New York Fall 2023

New York Deer and Elk Farmers Association

NEW YORK Fall 2023 l Volume 6 l Issue 3

MINNESOTA DEER FARMERS

FIND CHALLENGES WITH AMENDED 35.155 STATUTE Sponsored by MDFA

MISSOURI DEER FARMERS SHARE Make the Most of Your Facilities and Lay of the Land Sponsored by MDa

PREPARING YOUR BUCKS FOR THE HUNT Photo By: Roger Bailey

Common Sense advice Sponsored by WOL

RAISING AND KEEPING EXOTICS KANSAS FARMERS OFFER INSIGHT Sponsored by keda

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CONTENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FEATURED ARTICLES: Minnesota Deer Farmers Find Challenges with Amended 35.155 Statute.................................................................................................................8

PRESIDENT Dave Vanderzee

Missouri Deer Farmers Share – Make the Most of Your Facilities and Lay of the Land................................................................................................25

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Preparing Your Bucks for the Hunt – Common Sense Advice............13

DIRECTORS

Raising and Keeping Exotics – Kansas Farmers Offer Insight..............17

MIKE KERRY

IN THIS ISSUE

Four Season Whitetails 315-783-2848 fourseasonwhitetails@hotmail.com

Activity Pages............................................. 22, 29, 33 Advertising Information........................................35 Industry Event Photos............................................. 7 Member Message..................................................... 2 Membership Application .....................................36 Quarterly Calander Update.................................... 4 Recipe - Venison Mushroom Swiss Burgers....31 Website Information - Deersites.com................21

Robert Root

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NYDEFA MEMBER MESSAGE:

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ello NY deer farmer and all supporters of NYDEFA, we really appreciate everyone!

It is fall and my last buck just shed his velvet yesterday. Hopefully your stocker bucks are all sold and we can concentrate on our breeding season. I always find it exciting to check out all the great bucks in the industry and try to figure out which AI sires to use. This year I will be using AI and ETs, always trying to take my herd to the next level.

On the state level I got a notice from NY Ag & Markets that on October 10th at 10:00 am they will have a hearing to renew the import ban on CWD susceptible species into NY. You can call in at (518) 549-0500, code 37251788.

You can read the whole document at <https://dos.ny.gov/system/ files/documents/2023/08/080923. pdf>. I urge all members to call in and voice there opinions.

I was at a few events since the last issue. First off was the NYDEFA picnic, We had a good

time and I appreciate everybody that took time to attend. Thanks Dan for supplying the dart gun competition.

I also want to thank Mike & Sandy for hosting the event. Next year we are planning on having it at my farm. Contact me with any suggestions or ideas you have.

Next was the IDEFA picnic my wife and I attended. They had a great turnout. The farm tours were my favorite part. I also attended the Hoosier Trophy Auction in Indiana, I had 3 bucks consigned, prices were very good. It seems like there is a high demand for bucks which is a good thing. That shows the preserves are doing good and that creates a higher demand in the breeding stock as well. The last event was the PDFA fall Classic.

My wife and I attended and also Nate and Wilma from Lone Ridge Whitetails. I am planning on consigning some does to Chupps auction this winter hopefully attending as well. With the stocker market doing really well I believe we will see strong prices in the breeder auctions this year as well.

Last of all folks if you get tired of reading my rambling you have two options. Turn the page.

Or better yet, write a letter! If you send me a letter I will submit it to Kathy for the next issue. (she has the right to edit) If you can’t pull any thing together there is help for you. I will have Gail Veley contact you and I promise she can make a masterpiece out of the most scatterbrained individual out there. I am proof of that, she did my first ones!

Have a great winter!

NYDEFA Member Dana Hoover, Owner of Mountain Side Whitetails

If you have any questions regarding the NYDEFA membership or association dues, please Call Dana at: 315-595-2202

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MINNESOTA DEER FARMERS FIND CHALLENGES WITH AMENDED 35.155 STATUTE By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by MDFA

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egislative changes made effective July 1st, 2023, are making many Minnesota deer farmers question whether or not they can afford to stay in business. These changes include, among others, constructing an additional type of fencing or barrier outside of a farm’s standard 96” high fence, as well as tight restrictions on who an existing deer farm may be gifted or sold to.

“If I knew when I got started in the year 2,000 how tough it would be today to run a deer farm, I may not have ever gotten started,” explains Scott Fier, President of the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association and owner of Buffalo Ridge Whitetails in Porter.

