I've pet and played with a deer in my back yard. There was a doe that used to roam my residential neighborhood in the city limits. She was as gentle as could be. Someone must have raised her from when she was really young and then couldn't keep her contained.

My brother and dad caught a fawn one time. I don't remember the details of that story, because I wasn't there when it happened. They let it go. We had enough pets at the time. My dad has been known for trying to raise wild animals at home though. It seems to never work out. He once caught 2 wild hogs (piglets) and tried to raise them in his back yard in Laredo. Another time, we climbed up in our deer stand and found 4-5 young owls. We took one home and tried to feed it and raise it. It just threw up a lot and finally died.