Lost sheep shorn of 31kg fleece after years wandering scrub

Victoria Nugent
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:19pm, first published March 29 2022 - 9:49am
The wether in question had a 31kg fleece after years of evading muster. Photo supplied
The wether in question had a 31kg fleece after years of evading muster. Photo supplied

It's not every day that you come across a sheep sporting a 31 kilogram fleece, but that's just what happened with one rogue wether found recently on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Victoria Nugent

Victoria Nugent

National sheep and wool writer

National sheep and wool writer for ACM's agricultural publications. Former livestock editor for Queensland Country Life. Send your story tips to vnugent@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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