An estimated five hundred thousand to one…

1756 CE to 1767 CE

An estimated five hundred thousand to one million two hundred and fifty thousand deer have been slaughtered between 1739 and 1761, the height of the deerskin trade era.

Charleston records show an export of 5,239,350 pounds of deer skins during the same period.

Deer skins are used in the production of men's fashionable and practical buckskin pantaloons for riding, gloves, and book bindings.

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