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North Point Angus Annual Bull Sale Sat, April 8, 2017 • 1:00 P.M. (BC Time) • Vold Jones & Vold, Dawson Creek, BC 30+ Yearling & Two-Year-Old Red and Black Angus Bulls
Bloodlines include: Eliminator, Iron Mountain, Rito, Kodiak, Night Hawk, Fully Loaded & Young Dale Achilles
View catalogue online at cattlemanagement.ca or vjvauction.com
Mark & Ginger Zahacy Box 2139, High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 (H) 780.523.5356 • (C) 780.523.1356 zahacy@telus.net
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Rob Holowaychuk 780.916.2628 Vold Jones & Vold, DC Donny Fessler 250.782.3766
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ON OFFER 36 TOP QUALITY 2-YEAR OLD ANGUS BULLS BREEDING REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE SINCE 1992
MARCH 2016
ASPEN HILL AND HEART VALLEY
09 ANGUS BULL SALE 2017
at the Teepee Creek Ag Events Centre, Teepee Creek, Alberta 1:00PM HVE 3C
HVE 6C
HVE 9C
HVE 12C
HVE 15C
HVE 16C
HVE 29C
HVE 31C
HVE 35C
HVE 36C
HVE 37C
HVE 39C
HVE 40C
AH 41C
HVE 43C
HVE 48C
AH 52C
HVE 53C
Weight* 1845 1730 1945 2040 1825 1795 1875 2090 1995 1515 1755 1700 1550 1560 1845 1660 1875 1750 41 41 40 44 43 38 41 42 36 37 40 40 41 42 42 37 40 42 SC (cm) BW EPD** -1.1 -2.2 -1.9 1.4 -0.9 0.2 -4.1 -3.5 -3.1 -1.8 0.6 -1.1 -5.9 0.9 -4.7 -3.6 -1.2 0.2 HVE 54C
HVE 56C
HVE 59C
HVE 62C
HVE 67C
HVE 70C
HVE 76C
AH 77C
AH 80C
HVE 81C
HVE 83C
AH 86C
HVE 89C
HVE 90C
AH 95C
HVE 99C
AH 100C
HVE 101C
Weight* 1700 1840 1955 1735 1855 1840 1930 2020 1680 1695 1750 1665 1660 1760 1795 1560 1665 1520 39 40 41 40 42 41 38 44 43 41 41 38 42 39 37 38 41 37 SC (cm) BW EPD** 0.2 2.1 3.2 3.0 2.4 -0.6 -0.5 4.4 -1.1 -3.2 -4.8 3.6 -3.1 1.4 3.5 -5.9 -3.8 -7.5 *Weights taken Feb. 11, 2017 **Due to a cataloguing error, incorrect BW EPDs were printed on some bulls. The above list is the correct BW EPD data for those bulls.
View videos of all bulls at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDOjWIkk5BI&feature=youtu.be and view the catalog online at https://issuu.com/5galloncreative/docs/2017_aspenhill_heart_valley_bull_sa
For more information call:
Jonathan Tschetter
780 864 8903
George LeBlanc
780 402 9509
Jerry Hofer (White Lake Colony) 403 332 2261
Chris Tschetter
780 864 8918
or Email
gleblanc1@live.com
SALE LOCATION
TEEPEE CREEK AG EVENTS CENTRE
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14TH ANNUAL SIMMENTA
Friday, March 10, EVERGREEN PARK, G
OFFER
85 YEARLING & LONG YEARLING SI
Red & Red Baldy, Black & Black Bald
JayDawn Farms
PAYMEN
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FREE DE WITHI
PEACE R JDF ALL STATE 42D Super Stout · Soft Made · Homo Polled
JDF RIDDLER 47D Super Long · Super Stout · Homo Polled · Homo Black
View/Do Catalogue
www.bouchard
Watch the s
JDF EL TIGRE 70D Super Soggy · Performance Driven · Double Polled
JAYDAWN FARMS Jason & Nikki and Jordan, Kristopher, Darcie McQuaig 780.568.2647 or 780.933.5530 Sexsmith, AB
JDF DEALER 74D Tons of Performance · Full Fleck
Mark Sh (780)69
BOUCHARDLIV
BOX 1409 – CROSSF OFFICE: 403 EMAIL: INFO@BOUCH
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AL AND CHAROLAIS SALE
, 2017 • 1:00 p.m. GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB
RING
IMMENTAL AND CHAROLAIS BULLS
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ALE DAY NOV 1/17
Willow Creek Simmentals
ELIVERY IN THE
REGION
