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I thought the venison thing was because it’s illegal to farm deer (in the US anyway).
by pfannkuchen 3y ago
I thought the venison thing was because it’s illegal to farm deer (in the US anyway).
- poulsbohemian 3y agoI can't speak to deer, but my cousin had an elk farm previously so that was at least legal. Given concerns over wasting disease, I'm not sure if farming deer would be a good or bad idea - as in, do we end up with a concentrated population that might spread the disease faster, or do we save the species by separating it from their wild cousins?
- kbutler 3y agoOften complicated, rather than illegal. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/deer-farming-legal-states https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/deer-farmin... While driving through Texas after the total eclipse, my wife and I were reading about the high fences on Texas ranches (deer hunting ranches, possibly with managed breeding), and enjoyed this article on the tradeoffs https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/which-side-of-the-fence-are-you-on/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/which-side-of-the-f...