Originally Posted by abolt300

Now if you are bringing in non-native deer or transporting deer in from another area in the state, I'm pretty sure there are quite a few regulations you have to work under there.


That depends on who you are. Taxidermist I know does all the white tails from a maybe 3k acre (I actually thinks it’s less) in West Central Alabama. Last time I was in there in January of 2021 or 2022 there were at LEAST 35 skull plates and antlers waiting to be done. Smallest was maybe 130”. They feed them well and have a breeding program going I’m sure. I don’t believe they grow 40 plus bucks that size in an enclosure that size without bringing in deer. They used to get trailers with bucks and does (mostly bucks I’d imagine) in the middle of the night from Texas, Ohio, Illinois etc. every year. At least that’s what their farm manager told my buddy.

People with the money to buy multiple thousand acre parcels and fence them (and keep them up, a significant cost in itself) are subject to different enforcement than you and I.