IDEFA Journal Summer 2022

The IDEFA Journal Indiana Deer & Elk Farmers’ Association Summer 2022 l Volume 10 l Issue 2

IDEFA ANNUAL PICNIC FARM TOURS • FUNDRAISER

August 5th & 6th, 2022

HOW TO CORRECTLY LINE BREED AND WHY Sponsored by idefa

THE BENEFITS OF USING DEER TUNNELS SPONSORED BY WOO

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2021-2022 IDEFA Board of Directors President

Director

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Vice president

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John Stoltzfus 5 Star Genetics 5835 N 1000 W Shipshewana, IN 46565 Phone: (574) 596-2347 jdwhitetails@gmail.com

Lester Eicher Springfield Whitetails 14905 Springfield Ct Rd Grabill, IN 46741 Cell: (260) 341-3614 springfieldwts@gmail.com

Secretary

Earl Hershberger Clear Creek Whitetails 6960 W 200 N Shipshewana, IN 46565 Cell: (260) 463-6910 Fax: (260) 768-4761 earlcvpg@yahoo.com

Andy Aker Whitetail Odyssey 18903 Lincoln Hwy W Plymouth, IN 46563 Cell: (574) 780-0342 andy.aker@oasisbath.com

Heath Alexander Forgotten Mile Whitetails 6675 W 500 N Pennville, IN 47369 Cell: (260) 341-7296 Email: thaeh80@gmail.com

Director

Josie Borkholder Lone Pine Whitetails 1656 2B Rd Bremen, IN 46506 Home: (574) 301-5900 Ex.2 Fax: (574) 546-4211 josie@pinecreekchainlink.com

Dr. Darryl Ragland, DVM, Phd 625 Harrison St West Lafayette, IN 47907 Home: (765) 494-3234 Cell: (765) 418-5673 raglandd@purdue.edu

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

Director

Lonnie Whetstone Whetstone Brothers Premier Whitetails 228 PLY-GOSHEN TRAIL Nappanee, IN 46550 Phone: (574) 248-9188 Fax: (574) 773-2371 Office@WhetstoneBrothers.com

Director

Lavon Yoder Hidden Cover Deer Farm 3690 N 400 W Shipshewana, IN 46565 Phone: (260) 768-9155 Fax: (260) 768-9182 lavon@c-vet.biz

Director

Rober Yoder Cedar Road Deer Farm 6664 Cedar Rd Bremen, IN 46506 Phone: (574) 646-2504 purchasinghid@gmail.com

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

IDEFA Committees: 2021-2022 Hunting Preserve/Legislative

Chair: Dr. Ragland Committee: Andy Aker, Lavon Yoder

Fundraisers/Summer Picnic

Public Relations

Chair: Lester Eicher Committee: Trevor Vance

Chair: Josie Borkholder Co-Chair: Lonnie Whetstone Member Relations: Erica Bratton Food: Jerry Schwartz Committee: Lavon Yoder, Earl Hershberger, David Schwartz Brian Bratton, John Stoltzfus, Robert Yoder, Heath Alexander,

Audit/Ethics & Bylaws

Budget Committee

Chair: Josie Borkholder Committee: Robert Yoder

Chair: Earl Hershberger Andy Aker

Committee: David Schwartz,

IDAC

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

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Fellow Members, Its getting to the end of fawning season, I hope everyone had a great success. It’s a deer farmer’s busy time of year, yet exciting.

The fellow Board members and I are busy putting everything together and getting ready for the summer picnic. We hope to see you all there, it’ll be a good one!

If anyone ever has any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me or any of the Board members.

Thank you for your support, your President John Stoltzfus

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Hello Friends,

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Hoping this issue finds you all doing wonderful and having a great fawning season. It was extremely nice to see so many people at the NADEFA Convention.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PUBLISHING Kathy Giesen, Editor/Publisher 305 E. 350 N., Ivins, UT 84738 deerassociations@gmail.com 435-817-0150 • Fax: 435-359-5333

Website: deersites.com (Editorial Provided by Contributing Writers)

FEATURED ARTICLES:

IDEFA Picnic Flyer..........................................................................15 IDEFA Farm Tour Flyer.......................................................... 10-11 Controlling Parasites in Humid Climates - Helpful Tips and Advice - SeTDA.......................................21 How to Correctly Line Breed and Why - IDEFA..............14, 17 NADeFA Thanks Senators for Introduction............................54 The Benefits of Using Deer Tunnels - WOO...........................44 The life of a deer farmers wife..................................................40

