i may be getting a pet deer but i need help

[boykin2010]

yall have changed my mind completely. I have read and read on the internet and really i havent found anything good about keeping a deer. Also it IS illegal and i see that now. I really want to help but i guess i will have to decline the offer. Thank all of you for your help and your nice comments

 

[Goose and Fig]

We raised 2 deer with permits from Ohio's game warden. One's mom was hit by a car, the other's was killed by a poacher. They were the sweetest things- like giant dogs almost. We had to build pens with 8ft high fencing and cover. I remember bottle feeding them goat's milk- and driving an hour each way to get it. I didn't get to read through all the posts, but whatever you do I hope someone gives the baby a good home.

 

[boykin2010]

i just found out that the guy who has her now does have a license. So he isnt doing anything illegal

 

[ndemerly]

As far as I know in MI, it is illegal to catch and attempt to domesticate any wild animals. You may want to contact the DNR, Fish and Game, what ever it is down in GA or you're probably looking at hefty fines, that more than likely are unrealistic for you to pay right now.

 

[GaNewChick]

Have them contact www.noahs-ark.org

 

[The Tinman]

That is funny cause I just saw that place on TV last night about the bear,tiger aand lion growing up together as buddies
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[ChickenNugget22]

My dad went out in the back yard yesterday and found a baby doe that's maybe a week old. and we are feeding it a powder mix we got from our neighbor (farmer). you mix 4 ounces of it with 16 ounces of water I think. and feed it 2.5 ounces ever 3 hours!

 

[cassie]

Years ago I found an orphaned deer and raised it. I lived in the woods so it was a natural habitat and he was free to come and go. He stayed around the place for years. Personally, I would just keep my mouth shut.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

My dad went out in the back yard yesterday and found a baby doe that's maybe a week old. and we are feeding it a powder mix we got from our neighbor (farmer). you mix 4 ounces of it with 16 ounces of water I think. and feed it 2.5 ounces ever 3 hours!

A lot of time people find baby deer with no mom in sight, but this is totally normal. Chances are, mom is somewhere nearby looking for baby. I would put baby back and keep an eye out for the mother. I can't tell you how many times I've received calls about rescued baby deer who were found lying down in a field or backyard. Usually, the mother leaves the baby in a safe place so she can graze a bit and then comes back for the baby. This is safer for the baby because the baby is not in the open where predators can attack, and generally the babies tend to get tired quite easily.

 

[cassie]

You are right. Plus the baby has no scent so if it is well hidden it is hard for predators to find it. The deer I brought home though, was not hidden. It was running around bleating frantically. At that time and place there was a man who fed his large brood of kids by poaching deer. There was never much doubt about what had happened to this fawn's mother. Just a note. I once knew a person who had her dairy goats out on pasture. One day one of her Toggenburg does came in with a baby fawn. Whether the fawn was orphaned or whether the doe just stole it there was no way to know. Either was possible. Toggenburgs are notorious for stealing and adopting babies. Anyway, as far as the doe was concerned, that fawn was her baby and she did a fine job of raising it.