“Back then, we were encouraged to raise deer. CWD was not something that was really talked about very much.” Although the Minnesota Board of Animal Health had governed over whitetail farms since 2005, sole authority now rests with The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and with that, perhaps more costly deer farm mandates. While new legislation requires deer farmers to construct an additional barrier outside of their existing fence “it does not necessarily mean a double fence,” said Mike Oehler, Farmed Deer and Captive Species Coordinator for The MDNR. In his newly created position, Oehler shares the four various fencing options acceptable to the DNR, intended to

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prevent wild deer from making contact with farmed deer and spread CWD. The first is a standard double fence, a simple mirror image of a farm’s existing fence. The second is a “secondary fence” made of smaller mesh type material that wild deer cannot penetrate. The third option is a wooden fence or shade cloth barrier. The fourth option is an electric fence. Yet, many deer farmers such as Steve Uchytil, Vice President of the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association and owner of Crow River Whitetails in Atwater, feel any type of additional fencing is extremely cost-prohibitive. He feels the expense is not worth the risk, especially if new additional costly compliance measures are made into law in the future. As a result, as of December 6th, 2023, Uchytil plans to clear out his entire existing herd and later, start over in another state. Although Uchytil has found potential buyers for his property, current law requires him to either sell to an immediate family member (should the property remain a deer farm) or sell to an unknown buyer who will use the property for other purposes. Immediate family includes cousins, siblings, children, adopted children, parents or grandparents, according to the MDNR. Regardless, the property is required to remain high-fenced for 10 years and along with that, deed restrictions. “This is where the property value crashes,” Uchytil explained. “This legislation is impacting our state very badly.”

“We realize fear over CWD has caused these changes to occur. We would like the MDNR to acknowledge the diligence that deer farmers have practiced in breeding for CWD resistance,” Fier said.

“While it may not be considered an exact science today, this is cutting edge technology and we’ve seen quantifiable results. And while we may not be able to prevent wild deer from getting CWD, we will prevent it on our farms. There isn’t a deer farmer in existence who doesn’t want to eradicate CWD. Sadly, many deer farmers in Minnesota are now closing their farms.” Steadfastly, Oehler and the DNR believe that wild deer, unless separated by fencing from farmed deer, can still pass on CWD. Should a deer farm test positive for CWD, current legislation requires biohazard signage to be placed every 50 feet of a farm’s property, perhaps cutting a property value in half, Uchytil said. Considering the multi-milliondollar revenue that high-fence hunting brings to the state of Minnesota, Uchytil and Fier both feel this is unfair and unnecessary. Deer farmers have until September 1st of 2024 to comply with the new laws. Minnesota Senator Andrew Lang and House Representative Dave Baker, deer advocates and lobbyists, were unavailable for comments.

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PREPARING YOUR BUCKS FOR THE HUNT – COMMON SENSE ADVICE By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by WOL

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reparing your bucks for the hunt begins long before warm and humid summer months turn into cooler and crisper fall days. Although the feeling of autumn ascending upon the earth makes hunters usually think of only one thing – hunting – preserve owners have begun preparing for those hunts months before. In fact, it may feel as though they are always perpetually preparing in one form or another.

However, February can be a crucial month in this overall process. “After the hardest part of the winter is over, I start in February making sure I have enough protein available to my bucks in my preserve who were not harvested the year before,” said Brandon Bollinger of 2 Brothers Whitetail in Loranger, Louisiana. “Protein gets them from the rut back into condition. The key is their body condition.”

An essential source of protein can be found in clover plots. “You want to make sure those are ready for spring,” Bollinger, 47, said. “The key to growing big deer is putting a buffet in front on them and as little amount of stress as possible.” Bollinger, who makes a point of closely watching and surveying his bucks all summer, starts rolling his preserve cameras in July, in an effort to

ensure those bucks, currently residing inside, are ingesting enough adequate protein to meet size standards for the upcoming season. Bucks currently residing in pens are also closely monitored as plans progress to stock the preserve. And although Bollinger raises enough of his own bucks to not need to buy more, he feels that selling some of his own while acquiring some from other farms, keeps his inventory varied and perhaps more appealing to hunters.

Bollinger, in addition to knowing how to raise the most appealing buck, has also learned through the years the most appealing circumstances of introducing bucks into a preserve. “I start in August while they are still in velvet,” he said.

“Don’t do it the day before a hunt.

Put them in the preserve in August while they are in velvet and learning where they want to be, and they are calm. You also need a 30-day buffer to make sure the medications they need for transport are out of their system.”

Preceding these precautions is the most valuable advice: Introduce them into the preserve at night. “You have much less of a chance of losing them because it’s not as hot.” Although some preserve owners prefer a method of introduction referred to as “soft launching” by first placing deer in a large pen inside the preserve, Bollinger finds that “day of” or prompt introductions can work just as well.