Feature Farm Story Prime Acres Whitetails – Enjoying Some Time in the Spotlight.....................................................8-9

IN EACH ISSUE Advertising Information.................................................................. 53 Business Cards FREE!...................................................................... 25 Letter from the Editor........................................................................6 Recipes................................................................................................ 32 IDEFA: Administrative Report...................................................................4 BOD Meetings.................................................................................4 Membership Form...................................................................... 39 President’s Message......................................................................4 ADVERTISERS INDEX 5 Star Genetics...........................................45 Anglin Road LLC...................................18-19 Antlers by Design.......................................20 AR&R ............................................................12 Awesome Whitetails..................................23 Blessed Bayou Wildlife & Fisheries Consulting....................................................52 Blosser Whitetails......................................30 Buckey Whitetail Auctions - Hoosier.....26 C&E Wildlife Products...............................40 Cervid Solutions, LLC................................16 Clay Kuntry Whitetails...............................34 Cross Canyon Whitetails............... B. Cover Cuddliez.......................................................23 Dan-Inject North America........................37 Derby City Whitetails.................................12 Ezid LLC........................................................20 Fox Valley Animal Nutrition....IN. B. Cover Head Gear LLC...........................................31

High Roller Whitetails...............In. F. Cover Hilty Whitetails............................................51 J & L Ranch..................................................38 Jo Jo’s Whitetails.........................................27 NexGen Compounding............................46 Pine Creek Deer Farm..............................47 Pneu-Dart, Inc.............................................42 Prime Acres................................Cover, 7, 41 Purina...........................................................48 Rocky Ridge Whitetails..............................22 Rolling Acres Whitetails............................49 Shallow Pond Whitetails...........................36 Springfield Whitetails...Center Spread, 43 Sunrise Supply, LLC...................................35 The Forgotten Mile....................................50 Trophy Whitetails.......................................33 Woodard Whitetails..................................24 Yoder Brothers Whitetails.......................35 Zehr Brothers Whitetails..........................13 IDEFA 2022

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Letter from the Editor, Kathy Giesen

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hile May is fawning season and November is breeding season, this past March proved to be the official “Membership Drive Season” for our 15 state deer associations I am proud to service. Having attended the March 2022 conventions for Michigan, NADeFA and for Minnesota and Iowa, I can say without a doubt that membership drives were very successful. More than $4,300 in membership money combined was collected at these events. And perhaps even more important is the enthusiasm felt from renewing members and the anticipation of learning more about other state associations felt by newly registered members.

My Multi-State Association Booth has become a mainstay at many state association events, created to entice industry participants to not only support their own state association, but to join others as well. Making this a one-step and easy process has always been my goal as individuals can fill out one simple form and make one payment, and yet join as many associations as they wish. And each year at NADeFA conventions, anyone who joins multiple state deer associations is entered into a drawing for a special high-end gift.

In 2019, Brandon Walker, Manager of Cedar Breaks Ranch in Midland, South Dakota won a camouflaged, weatherproof and easily assembled deer blind.

also know as “The Mask Lady” hit a Home Run immediately after her first ad insertion appeared. She found herself with close to 100 new orders.

“I’m very happy with the outcome,” she said. “I look forward to seeing the outcome with my ad running the rest of the year in D&K Designs full package advertisng program.”

2022 Multi State Membership Winner Brad Farmer

This year at the NADeFA convention, 35year NADeFA association member and supporter of multi state associations Brad Farmer of Farmer’s Fallow Deer in Viola, Kansas won the drawning with his participation renewing memberships with three state associations. The prize this year was a Holy Stone GPS Drone.

Many conference attendees checked back with me afterwards in the hope that they had won. But don’t dismay.

We may have another drone in the near future to offer. Right now, Brad is really enjoying his new and well-deserved gift.

I greatly appreciate everyone who offers their support in the form of advertising, as this provides revenue to publish each magazine and helps alleviate the obligation from state associations for this purpose.

Advertising is the best and most effective way to keep your farm, product or services in front of those who need it most. While advertising has been proven to work well when done consistently and repetitiously, some advertisers such as Mary Volk of Cuddliez custom embroidery service,

If you have a story to share, pictures that you would like to show off, or would like to participate in one of our advertising programs, please give us a call!

