A Texas Democratic candidate for a South Texas state representative seat is financing her campaign in an unusual way by raking in donations of deer semen. More than half of her fundraising came from the “in kind” donations, election reports indicate.

Of the $87,500 received by Judge Ana Lisa Garza, a Democratic candidate for the Texas State Representative District 31, $51,000 came from the donation of deer semen. The Starr County district court judge is facing an uphill battle against the incumbent legislator Ryan Guillen. The eight-term state rep. from Rio Grande City has not faced an opponent in his last two general elections, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The incumbent legislator raised significantly more money than his challenger. During the last reporting period, Guillen raised more than $100,000 and has $662,364 in cash on hand for the race.

The Texas Deer Association receives the donations of deer semen in “straws” from individual breeders. The “straws” are the term for the semen collection containers which are stored in liquid nitrogen containers. The container is sold at auction and then the proceeds are donated to the campaign.

While the donations sound unusual, it is apparently a very common way for deer breeders to make donations without having to actually give up cash.