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MRL RED WHISKEY son Herdsire recommendation
COLB 1D
HIGH VOLTAGE son Calving ease in a complete package
dlivestock.com
sale online
VESTOCK.COM
FIELD, AB – T0M 0S0 3.946.4999 HARDLIVESTOCK.COM
COLB 44D
KUNTZ SHERRIFF son Calving ease with exceptional growth
COLB 315D
MRL DISCOVERY son Calving ease with excellent Maternal traits
WILLOW CREEK SIMMENTALS Mike & Mari and Colby, Kyle, Colton, Kale Klassen 780.957.2814 or 780.832.6714 Crooked Creek, AB
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NORTHERN IMPACT IV CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Saturday, March 11, 2017
1:00 p.m. at North Central Livestock, Clyde
Offering 20 white yearling bulls + 30 two-year-olds. All yearlings are French genetics as well as many polled. Hairy light birthweight bulls with natural thickness. Many of the 2 year olds are red factor and polled. Soggy hairy bulls with light –moderate birth weights. Many white bulls, as well as tan and dark reds.
Call Lorne or Phillipe for more information or to receive a catalog • View the catalogue online at charolaisbanner.com or dlms.ca
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Spruce View Charolais
Lorne and Effie Lakusta and family (780) 719-0264 • (780) 365-2079 • spruceviewcharolais@gmail.com Sale day phone (780) 348-5893
80+ years of combined Charolais breeding
Valanjou Charolais
Phillipe and Rae Lusson and family (780) 206-5440 • edmvalanjou@gmail.com
To become a bidder for any sale on DLMS, please log in and click BUYER APPROVAL for instructions on the approval process. For more information , please call Mark Shologan at (780) 699-5082 or Tech Support at (780) 732-4384
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BW
WW
YW
MILK
TM
SC
CE
MCE
YG
REA
CW
MARB
FAT
STAY
HPG
+1.3
+66
+96
+22
+55
-
+2.3
+4.3
+0.02
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+29
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25
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+16
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The 2017 Peace Country Beef Congress was a meaty affair
Peace Country Beef Congress was oddly enough, a meat and potatoes affair. FILE Photo
BENWYN HEREFORDS BREEDING OVER 200 PUREBRED HORNED HEREFORD COWS
2-YEAR OLD BULLS FOR SALE AT THE FARM ONLY BY PRIVATE TREATY
BULLS SELECTED FOR • Temperament • Testicles • Feet • Conformation
JNHR Britisher 90B
C 88T Extra Advance 13X
Herd Bull Battery also includes: - FE 18Y Ribstone 256B - LPG Mario 38Z 10Y - AGA 60W Banner Sport Zoom 20Z Benwyn Farm Ltd. Visitors Always Welcome!
32km West of Dawson Creek (Hwy 97 South) 1.2km North of Progress (255Rd)
For more information please contact:
Bill Bentley - (250) 843-7575 Doug Bentley - (250) 843-7364 billbentley@pris.ca 47805
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CONSIGNING 26 YEARLING & 5 TWO-YEAR-OLD SIMMENTAL BULLS TO THE PEACE COUNTRY SUPREME BULL SALE
1:00 PM – SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017 – VJV, BEAVERLODGE, AB
44D DALE & JUDY SMITH & SONS Farm: 780.524.2790
DALE: 780.558.9337
6D
68c VALLEYVIEW, AB drjs@iwantwireless.ca
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POLLED BULLS • BODY DEPTH & THICKNESS • BALANCED FEEDING PROGRAM • STRONG POLLED PROGRAM
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WORKING GENETICS FOR THE WORKING RANCH
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Invite Cattlemen to
March 25/2017
March 21, 2017 1:00 p.m.