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As you know, our magazines keep associations informed of events as well as keep us united. Magazines are not only mailed, they are also emailed in the form of e-books. Watch for a new feature to be added soon in these popular e-books, as well as for updated features on our multi state association website, deersites. com. As 2022 progresses, please know that I am proud to be a part of such a great and inclusive industry. If anyone is interested in pursuing a Feature Farm article with my journalist Gail Veley, please get with me on pricing and other details. And remember to officially start marking your calendars for March. It’s our new official “Membership Drive Season!!”

Kathy Giesen, Editor / Publisher, D&K Design 435-817-0150 deerassociations@gmail.com

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FEATURED PRIME ACRES WHITETAILS ENJOYING SOME TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT By: Gail Veley

Brad Hassig didn’t need to think twice about whether or not to attend the recent March 2022 NADeFA convention in French Lick, Indiana. He packed up his booth and drove 15 hours one way from his home in Woodville, Texas with his son Connor and his fiancé Hailey, to be there. Between the three of them, the quadruplebooth space was brought to life and ready for show attendees to visit. “It’s too important of an event to miss,” Hassig, owner of Prime Acres Whitetails in Woodville, said.

“Everyone should come to NADeFA. The biggest thing is supporting our national group.” Hassig, 52,

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has realized since “day one” the significance of establishing strong relationships in the deer industry.

These relationships often become stronger through participation at events such as NADeFA in addition to other fundraisers.

Begun in 2016, Prime Acres has grown from 37 acres to 40 acres of deer pens and from 350 deer to close to 400 deer with their primary focus remaining on selling stocker bucks and bred does. This coming May, Hassig, his wife Rosy, Connor and the rest of his staff are anxiously awaiting the arrival of fawns whose family trees might

include breeding buck AC/DC, (the womb brother of the late Money Talks) from Unforgiven/Freeze frame/Express/Maxbo Ranger on Green 8 “Hardcore sister” or breeding buck Back in Black, from Blackjack/Horsepower/Freeze Frame/G/Hammer/Tasha.

Today, yearlings from these two very well-bred bucks are growing and thriving on the farm. In an effort to have more deer like these two, Hassig continuously seeks higher end genetics all throughout the country to continue building his herd as it “makes deer easier to sell and to ascribe to what the industry

FARM STORY is looking for,” he explained. He has relied on embryo transfer to help accomplish this goal as well as thoughtful line breeding and outcrossing.

While his role on the farm remains at the forefront of the operation, his son Connor, 20, is now working there fulltime. Hassig has also hired a ranch manager and an assistant ranch manager to help with the day-to-day pen inspections, herd health and record keeping. Out of all the duties he fulfills on his farm, one of Hassig’s favorite things to do is to give farm tours to either the interested public, future deer farmers or to those already in the industry. Through creating an open-door feel and top of the line production, he enjoys catering to a lot of repeat customers. Hassig is grateful for the opportunities he has had through deer farmers such as John Stoltzfus, Jason Millegan, Jade Webster and Billy Sage to

combine southern genetics with northern genetics to accomplish his breeding goals.

Because Texas is such a powerful and influential state in the deer industry, Hassig would like to see NADeFA return there at some point in the future. “North of Dallas would be great. Something close to the

airport,” he said. “Deer farmers do a lot of business in the state of Texas.” Check out Prime Acres on Facebook!

Prime Acres Whitetails Brad Hassig brad@primeacres.net 970-260-8658 www. primeacreswhitetails.com

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Join us for the IDEFA Summer Picnic and Farm Tours!

The IDEFA summer picnic has been a summer tradition for many years in Indiana. Combining the winter auction and summer picnic has been a great success.

With that it takes a team effort from the Board and all the IDEFA members. We have tried different dates and days over the years and settled for the first weekend in August.

Traditionally we have been having the picnic on Saturdays but decided to make a change this year. This year the picnic is Friday the 5th of August. An evening in Shipshewana, lots of food, prizes, and auction items.

There will also be a corn hole tourney with a cash prize for the winners, so come early to sign up.

The picnic is a great place to network and market your product. It will be a great opportunity to invite a potential buyer or stocker buck buyer to your farm on Saturday.

What we decided to add this year was Saturday farm tours.

