This is a buck we sold to a customer for his hunting preserve over a year ago.  He wanted it for a breeder to improve his genetics.  He has thrived and grown bigger.  He's been there for 2 breeding seasons.  The customer said he has only lost 1 doe over the years from the all that he's purchased from me and that one was shot by mistake by a hunter.  I'm very happy to see how hardy our deer are when they are released on the large properties.  We work hard to produce deer with high survival rates.  While our death losses may be higher than producers that eliminate insects, our survivors are tough!