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We have 6 acres available to fence in with a pond in one of the corners. Any suggestions on fence layout, should we include the pond?? I think we want to start small with a "good" bred doe and a companion and see what happens. We have been to visit one farm so far, and plan to see a couple...

My buck is starting to rub the front tips of his velvet today 8/30 . Is this ok at this time ? This is my first year with him rubbing velvet . Just wondering when they usually start doing this i thought sometime in sept. . Thanks to all that reply

I just started my 9th week of feeding and my fawns are starting to wean them selves i think. they will be eager to eat then they wont finish bottles. Yesterday i cut back to 2 times aday becuase 3 was begining to be a fight. Is this ok or should i worry

i would like to start doing this program and would like if someone that has the instructions on how to use the red cap milk ? my email address [email protected] . thanks alot

Hi Guys, I'm new to this website but have read many questions and answers from you all and you all seem very helpful about giving out good information. I live in NW Minnesota and I'm thinking about starting up a small game farm. I would raise deer and mostly bucks. I have about 5 acres to...

I m looking to start a fundraiser for a fellow deer farmer that has just went into the hospital for serious heart problems and for his son that has been in and out of the hospital for the past year. We are looking to help raise money for them to help pay for hospital bills. All input would be...

Hello pulled fawns sat at noon. 2 were 2 days old 2 were 3 days old. Tried to feed at 4pm and 10pm both times they wouldnt suck. I would squeze a little in their mouth and then eventually they would swallow but nothing substantial. Tried feeding again at 6am this morning. Just about the same...

My wife and I are new to the industry. During the past 6-8 months we have been reading the forum. We have learned a great deal from reading everyone's posts and would like to thank you for the valuable information. Taking the advice of many on here, we did alot of research on various genetics...

My friend and I are thinking about getting into deer/elk farming, I'm getting a packet from our department of natural resources but have a few questions for some of you. What is the typical start-up cost for this industry with-out owning land? Is it better to board deer for starters? There is so...

I have a 500 acre tract that I will be high fencing this year. The tract is currently one third open grass land about one third mature acorn trees and the rest being pine plantation ,ceder thickets , briars and honey suckle patches. I am not trying to grow the next record buck . Just nice mature...

I am looking at starting to raise Black Buck Antelope and working on my budget. How much feed should I figure to feed on a daily basis and what would that cost be? What should I figure for cost for a year combining feeding and medical needs? I have other questions but still working on...

Hello everyone, I wanted to see what kind of thoughts, openions and ideas I could get on this. Myself and the vet I work with (mainly in the horse breeding business), are thinking about trying to get into the deer business. We don't want to raise deer, what we are looking to do is...

Am trying to get our fawns to eat pellets. They love the bottle and will take pellets from us by hand and like them, but just don't seem interested in the pellets we have put out for them to nibble on. Have put "nice" pieces of grass, etc; they just aren't interested. Any suggestions to get...

I'm thinking about starting a deer farm in NW Texas (Hudspeth County between Iser and Fabens - about 30-40 miles from El Paso) in the future to supplement my income as a writer. Excluding the parts of the farmette I intend to use for other purposes (house, swimming pool, orchard) I will have 5...