Different farms in the area will be open to visitors.

Everyone is welcome to participate. The plan is the farms will have food and drink available throughout the day. So, make sure you set Saturday aside.

Gather your deer farming friends and have a fun day.

Schedule a driver and make a day out of it. You never know who you will meet or see. There will be a map available at the picnic.

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HOW TO CORRECTLY LINE BREED AND WHY

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By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by IDEFA

ine breeding can present opportunities to produce desired, marketable and consistent traits within your whitetail herd, if you breed carefully and patiently. The bottom leg of a doe’s pedigree is the foundation for line breeding, explains Cletus Bontrager of Twin Maple Deer Farm, a 12-acre breeding farm in Shipshewana, Indiana which focuses on producing typical bucks. A doe with a strong bottom pedigree could ultimately produce a “supercharged” doe by following these most recommended steps. First, breed her to a desirable outcrossed sire. Next, select her most desirable 1st generation daughter and breed her to an outcrossed sire. Next, take this daughter’s most desirable 1st generation buck fawn and when he has matured, breed him back to his grandmother. Should this match create a doe, that doe will more than likely be the supercharged doe more “powerful” than her mother that you will use steadfast for breeding, in an effort pass on strong genetics and favorable, marketable traits.

Then, your thoughtfully bred supercharged doe can be outcrossed to a buck with your preferred traits, to perpetuate the type of whitetail herd you are desiring to raise, said Bontrager, 37, who’s been producing deer with his father Ezra since 2000.

When your supercharged doe has her own doe offspring, you would then breed those does back to your established select in-herd sires, rather than outcrossing, as this would take you farther away from the genetics and look you are after. Although this takes time and several breeding cycles, this process creates your line bred foundation stock. In most cases, only 10 to 15 percent of bucks produced from your supercharged doe will become breeder bucks and the rest, stocker bucks, said O’Lamar Borkholder of O’La Jo’s Whitetails, a seven-acre breeding farm in Bremen, Indiana. While the intent behind line breeding is to perpetuate desirable traits, inside every well-bred doe are hidden undesirable traits that only show up in her offspring, said Borkholder, who raises mainly typical deer. “The hardest thing is to keep that typical look – long, nice round beams,” he said. Therefore, if not done carefully, line breeding can expose undesirable traits and be a bigger downfall than an advantage.

Success with your line breeding efforts is realized when, after a few years, your herd begins to display and sustains a consistent look and striking resemblance, Bontrager explained.

Twin Maple has heavily line bred the Patrick line into their herd, as a result of Ezra visiting Pine Creek Deer Farm and being impressed by long-tined typicals.

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St. Patrick @6 Today, 100% of Twin Maple’s 180 deer all anchor down to one doe. However, Borkholder, whose cousin Eddie Ray produced the famous line-bred Patrick deer, finds very few deer farmers today have the patience to wait and develop a herd of line bred foundation stock. Of the four types of breeding choices one can practice (inbreeding, line breeding, match breeding and random breeding) he finds most deer farmers choose random breeding whereby a farmer breeds a quality doe to the biggest or most popular buck on the scene at the moment. Many deer farmers also practice match breeding, a close cousin to line breeding, which involves perpetually choosing genetic lines that “click” or are known to produce well.

And while history may point to successful cases of inbreeding (breeding father to daughter or son to mom or full brother and sisters) chances of this can be slim. Fifteen years ago, a buck fawn bred his womb sister. A doe from that breeding was then outcrossed and subsequently produced one of the biggest 10-point mainframe breeding bucks of all time, Maxbo Arty.

However, in some cases, inbred deer are born blind, weak, get ugly racks or too runt-like to be worth feeding, Bontrager said. Line breeding (breeding uncles to nieces or nephews to aunts) absolutely requires having the right doe from the very bottom leg of her pedigree, Borkholder emphasized. (continued)

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“If that isn’t good then you don’t want to breed to her. It doesn’t matter how many good deer are on top,” he said.

“Remember the goal is not to see how many times you can get the buck into the pedigree.” Cletus added.

