Warnham Park, Bailing Hill Deer Farm, established since 1851

Performance

Antlers

All historic British antler records are held by Warnham Park Stags. The most notable records are:

  • "The Great Warnham Head" of 1892 with 47 points.
  • Longest antler in 1914: 47½ inches (121cm).
  • "Hercules II" in 1998 with a width of 62½ inches (159cm).
  • In New Zealand a pure Warnham Park stag "Thomas Albert" carries antlers weighing 19.7kg and measuring 292 CIC trophy points.
  • The current world record head for bow hunting is a pure Warnham Park stag taken in 2007 in New Zealand with a Safari Club International (SCI) score of 546.

Recent Achievements

  • 26 hinds were sold from Bailing Hill Farm to Latvia (a new market) in 2007.
  • In January 2008, the son from a Warnham Park embryo hind (from a Hercules daughter sired by Duncan) sent to New Zealand sold at auction for $80,000 (NZD); at only two years old his antlers measured 43½" wide and weighed 8.25kg. He has followed the success of his Uncle (an embryo stag sent to New Zealand) which sold at auction in 2002 for $95,000 (NZD).
  • 3 stags and 8 hinds were sold from both park and farm to the Czech Republic (another new market) in 2008.
  • Norton the principal farm sire stag died in 2008 in late velvet, with an astonishing head of 44 points.

Best Body Weights

Description Bailing Hill Farm New Zealand
Sire Stag 292 kg 324 kg
2 year old stag 187 kg 214 kg
Yearling stag (12 months) 133 kg 171 kg
Adult hind 168.5 kg 151 kg
Yearling hind 107 kg 116 kg