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I have been learning a lot about the deer industry lately and there is one question I haven't been able to find a good answer to. With all of the new farms popping up all of the time, is there really enough demand from hunting lodges purchasing big deer? I know there are many other ways to make...

I am a college student in Texas and I have loved hunting forever and want to start my own farm. I am wanting to farm their urine and breed them. Do yall have any suggestions about how I can get started and what I can do now in college to help once I am graduated

Hey, new to the forum and looking for some advice. My brother and I are trying to fulfill a dream our father had of raising fallow deer, We are both university students, our family has some ground left over from the old family cattle farm. We scrounged you some unused 4 inch mainline pipe and...

Anyone have fencing that they are trying to get rid of? I am looking at putting up 2 one acre pens.

Got buck still with his antler nubs, starting to push velvet. Do you need to worry or will they eventually fall off ???

Just wondering on what your guys thoughts are on starting a small 100 acre preserve(can go bigger if I need to) in northern MN I have the land 90% wooded with nice hills and small creek. Almost all my stockers would be from my farm. Wondering what your guys thoughts are if it would be worth it.

Good morning, I pulled my triplet doe fawns last night around 7:00 p.m., lots of bleating at 5:30 this morning, but won't volunteer to take bottle. I have regular baby bottles (for human) and Pritchard nipple bottles and can't get more than 1/2 oz-1 oz into each fawn, with the Pritchard...

Hello,   I'm planning a 65 acre elk farm and I'm looking for input from seasoned elk farmers. I'm planning for a strong breeding program to get some of the best possible genetics. I'm still in the planning phase but I have a very clear image of what I believe my farm will look like. I have a...

I am looking for info on starting a new elk farm in SD. Who/where is the best place to start to get the regulations for fence and what permits are needed to have elk?

Hello future friends. I am learning and considering starting a deer in Talladega, AL. I'll be attending the convention and wanted to here from you all what I should try to see, who I should talk to and what sort of things should I try to accomplish at the show? Thanks a bunch for any input you...

Hello I am new to the forum and also to the deer business, I have decided I want to go into owning a deer farm sometime ago now I am eager to try and get started. I have contacted a few farmers within 50 miles to make arrangements to see their facilities. I am in the learning process and would...

Hello everyone i am new here and i am planning on getting a deer farm started. I have a base idea of what i am going to get started with but just a few questions. The base idea is that I am going to have a 130'X280' rectangle pen with a 6' gate in it. I am going to have a small runway/area with...

When I arrived at the farm today I noticed that one of my 2 year olds has started to rub his antlers and by tomorrow should be clean. Is anyone else seeing the same thing? Sorry about the quality of the pic,it was overcast and I was using my i-phone. 16511:IMG_7859.

Monday was 200 days for me. I only AI'd four does of which three showed no backup activity. All have milk bags hanging visibly from the rear to some degree or another. I'm freakin out here! Come on girls drop em!!! I guess they baking them longer this year for some reason. When should I REALLY...

I was wondering about starting an elk herd in a WI preserve setting. What bloodlines would produce best and what should my expectations be for scores? They would eat natural water, browse, and vegitation, with pellleted supplement feeding, and mineral blocks. What is a good number for a large...

Hello, I am wanting to start a deer farm in Robertsde, Al. I would Love ANY information . Are there any farms near me that I could come and visit and even maybe help out. I hope that I am posting this in the correct place. I am still learning. Thank you Remi

Hello, My name is Mike and I am looking into starting a Whitetail farm in the next 2-5 years in NY. I know thats a ways off but this is what I want to do for my career. I am 22 and finishing up college. My plan is to hold a decent job until I have my finances in order and can jump into this with...

Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums and trying to do my research on trying to start a deer farm here in new mexico. Game and fish said only mule deers are legal to breed here so no white tails they also will not help me by giving me some contatcs to other deer farmers so I can get some...

I am just starting, and starting slow and low...LOL I have one pen so far, it is just 330 feet circumference. How many doe do you think would be ethical to keep in there? There is a shed, and a couple of shade trees, good fresh water and near a dirt road behind a house. I also have access to...

I have two deer that i have been raising in my back yard. I would love to buy a farm or at least 100 acres plus it will need a house of course and start breeding and raising whitetails with a few other things on the side. The only thing is my job will def not pay for 100 acres and a house...