Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio Spring Deadline

WINTER 2024

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By Andy Nisley

President’s Letter

A new year has begun. Have we all done inventory on ourselves as businesses do at the end of the year? Did we get rid of the old me and make a complete turnaround in our lives? Can you believe we are in 2024 already? It seems as if we skipped a month or two in 2023.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and Christmas, with plenty of food, family and fellowship. We sure had plenty of food and made many good memories.

As many of you know, we weren’t at the convention in August because of a wedding in Iowa, but we heard it was a great success and I want to say thanks to all who participated in making this event bigger and better than ever, and a SPECIAL THANKS to Terry for all the time and effort he put in getting it all together.

I thought the buck prices were pretty good this year

again.

Before we know it, we will be in fawning season, and with this in mind we should be thinking of getting our vaccines and ear tags ordered.

As always, if you have any questions you are welcome to contact Terry or the board.

God’s blessings to you all,

Andy Nisley

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By Terry Klick

USAHA Update

Things in Ohio seem to be going great. I just returned home from Washington DC where I attended the USAHA convention to represent our state. I have been a member for about 20 years and it’s amazing how things have changed. When I first started going there were only a handful of us that attended each year. That number grew over the years to maybe as many as 15 or 20 individuals from states all across the country representing our industry. Ever since Covid that number has dwindled to only a few of us that make the trip. The group this year included Darrell, Lori, Travis, Mark, Charlie, Shawn, and myself. Although the group is much smaller, I can assure you that the industry is represented. Over the five days that I was there, I had the chance to renew acquaintances and meet many new interesting people that will have a direct impact on our industry. In my opinion this event is one of the most important events that give us the most direct access to the individuals who impact our industry the most, for better or worse.

Believe me when I say that I am not trying to blow Shawn’s horn or make his head any bigger. However, I feel that I should let you know that spending the last few days with him at USAHA is always an enlightening experience. We can all be proud that he is the individual representing us and speaking for us as NADEFA’s voice. The sheer number of individuals who know and recognize Shawn and the respect he has earned in that community always amazes me. We talked on Saturday about an amendment that he has been wanting to introduce to move TB state accreditations for cervids to modified accredited advanced. This would allow us to move a single animal on a single test. We spent Saturday night talking with individuals about what this might look like and how to move forward. I cannot impress on you enough how important the legwork ahead of time helps these resolutions move through committee much faster. The working conversation we had ahead of time helped to reduce that resolution from four pages to 2. The resolution passed through the TB committee and the cervid committee without a hitch. In the general assembly on Wednesday only one question was asked and answered and it moved through there also. I should also mention here that that does not mean this will happen tomorrow. The resolution simply stated that USDA

needs to look at and inform us of what that will take to make that happen. One thing I have learned over the years is the government moves painfully slow and usually the pain is all ours.

Shawn and I also discussed the declining number of industry members at this event. We all know how busy everyone’s life has become. I know that everyone appreciates what is being done on their behalf at events like this. The fact of the matter is that just because the seas are calm at the moment and the captain is doing a great job of steering the ship, the ship will not run forever without a backup crew. I would very much like to see someone else from Ohio that would be willing to make the commitment to travel to USAHA every year. At some point in time the people that are now representing you will not be there. For example Darrell, who was there this year, has sold his reindeer herd and said this will probably be his last year in attendance. Although Lori has remained very active, her herd was put down because of CWD. I am not getting any younger and Shawn admits that at some point in the future he would like to retire.Travis and Mark are elk breeders and Charlie is Executive Director for the exotic animal Association. I cannot emphasize enough that although many of these people are on the regulatory side of things, we only see once a year the friendship and respect that we have for each other goes a long way, when you are trying to get things done. We need to build relationships before we actually need them. Believe me, the changes I have seen over the last 20 years that I have been a member of USAHA have been tenfold. We have seen a new committee added to the agenda that is just for cervids and is chaired by Charlie. Shawn is a member of their board and many subcommittees. These things do not happen overnight, they happen because dedicated members of our industry have pushed for them.

If this seems like something you would be interested in, please reach out to me or give a board member the call.

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By Terry Klick

Genetic Testing Program

PLEASE READ- CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE:

We are a little over a year into our new program. The program I am speaking of is the one started by ODA and WDFO to identify genetic markers in our deer that would make them less likely to get CWD. We entered into this program not sure of what the participation levels of our producers would be here in Ohio. We based much of what we did to get the program started on what we saw in other states. As with any program that is new to everyone, we have found moving forward that some tweaks will need to be made.