1:00 pm
16 Yearling & 2-year old Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls
VJV AUCTION DAWSON CREEK, BC
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For More Info Call: Harold or Bev 780.835.0365 or check out the website: www.milneranch.com
Bulls on Offer
Also on offer Select Replacement Heifers Halfway River Simmentals Georg & Sarah Weitzel (250) 262-7681
Rosefield Simmentals James & Martha Wiebe (250) 630-2621 (250) 793-0462
Altona Falls Angus Dan & Trudy Loewen (250) 630-2146 (250) 261-3955
CONTACT THE CONSIGNORS TO REQUEST A CATALOGUE
Annual Bull Sale Thursday, March 16, 2017 1:00 P.M. • VJV, Beaverlodge, AB +50 Red & White Yearling Bulls
Guest Consignors: Eight Way Charolais, Cecil Lake, B.C. • 9 Two-Year-Old Charolais Bulls on Offer •
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Red, Black & Traditional Simmental Bulls Red & Black Angus Bulls
LAZY S CHAROLAIS
Beef-on-a-Bun at Noon • Internet Bidding Available Roy & Erika Schweitzer Ph: (780) 356-3611 Cell: (780) 402-5617 schweitzerre@gpnet.ca
Farm Visits Welcome VJV, Beaverlodge Contact: Shawn Gist Cell: (250) 219-4419 R0011366080
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KOOTENAY 8X DURAMAX 53A SONS SELL AT THE DAWSON CREEK ALL BREEDS BULL SALE. LOW BW, HIGH WW, GOOD PIGMENT AND GREAT TEMPERMENTS. 2 YEARLING SONS BY KOOTENAY GLOBAL EMPIRE 1B ALSO AT THE DAWSON CREEK ALL BREEDS BULL SALE. YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE FARM. CALL CODY OR ASHLEY PUGH AT 250-794-8606 OR 250-264-8106 Email: hereford5star@live.com
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SUPER WEDNESDAY
Bull
ON SITE • J LAZY A RANCH • RR
80+
Angus Bu Reds, Bla
Big selection of calving ease bulls on offer • Select set of
Sale Catalogue posted at www.jlazya.com • Join
• We stand behi
JAC 23D BW: 82 Adj WW: 671 Hotline has proved to be real valuable in our operation. Born easy, making calving out heifers a dream. Also producing great uddered daughters, with lots of substance and hair to stand up to our northern winters.
JAC 39D BW: 99 Adj WW: 759 A red performance bull out of our new XO 0102X son.
JAC 95D BW: 96 Adj WW: 830 A black freight train that travels smooth and has some extra muscle in the right places. Basin Excitement Herd Sire first year calves in sale.
JNI 4D BW: 77 Adj WW: 713 An outcross calving ease bull from the States. Born easy with lots of style.
and our CUST • 80% of our cu are REPEAT b • Free delivery until mid-Apr • Volume disco **Also on offe Ranch G
JNI 29D BW: 94 Ad The replacement females from this sire wil come. Longevity and structural soundness
Genetics you Fineline Red Angus
Nick & Lorraine Van Gaalen • 780.831.8421 vgaalen@gpwins.ca
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Jarin & Amber Carte jarincarter@gm
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2:00 P.M.
MARCH 15, 2017
80 EMERSON TRAIL (HWY 672)
ulls on Offer acks & Crossbreds
f Commercial Bred Heifers on offer – 20 Reds, 20 Blacks
n us after the sale for Angus steak & hospitality
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dj WW: 856 ll be in demand and around for years to s adds to the bottom line for years to come.
NVG 3D BW: 77 Adj WW: 685 Top 5% of the breed for b.w. and calving ease and still a lot of style. The first calf crop from Haymaker the new calving ease sire at Fineline.
NVG 7D BW: 72 Adj WW: 706 The sire was purchased to raise calving ease sons just like this one. Bulls like this will make calving your heifer pen a breeze.
JNI 39D BW: 110 Adj WW: 821 A bull that packs a little extra punch. Out of a great cow family that will also produce steers that push down on the scale.
NVG 26D BW: 80 Adj WW: 723 A very correct and sound calving ease bull with above average growth.
can Bank on®
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er • 780.518.9652 mail.com
Gumbo Gulch Cattle Co.
