Ever considered raising deer?

I know a family who kept one that showed up in their goat pen. It was a six point buck last time I saw it. When he was coming out of velvet, you could rub his head with a 2x4 between the antlers and he would follow you around like a dog.

My family had one behind my house during my entire childhood. It is very cool to be able to watch them and pet them anytime you want. BTW you could give them a cigarette and they would eat it all the way to the filter and then spit the filter out. Most people don't know that they do that and is cool to witness.

My friend works on a deer raising farm

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quite the investment

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I have some friends who have dabbled in this and it is a huge investment and the mortality rate is pretty terrible. When you work really hard and invest money into these deer and more than 1/4 of the babies die for no reason it kind of kills your fire. Not from personal experience just what i hear.