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Bayonet Rising Stars 2026 National Hard Antler and Velvet Competition

  • Date
    7 Mar - 7 Mar
  • Time
    4:30pm
  • Location
    Te Awamutu
  • Cost
    TBC

Hosted by NZDFA Waipa Branch, Mike Ferrier 0274 644063

Dinner: $80pp, bookings need to be made by 1st March 2026

Drinks: Cash required for a ticket system $5 beer & Wine, $2.50 non-alcohol

Accommodation: Te Awamutu has limited accommodation available, Hamilton Jet Park Hotel (Airport), Kihikihi, Otorohanga, Cambridge or Hamilton

Competition Classes Class Sponsor
1 1 Year Old Red Hard Antler Rockvale Deer Stud
2 2 Year Old Red Hard Antler Lynne Rhodes AI Services Ltd
3 3 Year Old Red Hard Antler Tower Farms
4 4 Year Old Red Hard Antler Crowley Deer
5 3 Year Old Fallow Hard Antler NZ Fallow Deer Society
6 ‘Sire of Three’ Hard Antler LJ AI Services
7 2 Year Old Red Velvet Foveran Deer Park
8 Red Deer Super Heavy Weight 10kg+ Velvet Brock Deer
9 2 Year Old Elk/Wapiti Velvet Elk Wapiti Society NZ
10A 2 Year Old Elk/Wapiti Hard Antler – Typical Downland Deer & Studstock
10B 2 Year Old Elk/Wapiti Hard Anter – Non Typical Downland Deer & Studstock
People’s Choice Hard Antler Deer Genetics Ltd
People’s Choice Velvet Ultra Scan, Raewyn Cunliffe
Supreme Trophy Award (Hard Antler) Peel Forest Estate

 

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