Legally Owning a Reindeer

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I never thought about it. If I had a farm, I might like to have one. But I found out that reindeer (also known as caribou in some regions), elk and fallow deer are considered domestic livestock here in Idaho. You can legally own one, but you have to fill out an Application for Possession of Deleterious Exotic Animals. They probably aren't cheap to feed and care for either. They weight between 140 and 700 pounds. But I enjoy seeing them flying Infront of Santa's sleigh each year. (Dasher, Prancer, Comet, Donner, Dancer, Vixen, Cupid, Blitzen and, not to forget Rudolph.) They live in North America, Asia, Greenland, Scandinavia, Alaska and Russia.