IDEFA Journal Summer 2024

The IDEFA Journal

IDEFA SUMMER PICNIC FUNDRAISER

August 2-3, 2024

FEATURED FARM STORY

Lone Pine Whitetails – Producing Highly Marketable, Clean Typicals

Sponsored by IDEFA

GENERATIONAL FARMING

Passing Down the Love of Agriculture and the Outdoors

Sponsored by IDEFA

2023-2024 IDEFA Board of Directors

President

John Stoltzfus

5 Star Genetics

5835 N 1000 W

Shipshewana, IN 46565

Phone: (574) 596-2347 jdwhitetails@gmail.com

Vice president

Lester Eicher

Springfield Whitetails

14905 Springfield Ct Rd

Grabill, IN 46741

Cell: (260) 341-3614 springfieldwts@gmail.com

Secretary/Treasurer

Earl Hershberger

Clear Creek Whitetails

6960 W 200 N

Shipshewana, IN 46565

Cell: (260) 350-3506

Fax: (260) 768-4761 earlcvpg@yahoo.com

Director

Heath Alexander

Forgotten Mile Whitetails

6675 W 500 N

Pennville, IN 47369

Cell: (260) 341-7296

Email: thaeh80@gmail.com

Director

Derek Borkholder

Pine Creek Deer Farm

2877 Birch Rd

Bremen, IN 46506

Cell: (574) 248-0322

Email: tagouttech@gmail.com

Director

Nelson Miller

Antler Ridge Whitetails 71396 CR 25

New Paris, IN 46553

Cell: (574) 312-1349

Fax: (574) 538-2105 nelmiller26@gmail.com

Director

Dr. Darryl Ragland, DVM, Phd 625 Harrison St

West Lafayette, IN 47907

Home: (765) 494-3234

Cell: (765) 418-5673 raglandd@purdue.edu

Director

David Schwartz

Shallow Pond Whitetails 3990 N 675 W Shipshewana, IN 46565

Cell: (260) 336-1687 shallowpondwts@gmail.comt

Director

Jerry Schwartz Countryside Whitetails 10852 W 900 N Bourbon, IN 46504

Cell: (574) 907-9457

Fax: (574) 546-0390

**Erica Bratton (574) 220-5652 ~ indianadeer@gmail.com

IDEFA Committees: 2023-2024

Hunting Preserve/Legislative

Chair: Dr. Ragland Committee: Heath Alexander, Lance Whitsell

Public Relations

Chair: Lester Eicher Committee: Quincy Cunningham

Audit/Ethics & Bylaws

Chair: Robert Yoder Co-Chair: Derek Borkholder

Hunting Preserve/Legislative

Chair: Committee: 2 spots available

Public Relations

Chair: Committee: 1 spot available

Audit/Ethics & Bylaws

Chair: Co-Chair:

Director

Cletus Bontrager

Twin Maple Deer Farm

8820 W 050 N

Shipshewana, IN 46565

Phone: (260) 768-4284

Director

Lance Whitsell

Valhala Farm

1277 West Scratch Gravel Rd

Liberty, IN 47353

Phone: (513) 839-5001

lance.whitsell71@gmail.com

Director

Rober Yoder

Cedar Road Deer Farm

6664 Cedar Rd

Bremen, IN 46506

Phone: (574) 646-2504 byoder@hardwoodinterior.com

Fundraisers/Summer Picnic

Chair: Derek Borkholder Co-Chair: Lester Eicher Co-Chair: Josie Borkholder Co-Chair: David Schwartz

Member Relations: Erica Bratton Food: Jerry Schwartz Committee: Earl Hershberger, Nelson Miller, Brian Bratton, John Stoltzfus, Robert Yoder, Heath Alexander, Cletus Bontrager, Lance Whitsell.

Budget Committee

Chair: Earl Hershberger Committee: Nelson Miller, Robert Yoder

IDAC

Chair: Dr. Ragland Committee: Shelly Chavis, Shawn Schafer

Fundraisers/Summer Picnic

Chair: Co-Chair:

Member Relations: Erica Bratton

Food: Comittee: 8 spots available

Budget Committee

Chair: Committee: 2 spots available

Chair: Committee: 2 spots availble

President’s Message

Hello, Members,

I hope everyone’s fawning went well. It makes for a busy time of year. Nothing came up opposing IDEFA in this last legislative session. Quincy from BOSE is doing an excellent job keeping us informed at the State level.

By now, I am sure everyone has heard that Indiana had its first CWD case. Fortunately, it was in the wild. It will limit some of our out of state movement but overall, I feel there are enough states open that we can continue to be strong. It is a bump in the road, but I feel over time it will get better.

I hope to see everyone at the picnic on August 2nd in Nappanee. I expect a great fundraiser. See you there!

Your President, John Stoltzfus

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Happy Summer!

Hoping everyone is having a successful fawning season and that your Summer is off to a great start.

We are preparing for our Annual Meeting/Picnic and Fundraiser that will be held at Sammlung Platz in Nappanee again this year. If you’re thinking of running for the Board, we vote four members per year, please let me or one of our current Board members know. We are accepting donations for the fundraiser on August 2nd. Please look in this issue for the form to submit. Each year we work very hard to improve upon the previous year’s event. We’d love to hear from you!

Here is to a very healthy, happy, and successful Summer!

