Stock route AUS

[Jbrazel]

Hey all I'm looking to run a small number of cattle purely off agisting stock routes in NSW. Just wondering if any one else has done this and how hard it is to get permits and how it's best to go about doing it, or if it's even worth it.

Cheers
Jenson

 

[wbvs58]

I don't think you will get much response on this here. I love our network of Stock Routes but don't have any experience on using them. In Qld it is my understanding that they are managed by the local authority that they pass through and a few is charged but you have to keep them moving a number of Km/day. I think on stock routes that don't get used much the adjacent land holder can apply to the state government to lease it.
What are your plans? Are you thinking of putting together a mob and walking them around the country side? It would be interesting to do do it. All the best for whatever you decide to do.

Ken

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

I had to look up agisting stock routes. Would you run a 'small number of cattle' on horseback?

The Long Paddock: Discover the historic stock routes of Australia

Tales of cattle rustling and pioneering adventure - have you heard of the Long Paddock or Australia's Stock Route Network? Curious? Learn more here!

rvdaily.com.au

 

[wbvs58]

I had to look up agisting stock routes. Would you run a 'small number of cattle' on horseback?

The Long Paddock: Discover the historic stock routes of Australia

Tales of cattle rustling and pioneering adventure - have you heard of the Long Paddock or Australia's Stock Route Network? Curious? Learn more here!

rvdaily.com.au

Google "Brinkworth cattle drive" in 2014 where 18,000 cattle were driven 2000km. They were done in several mobs.

Ken

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Are drovers still doing this on horseback? It looks to me like the cowboy way.

 

[wbvs58]

Are drovers still doing this on horseback? It looks to me like the cowboy way.

Mostly so but they usually have a truck with all the facilities that goes on ahead and sets up for the night and a few bikes.
Contract drovers will take on a herd for a farmer who is experiencing drought conditions and walk them around the countryside chasing feed on the stock routes and then bring them back when conditions improve, sometimes the destination is the saleyards after they have put on a bit of weight. They travel big distances heading through areas not as badly affected by drought.

Ken

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

This sounds like a good life. Better than living in a city sitting behind a computer all day.

 

[Jbrazel]

I don't think you will get much response on this here. I love our network of Stock Routes but don't have any experience on using them. In Qld it is my understanding that they are managed by the local authority that they pass through and a few is charged but you have to keep them moving a number of Km/day. I think on stock routes that don't get used much the adjacent land holder can apply to the state government to lease it.
What are your plans? Are you thinking of putting together a mob and walking them around the country side? It would be interesting to do do it. All the best for whatever you decide to do.

Ken

I agree the network of stock routes are amazing. It's cool to see on a digital map of them all in nsw of how they all join up and the different types. I think you are correct with the moving part but I believe that there are different permits that you can get, short term, long term and travelling. I think that only certain parts can be used with short term and long term grazing because they are stationary. I know in my area a fair few people have long term which the company I work for has some. But i see plenty of stock routes get fenced off here. We have talked to the local lls and they said that I should be able to get short term grazing on it for $2.50 per head per week. Where as long term are based of how many hectares you lease. But the local stock ranger is coming out to confirm whether or not it can be done so I'll make sure to give an update.

 

[Jbrazel]

Mostly so but they usually have a truck with all the facilities that goes on ahead and sets up for the night and a few bikes.
Contract drovers will take on a herd for a farmer who is experiencing drought conditions and walk them around the countryside chasing feed on the stock routes and then bring them back when conditions improve, sometimes the destination is the saleyards after they have put on a bit of weight. They travel big distances heading through areas not as badly affected by drought.

Ken

Last year here we had drovers with some very poor condition cattle. Which ended up with my dad a livestock manager having to do a bit of work for them feeding out hay and they agisted a paddock until the cattle had a healthy enough body score to be droved again. This was Becuase the RSPCA and stock ranger got involved. Whilst the time they where in the area we ended up getting 15 potty calves and 2 cows and calves from them though which was a bonus.

 

[Jbrazel]

This sounds like a good life. Better than living in a city sitting behind a computer all day.

I certainly agree

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

What is a potty calf? Why do some stock routes get fenced off?

 

[Jbrazel]

A potty calf is a calf that has no mum and is usually bottle raised. And the stock routes are fenced off because they are being leased/agisted by people.