Instead of cutting off and selling velveted antlers, Poest says he has found a good market for pen and pencil sets he carves from the antlers that drop off naturally.
Poest, author of Raising Reindeer for Pleasure and Profit (see Sources) said reindeer do best in colder climates.
Failure to achieve fundamental motor skills can have long-term negative effects on children, as the lack of these skills may prevent children from joining in group games and other sports throughout the school years and into adulthood (Poest, Williams, Witt & Atwood, 1989).
Poest, C., Williams, J., Witt, D., & Atwood, M.