Erica Bratton

Administrative Secretary Cell: 574-220-5652

Fax: 952-955-6022

indianadeer@gmail.com

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Phone (260) 248-1684

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Josie Borkholder slips out his back door and into the pasture behind his house. His dog and faithful companion of close to seven years, a black lab named Hazel, is right at his side. Borkholder pulls a portion of deer antler from his pocket and tosses it long and high into the air. Hazel, ever so eager to please, dashes off in pursuit of this treasure.

James Slabaugh strolls quietly through the woods on a cool spring morning. With each step he takes, it’s as if he’s caressing the ground as he searches for Indian artifacts. Finding one of these is at the top of his “greatest joys” list. However, Borkholder and

LONE PINE WHITETAILS – PRODUCING HIGHLY MARKETABLE, CLEAN TYPICALS

Written By: Gail Veley

Slabaugh realize these quiet moments are rare, as both men in all reality spend practically every moment and day immersed in their successful and growing deer farm, Lone Pine Whitetails in Nappanee, Indiana. While they may each have other gainful employment, their heart is the most vested in their farm.

This year they may have more reason than usual to feel excitement, and it comes by way of “Black Rifle,” the buck on this month’s magazine cover. “Black Rifle is probably the best looking typical we’ve ever raised,” Borkholder, 32, said. “There are a lot of good sires such as Triple Digit, High Heat, Sunset Express, Storm Express and

good power does such as Ms. Patrick in his pedigree.” Black Rifle, whose mainframe has sported 265 typical inches “is basically the look that everybody wants,” he added. “He has a good combination of both northern and southern genetics.”

Black Rifle caught the attention of Joe and Crissy Johnson of Whiskey River Whitetails in northeast Ohio, after they took a Lone Pine farm tour last year. As a result, they now have a partnership on the well-bred buck responsible for at least 20 fawns expected this spring.

Lone Pine Whitetails, a beautiful and serene 4-acre deer farm, sells both stocker and breeder

“Lone Pine also has an auxiliary location located north of their primary location on close to 15 acres.”

FARM STORY

bucks to several mid-western states and remains sternly focused on raising top-quality typical deer. “We’re always trying to better our best,” Borkholder said. In order to make room for more production, Lone Pine also has an auxiliary location located north of their primary location on close to 15 acres. Altogether close to 100 deer including bucks and does thrive on these properties. Slabaugh, 58, whose main job is to care for each deer, find immense pleasure in doing so. “It can be very time consuming and stressful,” he said. “But, if you enjoy what you’re doing, it’s also a stress reliever and you forget about everything else.”

Although raised on a cattle farm, Slaubaugh took to the idea of raising whitetails readily, when it was presented by Borkholder back in 2015. While initially worried about the potential difficulties of raising whitetails,

Slabaugh feels the reward outweighs the worry. His love of deer is evident in one of his favorites, a 17-year-old doe named “Dirtball.” “As she walks you can hear her bones make noises,” he said affectionately. “She loves marshmallows, she’s very sweet and she’s the best loved. All the kids love her.”

To raise the type of deer that Lone Pine is dedicated to raising, it takes good genetics and the watchful eye and care of a farmer like Slabaugh, Borkholder said. “We are raising what the stocker market wants,” he emphasized. “I don’t think there’s anybody that doesn’t like a nice clean typical buck with clean brows. People can trust that we are selling a well-bred, well-raised and healthy deer to them.”

Indiana Deer and Elk Farmers Association

2024 Annual Benefit Auction

July 3rd

"Want to support Idefa? Please fill out the form below and send in before to get your items listed in the auction catalog. Have all donated items at the sale on the day of the auction or otherwise arranged with a board member. Thanks in advance for your donation!"

Description of Donated Items

donating Semen, please include your signed release form**

The Indiana Deer & Elk Farmers Association would like to thank you for your generosity in helping to make this years’ benefit auction a success. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Erica Bratton 574-220-5652.

Please mail this completed form

Please mail completed form to:

/ Erica Bratton 1050 N 600 W, LaGrange, IN 46761 Fax 952-955-6022 • indianadeer@gmail.com

1050 N 600 W, LaGrange, IN 46761 Fax 952-955-6022 indianadeer@gmail.com

Cedar Road Deer Farm

Robert Yoder & Gilbert Yoder and Family,

Good evening to all the readers. Memorial Day Weekend at home sitting on the porch watching the deer in the pens and the fawns. It is hard to believe the fawning season is here again. We have had a lot of rain the last couple of weeks wet pens not really ideal for fawning. Sat-Sunday we had an 1” of rain. As of today 5-27 we have 11 buck and 4 doe fawns.

We are excited to have Blackhawk’s first crop on the ground this year. With the positive CWD in Indiana I think a lot of people were holding their breath hoping we will not see it. The positive thing I see is the way DNR + BOAH handled it was awesome and would like to express my THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM. There will be some restriction but I think we as farmers will still be able to do well on deer farming. We need to look at getting our markers where they need to be it will help us.

I am looking forward again to have our picnic there at the same place we did last time and the farm tours. Anybody is welcome to stop by for a farm tour just give us a call Norther Legend has some nice 2yr old if nothing happens to them.

Robert & Gilbert + Kara @ CRDF

CWD….in Indiana.

Run for the hills, sell the deer, tear out the fence. I mean we might as well, right? We might as well start fresh, move to a different state, start a whole new farm. I’ve heard PA is nice. KY is a little less populated, IL is great, TX would be a whole new adventure! But wait, all of those states are CWD positive as well. So why are there so many deer farmers living there? Ok so maybe I can come back from the hills, and put off selling the deer for the time being. Maybe just pause for a bit and collect my thoughts. Is it really over for us? Probably not. Are things going to go on as they have been in the recent years? Probably not. So what does this mean for the IN deer farmers?

