Brock Deer owner Elliot Brock displays the velvet head of 752BL20, a stag that sold for $100,000 in West Otago this month. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
For the first time, a deer stud has sold two stags for $100,000 or more each at a single auction.
Brock Deer owner Elliot Brock said there was a full clearance of the 25 stags and 30 yearling hinds on offer at the 23rd sale on the 550ha farm in Merino Downs.
The stags sold for an average of $21,500.
Velvet stag 752BL20 sold for $100,000 to James Hudson, of Timaru, and Jack Preston, of Winton.
Trophy stag 662BL20 sold for $114,000 to Stu Henderson, of Gisborne.