Thread: Central otago venison recovery

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Must be a dollar or two in it if they can use a Squirrel

You only need 5 deer an hour to turn a profit no matter what machine you use at $7 per kilo. With average pay weight at 45kg. 45-50kg would be an average weight throughout a season on the coast and otago.

Head, skin and pluck removed before you make any money.
Used to be just pluck removed for payout.

The smaller machine you use the more profit in some cases. But then you cannot lift as many so it all tends to even out if you have a big run.

However I doubt they are shooting out of the 350. It will be just ferrying carcasses.

A good pilot and shooter can make an R44 very profitable but then an R44 is limited to certain terrain due to clearances and power.

At the end of the day venison is just cash flow for a business. There would be very few operators that could afford to rely on it as their only income these days.



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