In an effort to make this type of introduction as safe as possible, Bollinger also advises to not only have food and water sources located interiorly of your preserve, but all along the fence line as well, as deer tend to gravitate to the fence

and pace and without easily accessible water and food, could dehydrate and die. In also realizing that deer learn the sound of an ATV or truck means food is coming, he makes a habit out of dropping hunters off during hunting season from a vehicle, making it easier for them to slip into advantageous places. Although Bollinger takes every precaution necessary to make sure his deer thrive, fatalities are inevitable. “I always have or carry a 10 buck “buffer” from what I grow compared to what I buy, which is about a 20% buffer overall,” he explained. “We hunt about 60 bucks a year.”

While the thrill of the hunt is the most compelling part of deer farming, feeling compelled to create understood payment terms between seller and buyer is what may keep a deer farmer in business. “When you are buying stockers, you should have a very clear warranty period. This is very important.

The general rule is seven days.

Should deer purchased not survive beyond seven days, the seller usually compensates the buyer in some form or another, Bollinger said. “Make sure you have an agreement in place.”

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RAISING AND KEEPING EXOTICS – KANSAS FARMERS OFFER INSIGHT

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olding a homemade plywood shield in one hand and several peanuts in the other, red deer farmer Kevin Constant walks out to his deer pens in the spring to tag newborn red deer calves. A fiercely protective hind (female) stands ready in an instant to defend her baby.

Constant, who is also ready to defend himself, tosses peanuts on the ground and then with hyper-focused precision, gets the job done as quickly as possible.

While red deer may be heartier and perhaps easier to raise then whitetails, they can also be very aggressive when it comes to protecting their young.

Raising red deer is akin to raising “big cows with big antlers,” said Constant, who, along with his wife Delores, own K & D Wildlife in Meriden, Kansas. “Red deer are very disease resistant and not as flighty as whitetails and are more adaptable to situations. They are more curious than cautious by nature. If you have a pair of gloves in your back pocket, they’ll try to steal them. If they grab them and take off and you chase them, it’s like ‘game on!” he said. “They’ll even climb into your vehicle if you let them.” Started in 2019, Constant, 61, was looking to raise livestock on their 80-acre sprawl. When a local farmer decided to part with his red deer herd,

the Constants purchased it and have been raising red deer ever since. While they appreciate their hardiness, they are also grateful for the low mortality rate the farm has experienced in keeping them. “We only lose about 10% of our babies a year,” he said. “We lost one from sickness that died four years ago, and we might lose one or two a year from new inexperienced mothers or if one comes out backwards.”

Exotic wildlife in general enjoy a more stress-free existence as collectively they are known for their hardiness and inquisitive, laid-back nature. However, curiosity can also prove deadly, as Brad Farmer of Farmer’s Fallow Deer in Viola, Kansas accidentally found out. While he has successfully and diligently raised fallow deer since 1990, he learned early on how much they like to chew on things. “I would caution people to take off the plastic twine and net wrap around hay bales,” Farmer, 63, said. “If ingested, it forms a calcified mass or “rim” around their rumen and fills it up, causing them to starve to death. But, you don’t know it until they are dead.”

Shade cloth is another item that exotic deer farmers may want to avoid using as it often gets caught around antlers of curious bucks. “As long as you practice

safety measures, fallow deer do really well and adapt to a wide variety of climates,” Farmer added.

Credited for bringing fallow deer to the United States is NADeFA Founder Josef Kerckerinck, who started Lucky Star Ranch in 1979 in Chaumont, New York after immigrating from Germany.

Upon establishing his farm, he became steadfast in his desire to promote the venison market, his main motivation for establishing NADeFA. Soon, fallow deer became viable livestock on numerous farms throughout the U.S. and highly sought-after for their meat value. Fallow deer, the most popular exotic species to raise, are either of Mesopotamian descent (larger bodied with wide-base antlers) or European descent (smaller bodied and narrow-base antlers.)

Profit margins for selling exotics such as red deer and fallow can be very reasonable, as both Constant and Farmer feel the market value for their deer makes their efforts worthwhile.

While both feed their herds hay, grain and silage (green fodder stored in a silo and fed throughout the winter), they also do quite well with naturally foraging. Raising exotics also requires farmers to obtain a state license. As with Farmer, Constant feels blessed to be able to raise exotics. For this opportunity “thanks be to God,” Constant said. “We believe in the promise of blessings and have seen it over and over in the success of our herd.”

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MISSOURI DEER FARMERS SHARE MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FACILITIES AND LAY OF THE LAND By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by MDA

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functional facility in a location ideal for raising healthy whitetails can be the key to success, according to Donald Hill, owner of Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch in Bland, Missouri. When building a facility, understanding the psychology of deer is the first thing, followed by designing a facility that keeps them as calm as possible, which allows you to work as safely as possible. Whether it be a fawning facility, A.I. facility or handling facility, each should be constructed utilizing the driest location on your property, while considering the efficiency needed to move deer. “Until you look at a lot of different properties and see those facilities in action, it can be hard to understand them,” Hill said.

