@article{DeVuyst:161480,
      recid = {161480},
      author = {DeVuyst, Eric},
      title = {Construction and Operating Costs for Whitetail Deer Farms},
      journal = {Journal of the ASFMRA (American Society of Farm Managers  and Rural Appraisers)},
      address = {2013-06-11},
      number = {387-2016-22990},
      pages = {18},
      month = {Jun},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Commercial whitetail deer farming is a growing industry in  the U.S. The size of operations ranges from a few head to  hundreds. Management ranges from small, part-time farmers  to professionally-managed operations. There is, however, a  lack of published information documenting investment costs,  operating costs, cash flow, and profitability of whitetail  deer enterprises. This article provides that information.  Based on interviews with the Board of Directors for  Whitetails of Oklahoma, small and mid-sized farms are  modeled, providing construction and operating costs for  both. Projected cash flow budgets and net present values  under various sale price assumptions are also reported. The  likelihood of profitability is directly tied to the sale  price of bucks. At prices less than $2,750 for a  smaller-sized farms and $3,000 for mid-sized farms,  profitability is highly unlikely.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161480},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.161480},
}