Autumn Muster - a family affair
This year, the Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand has meant we haven't been able to call on all our regular musterers to get the annual autumn muster underway. We pulled together a team consisting of JT and Holly (staff), Philip, Anne, Maria, Alex and Oscar (family) and Anna and Mitch (physio and builder from Wanaka.) A superb run of weather and an enthusiastic team, meant we were able to get the job of bringing in 3000 sheep from the hills, done in 4 days. Now it's time for the sheep to be sorted and crutched before winter sets in.





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