“If you are new to deer farming or are thinking about redesigning your facility, I suggest visiting every farm possible so that you can develop a handling facility that deer are comfortable running through. Each farm will be different and in turn need a different design.” At Hill’s farm, he has two different facilities that each work better than the other for their specific function and layout.

Neither system would work as good at the other location or for that function.

Amy Nold, owner of Nold Farms LLC in Urich, Missouri, agrees with Hill’s theory.

“Having the ability to provide quality herd management is the key to any successful operation,” she said.

Although handling deer safely once they are inside your facility is important, the process of moving deer into it is key. “You cannot have a 45 or 90 degree turn straight into your barn,” Hill emphasized. “The approach into your barn is a very important thing. It must be well lit in the area where you are bringing the deer inside. You ideally will want several 130 degree turns leading into your barn, so the deer feel as though they have escaped from you when they go around each corner.” In addition, “a chute that is user friendly that one person can operate is a must,” Nold emphasized. “You can have the most elaborate system leading up to the chute, and still struggle with the wrong chute.” Deer farmers planning to use laparoscopic A.I. should install several knock down stalls that provide an area free of stress for does to be comfortable after being sedated. “If you plan on growing, leave room to add interior wellventilated holding stalls,” Hill explained.

“I personally like my stalls 8’ x 8’ feet or smaller. Anything larger than 8’ the deer will want to jump over. Lower ceilings will also help to keep them from jumping. We also like to use push boxes that are 4’ x 4’ feet so we can use a 4’ piece of plywood as a push door.”

“If I had to do it all over again, I would build my own push gate boxes instead of buying boxes and not waste money on push walls,” Hill said. “Many factors make a facility work better, there is no way to describe them until you are experiencing it.” Hill also advises to

spend the money up front to put a 10’ to 15’ alley between each pen and around your whole facility. “I did not do this at first trying to save money, and regretted it since day one,” Hill shared. “If you have alleys between and around the facility there is no need for shade cloth, and you don’t have to worry about your bucks fighting with each other or wild deer.” In striving to move deer efficiently into a barn, Hill also strongly believes in narrowing alleys down gradually to 4 feet, and only using push gates once the deer are inside the barn. The ability to weigh your deer on a scale inside your facility can also prove very valuable in monitoring their nutrition or in determining whether or not there are any underlying health issues. However you may utilize a facility, at the end of the day “if you are having any injuries or deaths while working deer, you need to look at your design again and revamp it,” Hill said. “In a well-functioning facility, you could pull 130 deer for LAP A.I. and have them awake and back into their pens in less than four hours. A good facility is a game changer.”

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VENISON MUSHROOM SWISS BURGERS Have you ever had a burger so good that you couldn’t set it down? Yeah? This is one of those burgers.

The secrets to a perfect venison mushroom swiss burger are a little bit of time and a whole lotta cheese.

Perfectly caramelized mushrooms and onions are an exercise in patience but once you have them paired with a deliciously cheesy, juicy venison burger, you’ll want to make them over and over again.

Ingredients Caramelized Mushrooms and Onions: • 1 lb cremini mushrooms, sliced • 4 cups onions, julienned (cut from root to tip) • 2 tablespoon butter • salt and pepper, to taste Burger Patties: • 1 lb ground venison (or elk, moose, antelope, beef, etc.)

• 2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 teaspoon garlic powder • 1 teaspoon onion powder • ¼ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon black pepper • 4 slices Swiss cheese, cut into ¼” squares Other Ingredients: • 4 slices Swiss cheese • 4 brioche hamburger buns • mayo (optional) • ketchup (optional)

Instructions 1. Carmelize Mushrooms and onions in a large pan over medium-low heat. The timing varies on the freshness of your ingredients but should take about 7-10 minutes.

2. Preheat grill to 350°F. 3. In a medium bowl, add ground meat, worcestershire sauce, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

4. Mix with your hands until spices are well-combined with the meat. Add in diced pieces of Swiss cheese and gently incorporate them into the meat.

5. Divide meat into 4 equal portions. Roll each piece of meat into a ball, then form into a patty by squishing it between the palms of your hands. Patties should be about 4.5-5” in diameter. Using your thumb, place a small dimple in the middle of each patty.

6. Carefully place burger patties on grill and cook for 4-5 minutes.

7. Flip and cook an additional 3-4 minutes. Remove to a foil-lined flat grill pan or small sheet pan.

8. Top burgers with mushrooms and onions, then top with cheese. You can save some of the mushrooms and onions out to place on top of the melted cheese too, if desired.

9. Place pan back on grill and cook for 4-5 minutes, using indirect heat (not directly over the flame).

10. Remove pan from grill when cheese is melted.

11. Spread mayo on buns if desired, then add burgers to the bottom bun. Drizzle with ketchup if desired and place top half of bun on top. Enjoy!

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