Steve & Chris Aylward • 250.784.5136 gsaylward@gmail.com
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24 BULLS GOING TO THE
44th Annual Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale
Saturday, March 25, 2017 – VJV, Dawson Creek, BC THANK YOU LAST YEAR BUYERS Joe Kocsis - 2 Bulls Tim Bruun Abram Giesbrecht Barry Berg Bill & Terry Clay Glen Fells Darcy Kuriga
Herefords Charolais Simmentals
THANK YOU LAST YEAR BUYERS Art Gervais Tom Shaw Kelly Unruh Penalty Ranch Corinne Bolch Harvey & Wendy Bahm
• SIMMENTALS - 6 RED YEARLINGS 1 BLACK TWO YEAR OLD • HEREFORDS - 4 TWO YEAR OLDS AND 7 YEARLINGS • CHAROLAIS - ALL RED FACTOR , 5 TWO YEAR OLDS - 1 YEARLING Like us on facebook, see videos of the bulls on facebook. Complete catalogue on line on VJV website and also on facebook.
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Briar Ridge Stock Farm, Box 6, Bay Tree, AB T0H 0A0
Randy & Chris Haddow – 250.784.7012 brhr78@gmail.com Chad, Gene, Addison, Leah & Wyatt Haddow – 250.784.3924
e Consigning to th Dawson Creek Corona 23C
ALL BREEDS Bull Sale
Saturday, March 25 – 1:00 p.m. at Vold Jones & Vold, Dawson Creek, BC
Definitely worth waiting for!
2-2 year old heifer bulls 3-2 year old power bulls 6-yearlings, heifer bulls & performance bulls
Over 50 Years of Raising Superior Livestock
88#BW Big & Soggy Bjorn 8D
ON OFFER
Rancher 23D
the Murphys Don & Sheri
83#BW
77#BW Heifer Bull Deluxe
47803
Ph: (250) 759-4717 Cell: (250) 719-9759 Box 202, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4G3
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44th Annual
SIMMENTAL • CHAROLAIS • ANGUS • HEREFORD • GELBVIEH
DAWSON CREEK g n i d d i ALL BREED LL B t e n Inter vailable A
catalogue online on VJV website
Bull Sale
Saturday, March 25, 2017 VJV Auction Co. Dawson Creek SHOWTIME ~ 10:00AM • SALE TIME ~ 1:00PM
Simmental and Charolais 8 SIMMENTAL BULLS • 6 CHAROLAIS BULLS
BRIAR RIDGE STOCK FARM - Baytree, AB Randy & Chris Haddow 250.784.7012 Chad & Gen Haddow & Family 250.784.3924 (Simmental, Charolais, Hereford Consignments)
Angus
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Hereford
27 2 yr old bulls in this sale! It’s the BIGGEST selection of 2 yr old bulls offered for sale in the Peace River Country
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2 GELBVIEH BULLS Gelbvieh ADAMSGREEN GELBVIEH - High Prairie, AB David & Janice Adams 780.536.0159
5 BREEDS - 56 PUREBRED BULLS ON OFFER ALL BULLS SELECTED FOR THEIR CONSISTENT ECONOMIC TRAITS AND PERFORMANCE
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Get your Hereford Bulls at the 47810
44th Annual All Breeds Bull Sale Saturday S t d M March h 25 25, 2017 att
VJV Auction Co. in Dawson Creek, BC. Three Breeders offer a choice of 19 Polled Hereford bulls to use in both commercial and registered herds.
Briar Ridge Stock Farm, Bay Tree, AB. 5 two year old bulls 4 yearlings
Reber’s Polled Herefords, Woking, AB. 2 two year old bulls 2 yearlings
Pugh's 5 Star Herefords, Cecil Lake, BC. 3 two year old bulls 3 yearlings
Come and watch the Show at 10 am, check out all the bulls, have lunch, and be ready to get your bulls at the 1 pm Sale! View catalogue online at www.vjvauction.com and www.pattersonsauction.ca or call Chris Haddow at 250-784-4490
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY Consigning 4 Yearling Bulls to the Dawson Creek
All Breed Bull Sale on Saturday March 25, 2017
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Bulls for Sale on the Farm; From Herd Bulls and AI Sires Junior Herd Bull: RED GOAD CASH OUT 127’ 16 (RED TER-RON BAZINGA 13B X RED GOAD K C LASS 107’10) Senior Herd Bulls: RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 3240A (RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 8081U xRED CROWFOOT MISS STRETCH 8173U) RED YY EXPEDITOR 3X (RED YY EXPLORER 825U x RED HF TIBBIE 203U)
Jack & Shannon Trask sjtrask@pris.ca (250) 827-3364 • Cell (250) 263-4904
We are half an hour north of Fort St. John
Like Us on
Box 127, Montney, BC, V0C 1Y0
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Ranch
Selling Yearling & 2-Year-Old Red & Black Angus Bulls Off the Farm by Private Treaty
Bred with Integrity
• Raised on grass, hay & silage • Bred for longevity & calving ease for more profitability • Ask Andrew about his Bovine Hoof Trimming Services • ANDREW & VIVIAN MILLER Box 163, Bay Tree, AB T0H 0A0 (Home) 780-353-3355 (Cell) 780-864-5035 SLR.angus@yahoo.ca
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28th Annual Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale Tuesday April 4th, 2017 - 1:00 PM
BC TIME
www.PeaceCountryLimousin.com @ VJV Auction Co. Dawson Creek, B.C.
