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I read a comment about how deer make good pets. I got a laugh because I know what they were talking about, but in reality the don't. You need at least an acrer if you own a buck and about a half an acre if a doe. That because they need running room because they love to run at least twice a day.
Now from the photo you can see the size of Benny's rack. Having him like in a tight area, say like a house, he will be knocking things all over the place. Know this from flipping an old houses next store, one of the boys will sneak in every once in a while to give his input and some times they'll knock small things over like a table saw, and just about any thing else that's not nailed down. "Usually Houdini causing all the problems."
Now you can see Benny is letting me grab is rack. Not to many deer will let you do that. Come a few weeks from now, when the hard rut hits, It's a good idea not to get in-front of him. I always approach the bucks from a 45 degree from behind. That way the can see me, and it's not being viewed as a treat, because one of these boys could put a load of damage on you. Very can be very dangerous animals if you don't know what you are doing. The bucks can also use their racks as tools for many different things like scratch, fling rocks/dirt, grab things, and to move things around. They love noisy clanky things.
During soft rack, they can be very gentle.
Does make better pets if you are going get a pet deer, but the are a hard animal so you at least need two of them, or another animal like a goat. Does aren't nearly as friendly as the bucks but not nearly as dangerous either. Even though you can pet a few of mine, they really don't like to be touch because it has something to do with the pecking order of the heard because the bucks will touch them with their antlers to tell them to get the hell out of the way. If you want a pet doe, a bottle baby would be the way to go. Bottle raised bucks can be very dangerous.
For feed you need deer chow, hay, alphafa, and corn mix. Deer corn is a good treat, but it has no nourishment. Treats, apples, watermelon, carrots, grapes, and lots of other fruits. Bad for them would be bread products.
Now from the photo you can see the size of Benny's rack. Having him like in a tight area, say like a house, he will be knocking things all over the place. Know this from flipping an old houses next store, one of the boys will sneak in every once in a while to give his input and some times they'll knock small things over like a table saw, and just about any thing else that's not nailed down. "Usually Houdini causing all the problems."
Now you can see Benny is letting me grab is rack. Not to many deer will let you do that. Come a few weeks from now, when the hard rut hits, It's a good idea not to get in-front of him. I always approach the bucks from a 45 degree from behind. That way the can see me, and it's not being viewed as a treat, because one of these boys could put a load of damage on you. Very can be very dangerous animals if you don't know what you are doing. The bucks can also use their racks as tools for many different things like scratch, fling rocks/dirt, grab things, and to move things around. They love noisy clanky things.
During soft rack, they can be very gentle.
Does make better pets if you are going get a pet deer, but the are a hard animal so you at least need two of them, or another animal like a goat. Does aren't nearly as friendly as the bucks but not nearly as dangerous either. Even though you can pet a few of mine, they really don't like to be touch because it has something to do with the pecking order of the heard because the bucks will touch them with their antlers to tell them to get the hell out of the way. If you want a pet doe, a bottle baby would be the way to go. Bottle raised bucks can be very dangerous.
For feed you need deer chow, hay, alphafa, and corn mix. Deer corn is a good treat, but it has no nourishment. Treats, apples, watermelon, carrots, grapes, and lots of other fruits. Bad for them would be bread products.
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It all depends on the state you live in. In most places in Texas along with several other states, you don't need a License/Permit to own non native deer. Native deer such as Whitetail and Mule Deer, it's against the law unless you have lots of money.
The other part is having the proper fencing, on which I really don't have, but I had mine before they started to enforce the 8 foot if game fence fencing. The trice I use to keep my animals from hopping is the fact that they are spoiled and they don't know that they can hope it. Yea I have had a few problems in the past, but very rare. At this time, Benny has been the only hopper but that has been over a month now.
The other part is having the proper fencing, on which I really don't have, but I had mine before they started to enforce the 8 foot if game fence fencing. The trice I use to keep my animals from hopping is the fact that they are spoiled and they don't know that they can hope it. Yea I have had a few problems in the past, but very rare. At this time, Benny has been the only hopper but that has been over a month now.
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