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CONTROLLING PARASITES IN HUMID CLIMATES HELPFUL TIPS AND ADVICE By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by SETDA

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aintaining an environment non-conducive for attracting parasites while knowing how to spot and effectively treat whitetail deer presenting symptoms of parasite infestation, is the key to having the healthiest herd possible. In humid climates such as those found in Florida, Louisiana and other parts of more humid deer-raising country, parasites such as worms, flies and mosquitoes can live for longer periods of time, creating an ever-present need to be vigilant. “One of the most obvious preventative measures is to not have standing water or mud in your pens, and to keep them clean,” said Daniel Bontrager of Bontrager Whitetails in Marianna, Florida. “Rake up old hay and keep manure to a minimum and cultivate the dirt three times a year.”

At his farm, Bontrager cultivates the dirt in the spring before fawning season, in late summer to replant new grass and again in the fall to plant crops such as soybeans or peas, in an effort to keep the land viable and less inviting to parasites.

These proactive measures, combined with dry pens and “always keeping eyes on your deer” can help deer farmers stay ahead of problems, offer Susan and Ian Hall, owners of Oak Island Whitetails in Okeechobee, Florida.

They also believe that using natural water sources can help deer build up immunities to parasites.

According to internet research, there are close to 80 species of mosquitoes

and 18 species of flies that are native to Florida. “That is probably right with the actual real numbers,” said University of Florida Veterinarian Dr. Juan Campos, who works in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences as well as the Department of Wildlife and Ecology. “There are 47 subspecies of the culicoides midge fly but only three that transmit EHD. Quite often we see more parasites like these year-round and farther down south in central and southern Florida where the weather is warmer.” Treating deer for parasite infestation is not always a clear-cut endeavor and Dr. Campos, 48, fears that some parasites may become resistant to traditional methods of treatment. “One of our biggest parasites, Haemonchus contortus, is getting resistant to treatment,” Dr. Campos explained. Found in their infective stage known as Larva Three on the tips of leaves or grass after defecation from an infected animal, once ingested, the worm migrates directly to the fourth stomach or abomasum of a deer, where it attaches itself to and resides in. There, it is able to produce thousands of eggs a day.

These worms feed off the blood of deer, causing anemia, weight loss, scours and an overall unhealthy appearance.

Two classes of drugs are commonly used to combat parasites, one to kill internal parasites such as fenbendazole and one to first paralyze and then kill parasites such as ivermectin. Fecal samples taken and evaluated by a veterinarian before and one week after

treatment will reveal how successful the treatment was, Dr. Campos emphasized.

He also advises to not automatically treat your whole herd, but rather only those presenting symptoms such as droopy ears or reluctance to eat, as treating healthy animals may cause them to ultimately develop resistance. “More is not always better,” he said. “We have found that most of the time only 10% of a herd might be affected by a heavy load.

The others may have a few parasites, but they don’t cause them problems.”

And while administering medication can prove effective in controlling or treating parasitic infections, spraying insecticides such as broad-based Permethrin inside deer pens (but not on shade cloth) is also a common preventative practice. However, “remember when you are killing bad insects you might also be killing good ones,” Dr. Campos said. “And be mindful of where you are spraying.

Anything on the outer edge of where you sprayed could develop resistance.”

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THE LIFE OF A DEER FARMERS WIFE MRS. EARL HERSHBERGER

Farmer; when I was younger, I never thought that word would pertain to me in any way. I grew up in a family more geared toward the ‘business’ side of things.

Sure, we had horses, ponies and whatever else my dad happened to bring home from his job as an auction clerk!

Not having any brothers, my sisters and I were no strangers to doing barn chores, using the tractor, and cleaning out the chicken coop, but no milking cows for me! I met my husband, Earl Hershberger, at the age of 17, and by the time I was 19 we were married. At that time, he owned one deer with his brother Daryl. As time went on, we bought half of Daryl’s herd and started getting serious about deer farming. Those first few years are not so pleasant to look back on. I think we lost more bucks than we didn’t and fawning season was not near as exciting as it is now because we lost every other fawn that was born. Earl has never been one to say, “I guess that’s just how it goes sometimes…” He goes to the root of the problem and figures out what’s wrong, and then tries again. My personal opinion was, how is this any fun, and why would you even want to go on?!?

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Now about 5 years later things are a lot more exciting.

He has done a lot of research, and we’ve tried a lot of different feeds, vaccinations, fertilizers, etc. with great success! In the process of all that, without me even realizing it, I got kind of wrapped up in it myself. I even find myself enjoying it. I mean come on, who doesn’t like to go to French Lick for a few days!

