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- Sep 27, 2017
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- Oklahoma
I just started out and I purchased bred does in 2017. Mostly because I didn't have to spend on a buck right out of the gate and could concentrate on getting a good doe line started. Now this summer, I'll be looking for a buck and based on what my does have thrown in the past will help me pick the best buck to produce what I want. This is also the path that had been suggested for me to follow before I even decided what deer to purchase when I was visiting farms. Hope this helps you some. Good luck.
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- Dec 18, 2017
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- Location
- Indiana
We bought 3 bred does, 2 fawn does and one fawn buck.
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- Feb 26, 2014
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- Location
- Monticello Fl
We started 6 years ago, with 2 bred does and one pen. We made mistakes, one of which was just having one pen. Another mistake, was not visiting enough farms. It looks like your in Florida, come for a visit.
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- Feb 8, 2011
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- Blair County, PA
My opinion and what i wish i would have done is to start with bred doe, couple reasons you will get offspring right away - with fawns you have to wait for them to grow mature, breed and then have offspring could take 2 years - with buying bred doe you can have other genitcs than your, plus you get the doe with bred doe you get three for the price of one also start with better genetics than more deer it will pay for itsself
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- Apr 17, 2017
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- Royalton, MN
We just started and everyone told us the same thing, start with bred does. The the guy we bought our deer from is letting us borrow a buck to breed with for the year to get started.
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- Dec 18, 2017
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- Indiana
When are you looking for bred does, if it's this fall I am in Indiana and can get you in contact with a couple other farms as well.
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- Apr 12, 2017
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- Location
- Linden, AL
My suggestion would be to start with small numbers of deer. That being said, I would go ahead and plan on having one or two empty pens to begin with. That will allow you to grow easily and also help if you need to separate deer for whatever reason. I do not own my own deer, I work for a guy and manage close to 200 deer (in breeder pens). When I first started the herd was around 75. Being two years in I have learned several things the hard way, though I had a great contact list to help with small problems. I genuinely wish that I could have started with very few deer to learn slowly. It is a great job to have none the less. One more big piece of advise is to visit as many farms as you can, and get as many phone numbers as you can. Other than that have fun and enjoy the animals!