Since a good pair can bring in NT $ 1,000 (US $ 25) an ounce, and each deer can produce a pair of antlers weighing more than six pounds, deer farmers are prospering.
國人深信，水鹿的鹿茸最具滋補奇效，是中藥的高貴藥材，每兩約售千餘元，每頭鹿每年可割獲四、五斤鹿茸，約可賣新台幣六、七萬元。