The ONLY Limousin Bull Sale in the Peace Country! Approximately 35 Bulls on Offer ALL SUCCESSFUL BUYERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW FOR A LARGE CASH PRIZE FROM THE ALBERTA LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION.
THE NATURAL GENETIC ADVANTAGE FOR YIELD
Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin Michael & Rebecca McCord Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy. (250) 772-5116 or 263-8116 mccordmr@hotmail.com
Dry Creek Ranch Gordon & Carla Harmon Cecil Lake, BC (250) 781-3617 • C: (250) 793-2384 gcharmon@hotmail.com
Lakeroad Limousin Jim & Donna & Jackie Rowe Worsley, AB (780) 685-2141 jdrowe@xplornet.ca
Pinnacle View Limousin Rob & Cheryl Swaan Erin & Eric Kishkan Quesnel, BC (250) 747-2618 • C: (250) 991-6654 swaany@quesnelbc.com
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Come Early - Complimentary Lunch for Registered Bidders
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Dusty Acre Blondes Home to the first Homozygous Polled in Dawson Creek, BC, Canada
BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATELY ON THE FARM 2017 Herd Sires
DUSTY ACRE COLBY Double polled full blood
CRYSTAL BLADE Scurred full blood
DUSTY ACRE CAPTAIN Homozygous polled full blood
CLIFFORD
DUSTY ACRE DAKOTA 341D
DUSTY ACRE DAGMAR 125D
West Winds Zeke was also the sire to Clifford the Reserve Champion steer for the 2016 Groundbirch 4-H Multi Club
Born April 7, 2016 BW 99lbs Double polled His start of test weight 670lbs EPD’s ABC Acc CE -1.6 BW 2.6 WG 42 Milk 22 picture taken Feb 18, 2017
Born April 17, 2016 BW 95lbs, Homozygous polled Start of test weight 644lbs EPD’s ABC Acc CE 1.2 BW -.5 WG 50 Milk 20 picture taken Feb. 18, 2017
DUSTY ACRE DUNDEE 47D Born April 20, 2016 BW 98lbs Double polled Start of bull test 6941bs EPD’s ABC Acc CE 1.3 BW -.4 WG SO Milk 26 picture taken Feb. 18, 2017
All full blood and purebred bulls will be registered, semen tested and evaluated by a vet before leaving the farm.