Picture this: you’re in a shiny red new convertible. You’re cruising down a newly paved highway, traffic is light and it’s a beautiful sunny day. You really don’t have to pay that much attention to where you’re going, because your GPS is handling that (in all reality, it’s smarter than you anyway). It’s really just an enjoyable easygoing ride. Until…. Uummm a road closed sign, like REALLY closed. Police barricades, take this exit, and good luck finding your way to wherever you were going! Have a great day!

Ok so here you are on a very unfamiliar road, the GPS keeps recalculating, not quite able to keep up with where you’re headed. You spot a gas station up ahead. Maybe stopping and grabbing a map and some grub would be a good idea. Who knows when you’ll have the next opportunity. The map seems like a drawing your 3-year-old did after he finished off a Mt Dew and a pack of skittles. I mean, could they get any more squiggly lines on a single page? Anyways, you kinda sorta get a feel of where you’re at, and which direction you want to go. After a few hours back on the road, you even start to notice some things. The scenery really is sorta nice, and as for other vehicles, well let’s not sugar coat it, there are more potholes than vehicles. The new convertible you’re in is not so shiny anymore, it’s got some dings and a fair share of mud splatters. The highway was most certainly more comfortable to drive on, but hey it really isn’t so bad out here in the boonies. You haven’t run into any hungry bears. You start to realize it’s going to take longer to get to where you were going, but it doesn’t mean you can’t get there. You just need to use your own brain a little more (the GPS keeps losing signal). It might take a few unfamiliar back roads, lots of patience, and creative thinking, but you don’t have to cancel the trip and head home.

Ok, so my illustration above may be a little extreme. I realize how much you’ve been affected by this new CWD positive status depends on where you live in IN. This is my perspective as the wife of a very involved, and passionate deer farmer: In the recent years, Indiana has had some smooth sailing in the deer industry. “CWD positive” is the feared phrase in deer world, and I won’t lie, it wasn’t great news, but it was inevitable in my opinion. Other states have made it work and I believe so can we. It’ll just take more effort, and creative thinking from ALL of us. And who knows, maybe a few years down the road we’ll find ourself back on the “highway”, just enjoying the ride.

I wish everyone a great fawning season! Bottle-feeding is always a highlight on our farm. It’s a great way to get the kids involved, and teaches them some responsibility.

Blessings, Mrs. Hershberger

Hello from Shallow Pond Whitetails in Shipshewana

Hope this finds all my fellow deer breeders doing well and having a successful fawning season. As I am writing this, we have had two does fawn out so far giving us one buck and 3 doe fawns, with some more bagging up and close. As I was racking my brain on what to write for the summer issue I decided to touch on my favorite part of this great industry. It’s awesome to watch the bucks grow out and exciting to raise good pedigreed does to sell at the auction and hearing of the success of a satisfied customer. But for me, the best thing about our great industry is the many great people we have met in the last eight years. Some of whom have become more than friends and we now consider them Family. We feel blessed to have traveled to multiple states and met so many great people. We, here at Shallow Pond, love to host, so when you are in Shipshewana stop in for a tour and let’s talk deer.

Also, a reminder, the IDEFA summer sale and picnic is the first weekend in August. This year we want to make it bigger and better than ever. Make plans to attend the auction Friday evening and farm tours Saturday. It is a great way to see your old friends and make new ones all the while enjoying lots of great food, games, door prizes and more great food.

If you have any questions on the farm tours, call me at (260)336-1687. Dave Schwartz

Every summer in the late 80’s, as a young teenaged boy, Eddie Ray Borkholder would put out a sign at the front of his Nappanee, Indiana home. It read “Fawns for Sale. $100.” He never had to wait long for interested customers. Turns out, no one can resist a fawn. In 1999, Jim Davidson was on his tractor one early June morning in Marshall, Illinois, when he saw an adult doe get hit and killed by a car. He quickly discovered she had a doe fawn. He made two or three rounds near the road to check on it, worried it would suffer the same fate as it’s mother.

Pretty soon, the little bleating fawn started following him. Concerned for her welfare, Jim, now 80, climbed down from his tractor, scooped up the precocious new life in his arms, and put her in the tractor with him. He rode all day with the tiny fawn either in his lap or right next to him. When daylight began to fade, he wasn’t sure what to do, although he was certain he couldn’t let her go out on her own. That night, as a gift he gave her to his very young grandchildren Derrick and Taylor, who shrieked with love for their new

GENERATIONAL FARMING PASSING DOWN THE LOVE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE OUTDOORS

By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by The Indiana Deer and Elk Farmers Association

pet and named her Bambi. When their father Rick Davidson (who would later own Illinois Dominant Bucks) got home, he was initially not pleased with what his father had done. At all. However, it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to their family. And what began as just a love for deer, later turned into a full-blown business after buying 200 acres in 2005 from his Aunt Francie.

