 In 1981 Des and Maureen Pickstone decided they had had enough of the hustle and bustle of city life and purchased 40 acres of virgin bush in the Samsonvale area - now named Mt Samson, situated between Samford and Dayboro on the north side of Brisbane, only 35 minutes drive from the city in the Shire of Pine Rivers. The Lyell Deer Farm was established with a lot of hard work and family support. In 1984 they purchased 20 Red Deer which had been trapped by a farmer from the feral herd in the Brisbane Valley.
Currently four species of deer are now being bred on the farm, Red, Fallow, Chital, and Rusa. We have educational tours for primary and high school students where they can see how the deer are being farmed and Maureen explains the reproduction of the antler growth and the origin, behavior patterns, and breeding cycles of the different species of deer being farmed throughout Australia.
The farm is open to visitors Sundays 10am - 4pm (Free Entry)
Monday to Saturday by appointment.
Tea/coffee and homemade cookies available.
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