When we started this program, all of us agreed that it needed to have a simple format. This was a two step process, first of all identifying the genetic markers of the deer in our herds. Second of all was to try and get rid of the most susceptible deer in our herds moving forward. I’m happy to report that the responses have been good, and we have used most of the money that was appropriated to identify genetic markers. However there is still some money left for those of you that have not yet applied. The original plan called for a limit of how many deer could be submitted from each herd for testing. This was done so that everyone had a chance at the money that was provided by the grant. We are now a year into the program and what money is left will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. So just to be clear there will be no restriction on age, sex, or amount of deer submitted. And we will do this until all the money from the original grant has been allocated. We have applied for an extension to finish using the money from the original grant that ran September to September. This money will need to be used up by next September or we could lose the remainder of what is left. We will discuss at our next cervid meeting in January our plans on moving forward with this project and applying for another grant. By the way thank you to Chris Daniels for agreeing to host our next meeting.

The second part of the program was a separate grant that we applied for to remove the most susceptible deer from our herds. Moving into our second year this part of the program will see some changes. In the original program, we identified GG deer and said we would pay the producer $600 per doe to remove that animal from

the herd. As we move forward the federal government has asked us to not only look at the GG marker but also the GEBV value of the deer to be removed. So as we move forward the deer that will qualify for the $600 payment WILL BE DEER THAT ARE GG WITH A GEBV OF - .05 OR GREATER. When I say greater I am talking about more to the positive, so -.03 would be eligible for indemnity but -.06 would not be eligible for indemnity.

I know that some of you still do not understand the GEBV s. I get calls all the time wanting help with understanding the value system. Here is how I remember it because believe me it is confusing for me also. Negative is a good thing, positive is a bad thing. As far as the numbers go I think of it as money .05 is five cents, .25 is a quarter. Would you rather have a nickel or quarter?

Another area that has caused some confusion, that we are trying to work through is another paper that needs to be filled out and returned to ODA showing just the animals that you would like to remove from your herd and receive indemnity payment for. I was not aware of this form and therefore gave some of you bad information. That was my fault, but I think moving forward we are getting the kinks worked out and overall my opinion is that for the first year the program went very well. I would like to thank all of the producers that participated for their patience and understanding. I would like to also thank KRISTY and DR. SUMMERS for their help in getting this program off the ground. I would also like to thank one of the newer members to ODA staff that is helping with the program, her name is ALONIA, some of you may have talked to her on the phone as she is trying to help iron out some of the kinks in the program.

As a final thought, I would again encourage anyone that is interested in becoming part of the program to give ODA a call and request a sample kit to submit your herd samples to NADAR. This will get you started in the program and help us fulfill our grant request so that we can move forward and request another grant so this program can continue. If you are still on the fence about how the program works please reach out to some of the people that have decided to participate. I believe they will tell you that the process was not a terrible one considering the return of knowledge you

By Terry Klick

Genetic Testing Program

get about your herd. As we move forward you’re going to hear more and more about genetic testing. It is just the direction that our industry is moving and regardless whether you think it’s good or bad like so many other things it is going to become a part of raising, owning,

and being part of the deer industry.

As always, don’t be afraid to call with questions; that’s what I’m here for.

Terry

By Terry Klick

Executive Director’s Letter

By the time you read this article the holidays will be behind us for another year. I will have a lingering reminder of how blessed my family has been over the holiday season, every time I buckle my belt because I’m sure I will have lost a few notches. I believe that Christmas time in the Klick household is a true reminder of just how blessed we are. We were blessed with the birth of our Lord Savior and have been blessed ever since, with the bounties he provides. Sometimes it is hard to believe that we have so much to be truly grateful for, when some people have so little. I hope that all of you have enjoyed a great Christmas season and I wish only the best for everyone as we enter this new year.

Since our last newsletter I have been busy this fall. I attended the USAHA convention and you can find an article in this newsletter that speaks specifically to that. We also had our set up at the farm science review in Columbus and had a very good turnout there. Again I would like to thank Levi Miller and Patrick Ogle who helped at that event. We had the opportunity to speak with some new perspective deer farmers and also educate several young FFA students that were in attendance.