Like Davidson, Borkholder’s simple love of deer took a more serious turn in the 1990’s when he started his unique Patrick line and Pine Creek Deer Farm. However, a love for agriculture and all that came with it started much earlier for Borkholder and Davidson by the generations of family members before them, who knew what it was like to be up every morning before sunrise, work long hard hours in the sting of the cold or burning of the sun (along with

working up a hearty appetite) and later drop in bed grateful, tired and ready to start all over again the next day. Eddie Ray, the first is his family to farm deer, grew up learning the art of crop and dairy farming from his father, grandfather and great grandfather. His son Josie, in learning the art of raising deer, felt in his younger years that farming itself was, honestly, just a lot of hard, hard work. “Looking back, I see it now as more of a luxury and bonding time with Dad,” reflected Josie, who now owns Lone Pine Deer Farm with James Slaubaugh. “Today, farming is getting lost. We need to look at creative ways to continue, and deer farming is one way to do that. Dairy farming has become so

commercial and there aren’t many new dairy farms starting up. If we don’t take the opportunity now to carry farming forward it will be lost.”

Davidson, the first is his family to raise deer, is a 5th generation farmer, who comes from a long line of long-lived farmers who raised dairy cows and grew corn, soybeans and alfalfa. When most

children were learning to ride bikes, Davidson was learning to drive a tractor. As age six he sat behind the wheel for the first time, his great great grandfather Richard “Dick” Davidson patiently walking beside him, teaching him the skill needed to drive the now long outdated Ford 8N stick shift two-wheel drive metal seated tractor. “It took a while for me to catch on,” Davidson said. However, he learned along with that experience what drove his grandfather to farm his land. “Farming gets in your blood,” he said. “At first, I wasn’t sure I wanted to farm and work as hard as my Dad. It was only after going away to college and being away from it, that I realized how much I missed it. It’s critical to keep family farms going. Farming is the backbone of our country. We are always going

to need to eat. Without farming, we lose valuable land and the love of the outdoors. Deer farming is an extension of that love and something we need to continue to pass down.”

AN ACT

By: Archer, Moore, and Pfeiffer of the House and Green and Bullard

of the Senate

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO. 3462

An Act relating to live game; creating the Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act; requiring creation of certain pilot program by certain date; establishing program’s purpose to enhance genetic durability of Oklahoma deer against chronic wasting disease; establishing program at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; requiring certain assistance of the Department of Wildlife Conservation; requiring collection of DNA samples; requiring certain procedures and determinations; allowing for the establishment of testing locations; limiting participation in program; providing for certain timeline of program activity; authorizing the promulgation of rules; providing for a one-time permit fee; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT: Live game

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-520 of Title 2, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act”.

B. No later than November 1, 2024, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall establish a pilot program to enhance the genetic durability of Oklahoma deer against chronic wasting disease. Such pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, the following program characteristics:

1. The Department of Wildlife Conservation will begin collecting DNA samples to establish a baseline of average genetic codon markers and genomic breeding values for native, free-ranging Oklahoma whitetailed deer. For establishing testing locations in the state, the Department shall use Interstates 35 and 40 as dividing lines or established Department deer management zones as published in the current hunting regulations guide;

2. Limit participation in the program to native white-tailed deer, born and raised in Oklahoma with genetic resistance breeding, including the SS allele at codon 96, and that surpass the genomic estimated breeding value cutoff established for the program by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; and

3. Beginning in 2026, during the months of February and March and through the fifteenth of April, bred female and male deer may be released.

C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the Department of Wildlife Conservation may promulgate rules as needed to implement the provisions of this act.

D. The Department of Wildlife Conservation may charge a one-time permit fee, which shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), for citizens purchasing deer as a result of criteria established in the pilot program.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective October 1, 2024.

Whitetails of Oklahoma is proud of their Legislators, Wildlife Agency, and Ag Department, for all working together to make Oklahoma leaders in the nation.

SPRING SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING FOR CAPTIVE WHITETAIL HERDS

By: NexGen Pharmaceuticals

Part of the planning and preparation for a bountiful season with your whitetailed deer herd lies in providing them with the right resources at the proper times. One of the best ways to ensure that you’re helping to maximize their potential for the upcoming year is with a spring supplemental feeding plan.

While white-tailed deer are ruminants like cows, their optimal diet is very different. Cattle are grass-roughage eaters, whereas white-tailed deer are known as concentrate selectors.1 What this means is that their rumen is smaller relative to their body size as compared to cattle; thus, they’re not as well-suited to processing as much fiber. This is likely a function of their need to be on-themove, sometimes very quickly to avoid predation. Conversely, a bison (which can tolerate more fibrous fare) is better suited to standing its ground against predators than a deer.

Whitetail Digestion Dynamics

White-tailed deer and other browsers have evolved to digest the leaves and stems of trees, shrubs and broadleaf herbaceous plants. In the wild, their diet typically consists of 80% or more of these materials, and less than 5% grasses. Whitetails also consume about 15% of other native plants, such as fruits,

acorns and mushrooms.2

Deer typically need to consume about 2% of their body mass/day in forages that are more than 65% digestible. For maintaining muscle, they need a diet consisting of around 6% crude protein. For growth and reproduction, they need to forage 3%-5% of their body mass/day, with a protein concentration of 12% to 15%.1

Spring whitetail feeding should also address the special needs of bucks and does during the transitioning period from winter. With bucks starting antler growth and does preparing for the rearing of fawns, we need to be mindful that these changes require specific nutrients, rather than just an increase in their maintenance diet. Protein is also critical for the proper development of fawns.

