I had someone stop by my farm yesterday in southern Indiana. He introduced himself as Taylor Rose Historic Outfitters. It started out with him telling me they was making a new brochure for an old boy scout camp not too far from me and he was asking about taking some pictures of my dear for the brochure. It quickly went in a different direction started out taking pictures then went to taking video then going through a fake hunting seen without a shot and then finally he come to the real point he was wanted to shoot a deer on video in my pen. I somewhat politely ask him to leave the farm and told him if that's what he's looking for get a deer license find some property to hunt on and video that. Then today the same guy called me and ask how much it would take to let him come out there and video him shooting a deer. I just told him I was not interested and then hung up on him
Indiana deer farmers beware
- Thread starter Rocky Road
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Joined Feb 2013
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Markleville IN
We had someone call couple months ago and wanted to buy a deer to hunt in our pen.
I'm sure people do that but all it takes is the one wrong person and were all done.
No pictures unless they are family or have credentials.
I'm sure people do that but all it takes is the one wrong person and were all done.
No pictures unless they are family or have credentials.
If it were only so easy to explain our side of the "fence". I have explained to people in the past when I worked for my father in law, what is the difference between raising a pen full of deer or a pen full of cattle? My response, every deer farmer I have ever met has a passion for his/her deer, they tend to them as if they were family pets. Most of the deer eat like royalty, any they are able to enjoy the duration of there life fairly stress free. When the time comes for "slaughter", a deer is usually cut loose into a large enclosure where it is harvested. A cow from a feed lot on the other hand is raised in sub par conditions where they are constantly fed antibiotics, food that is unnatural and damaging to there digestive system. They are pumped full of hormones and antibiotics in an effort to gain as much weight in the least amount of time possible. When the time comes for them to be slaughtered they are forced in large numbers to go into cattle trailers hauled by semis where all the animals display signs of fear. Cows are then run through slaughter houses where they meet there demised which is not always quick and painless. Which option is more humane? One of the biggest differences in raising deer is the value that is placed on top of the head of big bucks. Aside from that, I know what option I pick for my meat. Pen raised deer every time! Good luck to everyone keeping people off of your property who don't belong. Sorry to go off on a tangent.