KAYLYN’S 4-H STEER....... MEATBALL Selling with other Groundbirch 4H Multi Club calves at the Vold Jones & Vold auction, June 17th, Dawson Creek, BC
“If horns aren’t your thing... try a Homozygous full blood bull.” 10 Minutes North of Dawson Creek Shellie Wolfe 250-782-8565 cell: 250-784-4628 | dustyacreblondes@outlook.com website:www.dustyacreblondes.com
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Ranch-Raised Two-Year-Old Black Angus Bulls For Sale by Private Treaty
Classic Livestock Herd Sire – WILBAR ONE WAY 477Y
Contact us for an information sheet on the bulls Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk & Family High Prairie, Alberta
(home) 780.523.5077 (cell) 780.507.5077
freeman.iwasiuk5@hotmail.com
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KISKATINAW GELBVIEH Selling Two-Year-Old Gelbvieh Bulls Off the Farm by Private Treaty Brian & Deanne Stratuliak
(Home) 250.759.4143
(Email) kiskgelb@pris.ca
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Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic Committed to friendly, quality care
Check out our bovine handling facility. Continuously moving towards a better experience for you and your cattle. Striving to deliver the highest quality service and products to result in optimum herd health, success and profitability for www.dcvet.ca
our clients
Small Animal: 250-782-5616 Large Animal: 250-782-1080 238-116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 3C8 Across from the Fair Grounds
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Hoof trimmer sees niche market in Peace region Pebbles and cracks in a hoof can take an expensive investment like a bull and drop financial returns, says Andrew Miller. Below, the Miller Family in the Bay Tree area. JoNNY WAKEFIELD Photo
JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer
Andrew Miller can have a bull on its side with its feet in the air in a matter of minutes. Miller’s no steer wrestler: he’s a hoof trimmer. Miller, who runs one hundred head of pure-bred Angus cattle just across the border in Baytree, Alta., says he’s working to fill an
untapped market for hoof trimming in the Peace Country. “Cows that walk well graze better, they raise a better calf, they can get around better,” he said. “It’s a good maintenance thing.” The importance of proper hoof care was impressed upon Miller while
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CELL: (780) 864-5035 • SLR.angus@yahoo.ca BOX 163, BAY TREE, AB T0H 0A0
PUREBRED RED ANGUS PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS
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ANDREW & VIVIAN MILLER PH: (780) 353-3355
CELL: (780) 864-5035 • SLR.angus@yahoo.ca BOX 163, BAY TREE, AB T0H 0A0
growing up on a dairy farm. Each year a hoof trimmer would come to the family farm and inspect the herd. When Miller moved to the Peace a decade ago he saw local ranchers had a much more relaxed trimming regimen. Only a handful of people were offering the service at the time. Seeing an opening, Miller decided to become a hoof doctor himself, hanging up his shingle as Spruce Lane Ranch Bovine Hoof Trimming. “The competition is very low, and that’s one reason I got into it,” he said. “I would welcome competition though, I think there’s a lot of room out there.” Two years ago, he acquired a “table”—a device that includes a trailer and pen allowing the operator to lift a cow or bull on its side and inspect its feet. Foot rot is a particular concern. Cows have toes that can crack open and become infected, potentially taking years off their lives. In the Peace Country, ranchers should be inspecting feet more reg-
ularly. Sandy, gravelly, and/or clay based soil and huge range land naturally wear down a cow’s feet. In the gumbo and small lots of Northeast B.C., hooves grow with little natural wear. “Here, if you keep your cattle out in the mud, hooves can just grow and grow.” That means cows with a pebble stuck in a crack in the hoof can deteriorate faster than cattle in warmer climes. Miller sees sand cracks on cows and cattle no matter where he goes in the Peace. “They can get a little pebble stuck in a hoof, and it’s like a sliver in your finger—you can still go to work, but it’s going to be irritating and after awhile it’s going to cause huge problems,” he said. “If you do deal with it, it heals and you move on,” he says. “Bulls are an expensive investment. For $30 of feet maintenance, we can help with larger returns on bull investments,” he said. reporter@dcdn.ca
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Chittick Family Bull Sale Spring Select Sale Annual Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale Annual Excellence Bull Sale Peace Country Supreme Bull Sale Peace Country Supreme Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale Mackenzie Red Angus Bull Sale Mackenzie Red Angus Bull Sale On Target Bull & Female Sale On Target Bull & Female Sale On Target Bull & Female Sale Super Wednesday Bull Sale Super Wednesday Bull Sale Super Wednesday Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale North Country Ranchland Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale DC All Breed Bull Sale DC All Breed Bull Sale DC All Breed Bull Sale DC All Breed Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale Annual Bull Sale No Fool’s Bull Sale Off the ranch by private treaty Off the ranch by private treaty Off the ranch by private treaty
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C ttle Directory ANGUS
CHAROLAIS
RED POLL
Altona Falls Red Angus
Briar Ridge Stock Farm
Shadow Creek Red Poll
Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048
Dean & Marsha Anderson, Fort St. John, BC .............250-827-3293
Aspen Hill Red Angus
George & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB.......................780-774-2404
Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924
Voss Family Salers
Bar 4A Cattle Co.