Putting it All Together

So, how does all this translate into formulating a viable spring supplemental feeding plan? Obviously, in the case of deer farming (as opposed to the supplemental feeding of wild deer, which may or may not be legal where you are), it’s more of a question of diet composition versus feeding methods. According to those in the field and the available studies, an increase in protein is the key to successful spring supplemental feeding. In addition to the forage you’re making available year-round, experienced farmers and biologists alike recommend supplementing with a higher-protein deer feed than you may already be using. While the whitetails’ macro- and micromineral needs can be filled by vegetation or eating the soil in natural licks, you can’t go wrong with a feed that has a higher mineral content as well.

Looking to results, one Texas study found that bucks fed a 16% crude protein diet grew antlers that scored 20 inches

...bucks fed a 16% crude protein diet grew antlers that scored 20 inches higher than bucks fed 8% crude protein.

higher than bucks fed 8% crude protein.2 Some veterinarians also recommend alfalfa pellets or a combination pellet to supplement a hay diet, and many advise against overfeeding grain. The whitetail’s digestive system is not adapted to highlyfermentable grains, and enterotoxemia has been seen in deer fed only 1% grain.3 What’s worse is that larger, more aggressive deer may engorge on the grain, increasing their risk for enterotoxemia.

Finally, it’s important to remember that the protein requirements of deer also depend on things like age and sex. A combination of habitat management practices and maintaining reasonable population deer densities can always help in sustaining whitetails in top condition. There should be a herd management component to pretty much every aspect of deer farm management; how your age and sex ratios factor into any diet plan should be included in this. Mature adult deer don’t have protein requirements that are quite as high as what fawns and young bucks need when they’re growing, so you’re likely to have some latitude with the numbers we’ve discussed here.1

1Hofmann, R., 1988. Anatomy of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract. Pages 14-43 In: The Ruminant Animal. Digestive Physiology and Nutrition. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

2Hewitt, D.G. Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer. Danvers, MA: Taylor & Francis Publishing, 2011.

3Ullrey D.E., et. al. Dietary husbandry of captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Northern USA and Canada must consider effects of day length, age, and gender on tissue energy reserves. In: Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition, AZA Nutrition Advisory Group, Omaha, NE., 2005.

Trophy Breeder Bucks Showcase Book 2024 Application

Advertisers running ads in any of the 2024 Multi State Association Magazines will have the opportunity to place a single buck update photo in the D&K Design September Showcase Book.

Reservation for space and buck info will be due no later than August 14th, 2024. If you have an existing picture ready to go, that will also be due at that time. If you would like to send in a last minute photo of your buck, the cutoff date is Monday, September 2nd by 9am CST. Placement will be in order of first come first serve. Printing and mailing will start September 4th and be in hand between September 16th-20th. Just in time for semen sales getting ready for Breeding Season. These will be mailed to members of the 19 state associations we service. (More information will be mailed out to all current advertisers closer to the date)

Cost: $175.00 each 1/4 page ad or 4 for $650.00 (Pre-register and we will contact you for further information)

TOP 30 NORTH AND SOUTH AND CHUPP’S AUCTIONS OFFER VALUABLE NETWORKING VENUES

By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by Whitetails of Oklahoma

The annual Chupp Auction and the Top 30 North and South Auctions not only provide opportunities to promote a farm or product, they are vitally important to keeping the enthusiasm for the deer industry going. The Chupp Auction, thought of by some as the “springboard” to Top 30 “encourages farms to put their best stuff in,” offers Ivan Hochstetler of Double D Whitetails in Dundee, Ohio. “It gives people the incentive to keep breeding ‘up’ with the best genetics they can afford and gets them more excited for Top 30.”

According to Whitetail Sales and Service co-owner Chris Ezell “we had a great turnout this year at Top 30,” he said. “We want everyone to realize how necessary it is to make time for events like these. This is almost as important as attending the annual NADeFA convention.”

Hochstetler, who has spent the last 14 years breeding deer, has been in the Top 30 North auction for the past 10 years, offering an auction lot of three bred does. “I’m extremely happy with what I got this year for my lot,” he said. “It’s very meaningful to be included. We are grateful to Kevin Grace who started it all.”

When Eddie Ray Borkholder and his wife Diane prepare to participate in the Top 30 North auction, loading up to come includes more than packing a suitcase and deciding which three of his treasured Patrick-line does will be sold. It also includes a production of baking “Fry Pies” started long before the actual auction date. “This year we brought 300 pies,” Eddie Ray said. “We give them away at our booth. It’s a half-moon glazed pie filled with blueberries, strawberries, coconut or apple. We never have any trouble attracting people to our booth. That’s one of the best things about auctions like Top 30. Meeting all the people who attend. A lot of the guys in it back then are gone and it’s a whole different group of people now talking about deer. We love it. We are very thankful to Kevin Grace and the Chupp brothers for starting these auctions, and to Chris Ezell and Lester Eicher for keeping it going.”

Like Hochstetler, Eddie Ray, who has been participating in Top 30 North since 2001, was also extremely happy with what his auction lot brought in this year. “The atmosphere of the auction and the excitement of bidding might entice someone to pay more for what you’re selling compared to if you

were just selling the same deer off of your farm,” Ezell said. “That’s another great aspect about being involved.”

Getting into the Top 30 as a consignor is not quite as daunting of a task as it might seem, Hochstetler, 67, shared. Along with the Top 30 North or South is also the Select 20, a secondary group of auction participants. Each year, the top five Select 20 auction winners take the place of the lowest Top 30 auction participants when the next Top 30 Auction North or South occurs. “This makes way for newcomers and encourages everyone to bring their best,” he added.

