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Deer Farms Presented by Blair Saxon Prepared for Dr. Mark Hearn CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 2013
Deer Farms
Presented byBlair Saxon
Prepared forDr. Mark Hearn
CBA 350-01 Business CommunicationsMay 2013
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Deer Farms: Overview
• Purpose of Deer Farms
• History of Deer Farms
• Deer Farms Today–Nationally–Economically
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Purpose of Deer Farms
• Breed and produce big bucks with big racks—guided hunts
• Provide consumers with vital supplies–Antlers–Urine–Velvet
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Purpose of Deer Farms Continued
• Alternative to other agricultural pursuits
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Non-Metro Farming Dependent Counties 1950
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Non-Metro Farming
Dependent
Other Non-Metro
Metro
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Non-Metro Farming Dependent Counties 2000
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Non-Metro Farming
Dependent
Other Non-Metro
Metro
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Deer Farming as Agricultural Alternative
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Deer Farming Option
Hard Times for Farmers
Deer Farming Saves Family
Farm
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History of Deer Farms
• China 5,000 B.C.• America 1900 (more
prominent in last 30 years)• New Zealand 1960’s
(1.7 million deer today)
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Deer Farms Today: Nationally
• Nearly 8,000 deer farms nationwide–Texas with most at 1,006–Nevada and South Carolina tie at 0–Alabama comes in with 81–Average deer farms per state is 157
• Numbers are continuously growing
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Number of Deer Farms by State
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Alabama 81
Texas1006
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Deer Farms Today: Economically
• Despite recession deer farms prosper• $3 billion industry–$2.34 billion from all operations•Venison and scent collection industries only
–$750 million from hunters• Provides almost 30,000 jobs
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Deer Farms: Summary
• Purpose of Deer Farms
• History of Deer Farms
• Deer Farms Today• Making it Personal
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Melissa Paulk feeding fawn Bailey at
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