Eldon & Marilyn Cassity
Randy & Lesli Voss, Hythe, AB..................................780-356-3361
Hugh Atkin & Joleen (Joe) Meservy, LaGlace, AB ....780-512-3641
Wembley, AB ..............................................................780-766-2887
Battle River Black Angus
Eight Way Charolais
Ron Gordey, Manning, AB .........................................780-836-2584
Drschiwiski Family, Cecil Lake, BC ..........................250-329-4816
Tamarack Shorthorns
Brandl Cattle Co.
JayDawn Farms
Byron & Gwen Brandl, Jarvie, AB .............................780-954-2599
Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB....................780-568-2647
SIMMENTALS
Classic Livestock
Lazy S Charolais
Roy & Erika Schweitzer, Beaverlodge, AB ................780-356-3611
Steve, Tammy & Ryan Albrecht, Spirit River, AB......780-864-4259
Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB.................780-523-5077
Cinder Angus
Pro-Char Charolais
Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB............780-674-5773
David & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB ...................780-932-1654
Clear River Red Angus
Rosebud Ranches
Cuthbertson Cattle Co.
Spruce View Charolais
Lloyd, Donna & Mackay Ross, Cleardale, AB ...........800-667-2251 Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB ..............780-837-8544
Dwajo Angus
Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB ....780-674-4410
Fineline Red Angus
Nick & Lorraine van Gaalen, LaGlace, AB ................780-568-3906
Gemvale Stock Farm
Don & Sheri Murphy, Dawson Creek, BC..................250-759-4717
Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company
Dale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC ................250-786-5478
Heart Valley Angus
Chris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB .....................780-864-8918
J Lazy A Ranch
Jarin & Amber Carter, Sexsmith, AB ..........................780-518-9652
Jones Land & Cattle
Mark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB .........................780-674-6377
Kjos Black Angus
Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ...................250-787-0970
Lazy B Livestock
Trevor Binks & Melanie Klassen, G.P., AB ................780-539-7128
Mackenzie Red Angus
Dan & Holly Schleppe, Progress, BC .........................250-786-5698 Andrew & Effie Lakusta, Andrew, AB........................780-365-2079
Valanjou Charolais
SALERS SHORTHORNS Alvin & Deanna Johnson, Brownvale, AB .................780-597-3973
Albrecht Farms
Briar Ridge Stock Farm
Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924
Cuthbertson Cattle Co.
Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB ..............780-837-8544
Fallen Timber Farms
Chet & Jamie Jans, Groundbirch, BC .........................250-780-2141
Phillipe & Rae Lusson, Clyde, AB .............................780-348-5683
Flatrock Valley Simmentals
GELBVIEHS
GRA-TAN Farm
AdamsGreen Gelbvieh
David & Janice Adams, High Prairie, AB...................780-524-5382
Kiskatinaw Gelbvieh
Brian & Deanne Stratuliak, Rolla, B.C. ......................250-759-4143
HEREFORDS Benwyn Herefords
Bill & Doug Bentley, Progress, BC ............................250-843-7575
Briar Ridge Stock Farm
Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048
Brad Geisbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC ................................250-781-3580 Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB .................780-786-2181
Halfway River Simmentals
Eckbert & Christa Weitzel Georg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC .................250-263-8237
Hodges Simmentals
Roy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB .......................780-512-4669
JayDawn Farms
Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB....................780-568-2647
KIN-KIN Cattle Co.