“Every deer farmer should do whatever it takes to be a part of these auctions,” Ezell said. Dates, times and places for each and every auction (as well as advertising deadlines) can be easily found by visiting https://www. whitetailsalesauctionllc.com, or talking with Eicher or Ezell. A percentage of the profits from auctions often end up being donated to a worthy cause such as nonprofit organizations that support hunting or land conservation.

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GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SEMEN STRAWS

By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by MDFA

Scott Fier drives down the long scenic road from the center of town to his 30-acre deer farm of 21 years, Buffalo Ridge Whitetails in Porter, Minnesota. Trees are beginning to turn from green, to gold and crimson as the season of fall settles on the horizon, accompanied by shorter days and cooler temperatures. T-shirts are replaced by sweaters and jackets. Fawns are well on their way to being weaned. And it seems just about the time they are, preparation for breeding season begins. While careful management strategies dictate that some deer farmers opt for live cover certain years, other farms rely exclusively on semen straws to diversify their genetics, breed for CWD resistance, acquire more buck or doe fawns or perhaps incorporate more powerful doe lines. Depending on herd size, your budget or the amount invested in a semen straw (which can range in price anywhere from $100 to $10,000 per straw) deer farmers have three options for breeding their prized does. These options include vaginal insemination, laparoscopic artificial insemination (LAP A.I.) or embryo transfer.

While vaginal insemination may cost less up front and not require as much preparation, an entire semen straw, delivered via an insemination gun, must be administered per doe. While this does not necessarily require a vet to be present, comparatively, using LAP A.I., two to three does can be bred per semen straw. However, A.I. procedures require a veterinarian to perform the procedure which is akin to surgery. Whichever method you use “you’re going to have some expense either way,” said Fier. However, the ultimate decision as to which method to use may come down to how much

each semen straw costs. The higher the cost, the more likely you will be to use LAP A.I. and increase the number of fawns with those high-end genetics, Fier, 43, explained. Preparing for these procedures requires the farmer or paid professional to handle each straw with great care. While semen straws can be stored indefinitely in storage tanks, the liquid nitrogen inside each tank (responsible for keeping the temperature -300 below zero) must be refilled quarterly and acquired through your local semen storage facility, where semen can also be stored and maintained. Once out of the tank, straws must be placed in 96degree water in a thermos to thaw for approximately two minutes. “Always try to use the thawed semen as quickly as possible,” Fier said. “It can remain viable as long as the straw is used within 20 to 30 minutes.”

Does receiving vaginal insemination are generally run through a chute where they may or may not be sedated. Does receiving LAP A.I. are always sedated, tilted on their backs and shaved around their teats and bellies. Upon sanitizing those areas,

a veterinarian makes a tiny slit near the udder and using a microscope and tiny needle, injects semen into each uterine horn. While the success rate of vaginal insemination and LAP A.I. is very good, farmers typically use a “back-up” buck around the 18th day after insemination, to ensure the highest chances of doe pregnancy. DNA tests can prove whether fawns are the prodigy of the semen straw or the back-up buck, once they are born. However, an earlier delivery date points to vaginal insemination, LAP A.I. or embryo transfer. In addition to selecting a procedure that fits your needs and budget, deer farmers can also choose between conventional semen straws with 75mm per .5cc straw or approximately 50 million sperm cells or sexed semen straws with .25mm per straw or approximately 9 million sperm cells. However, given the amount of does a deer farmer may want to breed, bigger farms may feel that LAP A.I. is usually the best choice given a semen straw will go farther, Fier said. The question is “do you want to breed 10 does or 50?”

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THE IMPORTANCE OF METICULOUS RECORD KEEPING

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Abig “framey” typical buck pauses from grazing and glances up at the horizon, focused on a noise in the distance. In that moment, Trey Havard just can’t help himself. He stops what he’s doing to admire the result of the careful genetics, hard work and dedication he and his wife Kayla have poured into their deer farm, Buddy’s Whitetails in Slaughter, Louisiana. While careful herd management is at the core of any successful deer farm, Havard, now in his eighth year of deer farming, also knows meticulous record keeping is just as important.

“Accurate records and identification of animals are very important in all livestock operations. Not only does it provide a means to track herd management and identify lost or stolen animals, but it also allows for disease traceability so veterinarians can rapidly identify which animals were potentially exposed to a disease,” said Louisiana Department of Agriculture

and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. “Better records allow for an accurate, expediated analysis and response to any situation.”

Thorough record keeping can cover a wide variety of topics from substantiating pedigrees, the loss, sale or purchase of animals, number of fawn births, fence inspection, quantities of feed bought and fed and drug use, to name several. While accurate record keeping also allows a deer farmer to better ascertain the health and vitality of a herd, it can also allow them to retain their license and operate compliantly with their state’s governing bodies. In Louisiana (and other states) annual summer audits are conducted to essentially ensure deer herds are healthy, well-cared for and that they stay that way, Havard, 37, explained.

Preparation for the auditing process begins in May in Louisiana when the LDAF sends paperwork to existing deer farmers asking for updates or changes from the previous year, followed by a visit in June from state officials. Each inspection consists of verifying farm inventory and transfers, ensuring there is no over-population of animals as well as a fence inspection to confirm the safe containment of herds. “They want to make sure there are no washouts or places where a deer could escape,” Havard said. With the goal of all licensees maintaining compliance, should the LDAF find a deer farmer to be non-compliant in any audited areas,

the LDAF Commissioner has authority to revoke or suspend any license and/ or impose a fine of any licensee that is found guilty of violating Title 3 Revised Statutes.