We have had a good response to our new program that identifies the genotypes and breeding values of our deer. We still have some money left in the program that needs to be spent so we can apply for a new grant to continue to monitor our deer. Please look for another article in the newsletter that speaks specifically to this. I want to thank everyone who participated for their patients and understanding in getting this new program started. As we move forward we will try to refine the process and I’m sure that some of the kinks will be worked out. Thanks again for your understanding.

The supplement newsletter that we put out after our fall event highlighted what a success the event was again this year. We are already working on next year’s event and I would like to give you some highlights. Please understand that none of this is written in stone as we are only in the planning stages for next year. What I can tell you is, this event is going to be about nostalgia, where our industry came from and the people that help to move the ball to get it to where we are

now. I hope to highlight many of the farms that were in business 20 or 30+ years ago and the bucks and does that we built the industry on. I can also tell you that we are planning a donkey baseball game for entertainment on Thursday night. I have never seen one but am looking forward to it. We are also working with the hotel to secure a better price and are looking to put together a package deal for a Thursday and Friday night stay. In case you have not already heard, the Ohio sale and the Indiana sale for trophy bucks will be combined into one sale at our location. This was done for many reasons and I am super excited about the impact this sale will have on the entire deer industry. The Ohio Indiana sale can be proud of the fact that we are industry leaders in marketing our trophy animals. Yes I know that primarily we think of this as a trophy buck sale, but remember our preserve owners are looking for a variety of trophy animals to shoot and all species of trophy animals are welcome in the sale. We will have one of the largest groups of registered buyers for trophy animals at the sale that you will find anywhere in the country. What better chance to market your animal than to do it here. Another change to the sale will be that we will sell animals on Thursday and on Friday. Again I remind you that we are only in the planning stages, but currently the plan is to start the sale around noon on Thursday, with speakers and our business meeting to conclude by supper time. Donkey ball game will start at about 7 PM. We will continue the sale on Friday morning until its conclusion with plenty of time for booth visitation, catching up with old friends, playing games, and still trying to get you done and on your way home at a decent hour. By the next newsletter we will have a time lockdown and any changes that are to be made will be posted and made clear then. But in the meantime please mark the dates on your calendar August 15 and 16th as a,( I must attend the Ohio deer farmers convention in Ohio ) . I have talked with many old friends from PA, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana that are already looking forward to attending the event, you won’t want to miss it either. Again this is going to be a nostalgia event, so what better time to honor all of our past board members. After all these are the people that over the past 20+ years have helped to move Ohio forward. I will be making an effort to reach out to each and every one of

By Terry Klick

Executive Director’s Letter

them and try and encourage them to show up at this event. If you have anything that you think may be of interest, please do not be afraid to reach out to me and let me know. Most of what our event looks like right now, has come from ideas that other people have given me. Please believe me when I tell you, I am not that smart!!! I might also mention that you may have a very good idea, but if you come to me a week before the event with that idea I probably can’t make that happen. Just know that any import is always welcome, talk to me or any board member and we will bring it before the group.

I might also mention to the group, that I have talked with several new deer people and several more that are interested in getting in the business. I want to thank the farms that have taken the time to open their doors and allow these new deer farmers to ask questions and learn more about the industry. I truly believe that right now is a great time to be getting into the deer business. From what I know, talking with some of the preserves and reading many of the comments on social media. The demand for bucks is going to remain good for quite some time. The demand for just a place to hunt seems to be more and more the question of the day. As leases become more of the norm to hunt on private property and public land becomes more and more crowded, the demand to hunt in the preserve will only increase. When people sat down and put pencil to paper and figure out the cost of the lease, the cost of putting out food plots, the cost of a blind, the cost of the four wheeler to haul

your deer out (because they’re getting old like me ), and the cost of food and a place to stay away from home. You add it all up and you can cover the cost of most preserve hunts and be treated like a king. Some guys will never hunt behind the fence, because they think it makes them less of a hunter, and that’s fine. But the fact of the matter is, more and more people are having trouble finding a place to hunt, and that’s good news for us. I always tell new deer farmers it takes three things to make deer farming work. Actually it takes a lot more than three things, but the important three I believe are, the deer farmers should be able to make money off of the deer that he raises. The preserve owner needs to be able to work with deer farmers to have deer when he needs them and make a profit. And are hunter clients need to have a positive hunting experience that they can afford, regardless whether that’s shooting a $300 doe to put meat in the freezer or a $20,000 trophy deer to put on the wall. We are no different than the restaurant that serves coffee eggs and toast for 1.99 or serves a $100 tomahawk steak.