Gary & Faye Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ....................780-786-4500
KRS Simmentals
Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924
K. Reanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC................................250-249-5332
Chittick Family Hereford Ranch
Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB ..............................780-518-6572
Raymond & Mona Chittick, Whitecourt, AB .............780-778-0150
Eureka Hereford Farms
Tom Basnett, Eureka River, AB ..................................780-685-2102
KSL Simmentals
Montagneuse Simmentals
Joseph & Herman Giesbrecht, Fairview, AB ..............780-835-8359
Moonlite Farm
Norbert & Janice Luken, Fairview, AB .......................780-835-3165
Ken & Rebecca Mackenzie, Deadwood, AB ..............780-836-2049
Friesen Hereford Farms
Chad & Anna Friesen, Grande Prairie, AB .................780-832-4068
Moose Creek Simmentals
Mountain Side Angus
Gold Stock Hereford Farms
O Double E Simmentals
John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB........................780-354-2726
North Point Red Angus
Mark & Ginger Zahacy, High Prairie, AB ..................780-523-5356
Rafter SJ Ranch
Jack & Shannon Trask, Montney, BC .........................250-827-3364
Ring Creek Farms
Pat & Len Friedel, Fairview, AB .................................780-835-4338
Rio Grande Angus
Clint & Anna Collins, Rio Grande, AB.......................780-354-3913
Sawmill Angus
Clarence & Darleen Budal, Hotchkiss, AB.................780-836-2788
Charlie & Steven White, Beaverlodge, AB .................780-354-3190
Don, Joyce & Shon Smith, Gordondale, AB ..............780-353-2284 Ole, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB................780-356-2113
Gurtler Farms
Rachido Ranch
JoNomn Hereford Ranch
Rosefield Simmentals
Norm & Joanne Parrent, Clyde, AB............................780-348-5835
James & Martha Wiebe, Prespatou, BC ......................250-630-2621
McElroy Polled Herefords
SIBL Simmentals
Garry Gurtler, North Star, AB .....................................780-836-2125
John McElroy, Charlie Lake, BC ................................250-785-6074
Reber’s Polled Herefords
Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB ..........................780-774-2337
Spring Mountain Stock Farm
Hotte & Villiger Families, Beaverlodge, AB ..............780-354-2074
Randy & Donna Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ..............780-786-4373
The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB...............................780-785-2045
Tri-K Simmentals
Keith & Kerriley Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB ...............780-831-7999
Willow Creek Simmentals
Mike & Mari Klassen & Family, Debolt, AB .............780-957-2814
Willowdale Simmentals
Silver S Red Angus
LIMOUSIN
Smoky River Red Angus
Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin
Maynard & Curtis Boese, Sexsmith, AB ....................780-568-4340
Michael & Rebecca McCord, Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy, BC .........................................250-772-5116
Spruce Lane Ranch
Dry Creek Ranch
Evergreen Park
Excel Ranches
North Central Livestock Exchange
Devin & Amber Stark, Bezanson, AB.........................780-876-6252
Andrew & Vivian Miller, Bonanza, AB ......................780-353-3355
Wallin Stock Farm
Jennifer Wallin, Woking, AB ......................................780-864-8556
BLONDE d’AQUITAINE Dusty Acre Blondes
Dave Rounds & Shellie Wolfe, Dawson Creek, BC.......250-784-4628
Little Acre Farms
David & Janet Kamelchuk, Athabasca, AB ................780-675-1227
Spruce Vale Blondes
Steve & Shirley Jackson, Westerose, AB ....................780-586-2800
Upper Cache & Kam Blondes
Ros, Karl & Ann Musgrove, Fort St. John, BC...........250-262-3278
Willow Springs Stock Farm
Reed & Michelle Rigney, Westlock, AB .....................780-348-5308
Gordon & Carla Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC ..................250-781-3617 Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ............................780-349-2135
Fouillard Limousin
Dan & Pam Fouillard, Thorsby, AB ............................780-789-4055
Hansen’s Limousin
Scott & Lesley Hansen, Evansburg, AB .....................780-727-4557
Hillview Farms
Dale & Judy Smith, Valleyview, AB ...........................780-524-2790
Wolfe Farms
Tony Wolfe, Valleyview, AB .......................................780-524-3939
AUCTION FACILITIES Grande Prairie, AB – Crystal Lawrence......................780-357-2849 Clyde, AB – Garth Rogers, Mgr .................................780-348-5893
Teepee Creek Ag Events Centre
Teepee Creek, AB – Pam Badger ................................780-882-1497
Thorsby Stockyards Inc.
Thorsby, AB – Chance Martin, Owner .......................780-789-3915
Viking Auction Market
Viking, AB – Cliff Grinde, Mgr ..................................780-336-6333
Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB ...780-938-2173
Vold Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd.
Lakeroad Limousin
Beaverlodge, AB – Shawn Gist, Mgr ..........................780-354-2423
Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB...................780-685-2141
Pinnacle View Limousin
Rob & Cheryl Swan, Quesnel, BC Erin & Eric Kishkan, Quesnel, BC .............................250-747-2618
Ponoka, AB – Craig Jacklin, Mgr ...............................403-783-1453 Dawson Creek, BC – Donny Fessler, Mgr ..................780-782-3766 Rimbey, AB – Dean Edge, Mgr ..................................403-704-0280
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Westlock, AB – Gary Jarvis, Mgr ...............................780-349-3153
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Dan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC .............................250-630-2146
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