While there are deer management software programs available for record keeping, deer farmers may opt to use an Excel spreadsheet for tracking (for example) the type and amount of medication used to safely knock a deer down or the number of times a fawn takes the bottle, urinates or defecates. Other programs such as Quickbooks can be used for tracking feed and medication expenses.

While parasite control is not usually a consideration when being audited, it may be another important issue to keep track of. In addition, breeding decisions and practices (such as match or line breeding) and genetics utilized also require meticulous oversight. “An extremely crucial thing is expense tracking with things such as medications and feed,” Havard said. “It’s important to track profits and losses. Another essential area is keeping track of which doe had fawns that survived or which does are more successful at producing healthy fawns. Without accurate records, it could get very hard to stay on top of this and every other aspect of running a successful deer farm. You can’t afford to overlook a single detail.”

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NORTH DAKOTA DEER FARMERS SHARE –

IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW, WHAT I MAY HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY STARTING MY FARM

By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by NDDRA

Mike Ryckman knows he couldn’t be in a better place than his home state of North Dakota to raise whitetail deer. Drawing in a full breath of fresh morning air in a place nestled interiorly between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, he cherishes the start to his day as he works in this peaceful and picturesque setting. However, the trouble is, Ryckman doesn’t have one truly flat spot on his property. His current deer handling facility, located on one of the highest points of his property, has required him to “chase” his deer uphill during every past vaccine, antler trimming or A.I. season. This year, he’s changing all that by moving his facility to one of the lowest points of his property, while staying out of a flood zone.

Before starting his farm, Ryckman Whitetails, in 2014, “I had seen a couple deer farms but not enough in reference to handling facilities,” Ryckman, 40, said. While he focused initially on genetics and designing handy alley ways, looking back he realized he needed more knowledge regarding how deer react to

the actual handling facility itself. “Our first handling facility, the original one, had gaps or holes that were too big, and we had to reconstruct it and seal those gaps up,” he explained. “I should have spent more time understanding how deer respond to certain situations like seeing daylight.”

After revising the original facility to be completely deer safe and foolproof, Ryckman, through working with his deer and studying their behavior, became very keen on one subject. Deer have a very strong flight instinct, and as such, need to feel as though they’ve gotten away from you. Using that pretense, Ryckman installed guillotine (dropping) gates on his property to move deer from one location to another, and also determined that sending deer downhill would be far easier than sending them uphill. “I would say Number One when you start your deer farm, study the lay of your land and consider all the variables before deciding where to put your handling facility,” he emphasized. Ryckman, with the help of his wife Kristy and three children, hopes to have his third (and final) facility moved and ready for deer by July of this year. “There is also a lot of cost savings doing it right the first time,” he added.

Understanding the lay of the land and winter weather patterns better, would have been very useful when Clark Schafer and his younger brother Shawn started their deer farm, Schafer Whitetail Ranch, in 1998 in Turtle Lake. “We would have put a little more thought into the snow part of it and made easier access inside the alleyway leading to the deer barn, so we could clean it out with the toolcat and snow blower,” Clark Schafer said. “Instead of

permanent walls, we might have made gates on hinges to make things easier when it comes to clearing snow out of the way.” Although times were different back then and superior genetics weren’t fully developed, producing quality deer was always at the forefront of their operation.

In addition to breeding quality deer and the desire to more easily clear snow out of the way, Clark Schafer, 56, feels they may have constructed more pens from the very beginning, had they more accurately predicted how quickly deer multiply and that separating them becomes a necessity, to practice efficient animal husbandry by having less deer per acre/pen. Ryckman, as with all conscientious deer farmers, agrees and is grateful for the mentoring and good examples set by farms like Schafer Whitetail Ranch. “At the end of the day, we love our deer and are infatuated with them,” Ryckman said. “We realize our obligation to practice great animal husbandry and to treat them the best we can and whether that’s more adequate space or a properly located handling facility, we are committed to caring for them and raising the best deer we possibly can.”

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RACCOON ON DEER FARMS

By Mark Neely

Alot of people see raccoons and immediately say, “oh, look how cute.” Then out come their phones to get a good picture. Next thing you know they are trying to see how close they can get, or even turning their backs to the animal to get a selfie. The really foolish one’s next move is to see if they can pet this cute, friendly animal. Too many people don’t believe wild animals will attack them, and when they do, it’s too late.

Do I think raccoons are cute? I think they’re beautiful animals, as I do most everything in nature, but I also understand what the term wild animal means. Not only are they dangerous, but they also carry diseases that can be transmitted to other animals & humans. Lets take a look at these guys and see why you don’t want them around your deer farms.

Raccoons are mesopredators, meaning they are mid-level, not Apex predators. Raccoons will prey on most anything they can catch, but larger predators will prey on them. Raccoons eat animals, reptiles, insects, plants etc... Birds & eggs are

among their favorites. They will spend hours around and inside your trough feeders, and growl, hiss, harass and even attack other animals that come in to feed. They are not aggressive because they are gangsters; they’ll just do whatever they have to in order to survive. Raccoons also carry diseases that can make your animals sick.

