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Deer Farms Presented by Blair Saxon Prepared for Dr. Mark Hearn CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 2013

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Deer Farms: Overview Purpose of Deer Farms History of Deer Farms Deer Farms Today Nationally Economically 2Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 2013

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Purpose of Deer Farms Breed and produce big bucks with big racksguided hunts Provide consumers with vital supplies Antlers Urine Velvet 3Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 2013

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Purpose of Deer Farms Continued Alternative to other agricultural pursuits Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20134

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Non-Metro Farming Dependent Counties 1950 Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20135 Non-Metro Farming Dependent Other Non-Metro Metro

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Non-Metro Farming Dependent Counties 2000 Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20136

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Deer Farming as Agricultural Alternative Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20137 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 1960s (1.7 million deer today) Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20138

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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 Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20139

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Number of Deer Farms by State Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201310 Alabama 81 Texas 1006

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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 Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201311

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Deer Farms: Summary Purpose of Deer Farms History of Deer Farms Deer Farms Today Making it Personal Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201312 Melissa Paulk feeding fawn Bailey at Southern Whitetails LLC

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Fun Facts from Southern Whitetails LLC Owned by Mark Saba Located in Abita Springs, Louisiana Approximately an hour from New Orleans Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201313

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More Fun Facts Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201314 Does named Nattie after Natural Light and Brandy after the type of liquor

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Fun Facts from Southern Whitetails LLC Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 201315 Does being artificially inseminated In November 2012