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

2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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) Blair Saxon CBA 350-01 Business Communications May 20138

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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