As mentioned earlier, these guys will spend a lot of time in any of your feeders that they can climb in to. As they sit there and eat, there mouths will get frothy and it will dribble out into your deer feed. I’ve heard this referred to as spit balls and you can sometimes see it in the feed. When your deer unknowingly eat these, it could easily make them ill. Not to mention that these same “oh so cute” raccoons will urinate & defecate in your feeders also. This will contaminate your deer feed and won’t be good for your animals either.

Now keeping raccoons out of your pens is going to be close to impossible. They can dig under easily, squeeze through your fence or climb over with very little effort. Burying a layer of rock or fence along the outside of your pen could stop the digging. Running a hot wire along your

squeezing through or climbing, but how will this affect your deer. Not only could these pest be a problem, they could be a costly one. What can we do you may ask? Well let’s look at a couple of options.

Shooting on site is an option, but you’ll want to use a small caliber (.22) or even

one of the modern 1200 fps pellet rifles. Keep one close by and maybe even carry one in your cart or UTV. Always take an extra second to look around behind your target for safety.

Trapping in my opinion is a better choice. Traps for raccoons are easy to use and once set, you just leave them in place. Most states have laws as to how often your traps must be checked; I know that Florida requires a visual check every 24 hours. The two easiest traps for raccoons are cage traps and dog proof (DP) traps. Cages are just what they seem; a cage with a trap door that closes when the animal triggers it. Dog proof traps are specialized for raccoons to exploit their ability to close their front paws and grab things.

DP traps are basically a pipe with a trigger in the bottom that when the coon eats all the bait down to the trigger, he’ll grab and pull up ultimately tripping the trap and being caught on

his front leg. Some DP traps are built with a push/pull trigger that can be triggered by pushing down also. These traps are not so specialized and will catch any animal that can put his paw into the small diameter pipe and apply downward pressure while trying to get the bait out. I prefer and use the pull only trigger traps because I am usually specifically after raccoons. DP traps are also known by a couple of other names such as, Coon Cuffs & Coon Daggers.

I would use both of these traps (Cage and DP) outside of your pens, maybe inside any walk-ways around your pens. Look for places where the raccoons are entering your pens or use the trails where they are coming back and forth to your pens as good set locations. If you feel the need to set inside your pens, I would only use the cages. If a raccoon is caught in a DP trap by one leg, he can still attack your animals with his teeth.

Tip for Floridians: It is legal to use a cage trap anywhere by anyone, but a DP trap needs a free FWC Steel Trap Permit for use.

Cage traps are easily set, baited in the back and then put into place. Dog Proof traps can be used basically anywhere a cage can be set. I start off by setting my trap, then pouring in the bait (I use dry cat food) ensuring some goes below the trigger and pushing the stake into the ground. Never ever for any reason should you stick your finger into a DP trap. Lastly, be sure you tie off your DP trap because the coon can easily walk off with it on his paw.

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Serves: 6-8

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

1. Cut venison steak into 2-inch chunks and place in a dish. Add apple cider, making sure it covers all the meat. Let marinate for two hours in refrigerator.

2. Remove venison chunks from marinade and discard cider. Dry off venison and place back in the dish. Pour barbecue sauce over all and put back into the refrigerator for another two hours.

3. Wrap venison chunks in bacon and secure with toothpicks.

4. Clean grill grates and spray with vegetable oil. Grill venison on medium heat according to your personal preference (approximately 10-15 minutes). Turn often so the venison doesn’t burn.

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APRIL 2024 | Washington, D.C.

This year, the NADeFA fly-in to Washington, D.C. happened between April 8-10th. Members from North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Michigan, and New York joined together to represent NADeFA in our nation’s capital. The group had the opportunity to talk to lawmakers about the key issues that affect them, specifically the adverse effects of chronic wasting disease (CWD), the need for a cure, and the importance of indemnity money for deer farmers and ranchers nation-wide.

The Congressional meetings were focused on two sets of asks for FY 2025. The first one, is for the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act to be funded at $15 million. For context, the bill was passed in the last Congress by efforts from Capitol Hill Consulting Group, in collaboration with the NADeFA fly-in, and was authorized $70 million a year for research and development efforts aimed at finding a cure. Of that amount, half will go to State Agriculture and Wildlife agencies to manage CWD activity within their states, while the other half will be used to improve the science surrounding the disease. However, NADeFA is asking for a fifth of the authorized dollars due to the limited funds in FY2025, and are seeking to use it as seed money to get the program started. The second request was for Congress to appropriate $18.5 million for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) to fund the Cervid Health Program, a $1 million increase over FY24, and ensure that indemnity money is set aside for those farms affected by CWD.

One of the main priorities for the visit this year was to characterize CWD as a national issue and emphasize that with increasing Congressional support focused on live testing and genetic resistance research efforts, an answer for this disease is on the horizon. Key meetings included Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Congressman GT Thompson (R-PA), Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX), and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND). Additionally, NADeFA members were able to meet with APHIS Administrator Dr. Michael Watson in USDA and Taylor Schmitz from the Congressional Sportsman Foundation.

In their free time, the group had the opportunity to visit Arlington Cemetery and closed the successful trip with the yearly tradition of dinner at Fogo de Chao, an internationally-renowned Brazilian steakhouse. The impact of those who took time out of their schedules to come to D.C. is incredibly valued and noted. Fly-ins are an essential component in Congressional communication, especially when discussing issues affecting you and your community. The meetings have a proven record of securing policy changes as seen with the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act. It was a pleasure having NADeFA visit us here in D.C. last month and we are excited for next year’s trip!

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