Razz

Razz was a young Axis Deer buck. Originally from India there is a growing population of Axis deer in the southwest US on game farms. This buck was orphaned as a youngster and bottled fed. Because they are so tame and not afraid of humans hand fed deer can be dangerous as they mature. Handlers must be particularly careful during mating season, when the male deer is in rut, their natural instinct to fight is directed to people.

We purchased Razz to film a 30 second TV commercial advertising a new development in Montgomery County, MD. The punch line was “The buck stops here, and so does the Metro” This was shot on the street in the development.

That’s me in the flowered shirt talking to the director.