So to sum things up, it’s a great time to be in the deer business in Ohio and I need to mark my calendar for August 15 and 16th to attend the best trophy animal auction you will ever see. Enjoy the new year,

TERRY

Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio Executive Director Terry Klick passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024, some time after writing this article.

He will be remembered for his many contributions to the WDFO and as a friend.

See obituary inside back cover. Gone

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By Mony Weaver

The First Deer Auction In Ohio

In the spring of 2005, at our summer picnic for the deer farmers of Ohio, a couple of us deer farmers dicussed having a deer auction in Ohio to sell our shooter bucks and also a breeder sale. Kevin Grace from Missouri, owner of Whitetail Sales, had an auction in Pennsylvania in 2004. That turned out to be a good sale, so why not have a deer auction in Ohio?

I called Kevi about having a deer auction in Ohio, and Kevin agreed to do one if we would help him get consignments. We agreed to go with Kevin and help get an auction together. A couple of us deer farmers went with Kevin, spending many days going around to seee different deer farmers. Dan Kuhns helped Kevin get consignments in Middlefield, and we picked August 26 & 27 as the dates for the sale.

The auction was held at The Pier in Mt. Eaton, Ohio. This was something new, and a lot of deer farmers did not want to pay the commission, and it was quite a challenge to get this all together. ut with a lot of work, we got a good sale together.

Steve Chupp and David Miller from Ohio were the auctioneers, along with an auctioneer from Missouri that Kevin had used for his auctions in that state. Kevin’s auctioneer had not yet arrived when it was time to start the sale, and Steve and David had never sold a deer at auction, so this was quite a challenge for them. Bu thtings went well and we had a super sale.

I had three different shooters buyers at my farm, and they all gave me offers on my shooter bucks, but I decided to put them all in the auction. I was surprised with the prices I got at the auction- 20% more than the offers I had received at the farm. The breeder auction was also good.

I sold a nice typical buck for $7,500, which was a lot more than I expected. But, as it sometimes goes in deer farming, when this buck was picked up, the buyer gave me a check for the balance, which was $3,750, and I still have the check because it was no good. i tried to collect, but never got my money. They say there is a bad apple in every bushel.

The Ohio deer farmers were often accused of setting the rices in the shooter market. Let’s all remember that we as Ohio deer farmers also worked hard to get

a shooter market going. before we had a shooter sale, I only got half for my bucks compared to what I got at our first couple of shooter auctions.

In 2009 Mark Mast started the Ohio Buckeye Deer Auction. In 2015, Steve Chupp ad Mark Mast, with the OK from the Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio, took over the Ohio deer auction from Kevin, and they do a great job. It is a pleasure to work with these guys.

Lets not forget to thank the WDFO board for all they do for us. I no longer have deer, but I have sheep and goats which I enjoy. i have seen quite a few changes in my time, and ihave seen where in some states the deer farmers are divided, which is not good. United we stand, divided we fall.

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Terry Klick, 68, of Richville, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Mercy Medical Center. Terry was born in Massillon on December 9, 1955 to the late Claud and Berdine (Isler) Klick and on July 21, 1973 he married Bonnie Gram. She survives. Terry was a member of Farm Bureau, Richville United Church of Christ and had operated 2 meat markets. He was a deer farmer for 30 years and was executive director for Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio for the past 6 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and farming. He enjoyed spending time with his grandkids, whether it was going to their sporting events or teaching them things. Terry was always up for a friendly debate. In addition to his wife, Bonnie, he is survived by his son, Eric (Kimberly) Klick of Richville, daughter, Julie (Allen) Brahler of Louisville; grandchildren, Colten, Kerrington and Adam; and his sister, Beckie Custer of Richville. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother-in-law Paul Custer. In keeping with his wishes, cremation will take place and no services are planned. Private family burial of his ashes will be held at a later date in Richville Community Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by SmithVarns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek. Memorials may be made in Terry’s name to the Richville United Church of Christ 6125 Richville Drive SW, Navarre, Ohio 44662.