zealand!Deer!Farms!from!Mount!Hutt.!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8034!!

Larch!

TomTom!


Sire:!Admiral,!purchased!at!Peel!Forest!in!2004!for!the!first!round!of!the!Deer!!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!!Out!of!20!stags!that!year,!he!came!on!top!of!his!class.!!Based!on!532!progeny!his!12!month!BV!is!18.48,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!11.87!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!This!combination!of!BV’s!and!his!outcross!pedigree!makes!Admiral!unique.!Our!latest!results!also!indicate!that!he!excels!in!!carcass!traits.!!He!is!sired!by!Nelson,!a!stag!from!English!(Warnham)!and!German!!descent!and!his!maternal!line!is!Eastern,!featuring!stags!such!as!Zadar!and!Sirocco!2.!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8275!!

TomTo

m!

Troy!


Sire:!Stallone,!born!in!2005!at!Fairlight!Station!as!the!result!of!the!Deer!Improvement!!progeny!test!programme.!!He!is!sired!by!Carl,!a!son!of!Koros,!from!a!Stanfield!Drava!hind.!!Stallone!was!a!member!of!the!Deer!Improvement!Stag!Team!in!2008!and!was!used!extensively!in!the!breeding!programme.!!In!the!new!economic!index!for!early!kill,!Stallone!still!ranks!in!the!top!5.!!His!12!month!BV!is!19.94!based!on!234!progeny!and!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!of!13.26kg!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!!


!!Maternal!Grand!Sire:!Dusky,!born!in!2006!at!Remarkables!Park!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!He!was!sired!by!Mosgiel!out!of!a!Freyburg!hind.!!His!12!month!BV!is!17.23!based!on!59!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!11.94kg!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8204!!

Troy

!

Ravine!


Sire:!Luciano,!born!in!2005!at!Remarkables!Park!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!!His!sire!is!Caliber,!a!Doncaster!son!of!Cadiz,!and!his!dam!is!a!!Remarkables!hind!sired!by!Gunter!(Heinrich).!!His!12!month!BV!of!20.86!based!on!142!progeny,!makes!him!the!number!one!stag!for!the!Early!Kill!Index!in!DEERSelect!(Oct!10).!!He!has!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!14.06!(DEERSelect!Oct!10)!and!an!!outcross!pedigree.!!Luciano!was!heavily!used!in!the!breeding!programme!in!2007,!with!four!sons!progeny!tested!in!2009!and!7!of!his!daughters!used!as!embryo!donors!the!same!year.!!!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8341!!

Ravine!

McPherson!


Sire:!Evolution,!born!in!2006!at!Fairlight!Station!as!part!of!the!Deer!Improvement!progeny!test!programme.!!He!was!sired!by!Waipahi,!a!Cadiz!son,!out!of!a!Carl!hind.!!He!has!a!12!month!BV!of!12.99!based!on!24!progeny,!with!a!Mature!Hind!Weight!BV!of!9.6!(DEERSelect!Oct!10).!


!!!

!Dam!Key:!!F.8203!!

McPherson

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Mataura!

12!Month!BV! ! ! ! 11.5! ! !Mature!Hind!Weight!BV! ! 7.25! !Weaning!Weight!BV!! ! ! 7.53! ! !October!Weight! ! ! ! 103! ! !



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!Dam!Key:!!F.8099!!

Matau

ra!

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