On a more serious note, it seems as if your spouse has something they’re passionate about, and you take an interest in it yourself, it becomes a passion of your own.

He’s gotten me involved with bottle feeding, so now I can join the conversations of, “Do you use wipes or paper towels to wipe your fawns’ rears?” I really do enjoy the deer industry, and meeting other fellow deer farmer’s wives! I look forward to getting our 2 young children involved as time goes on. They already love feeding time………. for about 5 minutes!

Is this the lifestyle I imagined I would be living? No. Would I change it if I could? No. we have been truly blessed and I look forward to many more years of deer farming! May God bless you all!

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THE BENEFITS OF USING DEER TUNNELS By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by Whitetails of Oklahoma

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“In my opinion, darting may hurt their immune system,” Ezell said. “If not done correctly, it could be detrimental to put them to sleep.” Yet many deer farmers depend on darts, developed by several companies through thoughtful technology intended to safely deliver antibiotics and sedatives to whitetails.

While numerous farms depend on these efficient and carefully designed darts to accomplish a variety of goals including antler cutting, CIDR insertion and medication administering, for larger deer farms darts might prove

costly to buy. In addition, darting is thought by some to be best accomplished during cooler parts of the morning or evening, whereby with a tunnel system, the weather isn’t usually a huge factor, said Ivan Hochstetler of Double H Whitetails in Dundee, Ohio.

At his 23-acre farm with close to 200 typical deer, Hochstetler, like Ezell, maintains a CWD-Monitored herd. In addition to using their tunnel systems for procedures such as vaccinations, A.I. and (at Ezell’s farm) antler cutting, both men are required to test every three years for TB and brucellosis.

Running them through their facilities for these purposes may take an entire day. However, in lieu of having a facility “it would take several days,” Hochstetler said. “For us, it would be a nightmare.”

Yearlings, mature bucks with or without antlers and does can all be run through a handling facility. Two minutes is the maximum amount of time any deer should spend in the final phase, the squeeze chute, as additional time would be too stressful on them, Ezell emphasized. After leaving the facility, alley ways allow deer to find their way back to their pens at both farms.

When Hochstetler built his barn in 2009 with the support of his wife Ruby, he had visions of running a substantial deer empire. Even though at the time they only had two deer, the first thing Hochstetler did was put in a handling facility and tunnel system complete with solid wooden walls for added safety.

Back then, the total cost was close to $10,000.

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Deer Tunnel System and Handling Facility Although it would cost more today to construct the same facility, over time it would not only pay for itself, it could you save substantial time and money in the long run. “We put CIDRs in 60 does last year and then later, pulled them,” Hochstetler explained. “If our farm, as a larger operation, had to dart those does instead for the same procedure, it would have been a substantial cost.

When you think about all the times you would use your facility, in two or three years that handler might be paid for.”

Ezell and his wife Jodie shared the same vision as Hochstetler when they first entered into the deer business 13 years ago and bought a farm with an existing facility. Through the years of using it, Ezell has realized the safety, comfort and ease of accomplishing whatever job that needs to be done. Although he was grateful to have bought a farm with a handling facility already in place “I would have done it anyway,” Ezell said.

“When you think of all the benefits, how could you afford not to?” Consulting services for constructing handling facilities are offered by Ezell by calling him at 918-697-5389.

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NADeFA Thanks Senators for Introduction of Legislation to Combat CWD www.nadefa.org

The Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022 On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced “The Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022”. This legislation is a companion to HR 5608 sponsored by Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) and G.T. Thompson (R-PA) which overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on December 8, 2021. At the time of introduction, the legislation was also cosponsored by Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ), Steve Daines (R-MT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Amy Smith (D-MN) and Jon Tester (D-MT).

This legislation authorizes $70 million annually to be split evenly between research and management practices to address CWD. NADeFA has been working closely with Members of Congress, committee staff, and a coalition of sportsman’s organizations to draft and move this legislation. This bill addresses NADeFA’s highest priority of ending this disruptive disease by authorizing funding to university and public research facilities to conduct research into ways to combat and eradicate CWD. While the legislation authorizes this funding, if passed, it would still need to be funded each year through the appropriations process.

Shawn Schafer, Executive Director of NADeFA issued to the following statement on the passage of this legislation: “On behalf of deer farmers and their families, I want to thank Senators Hoeven and Heinrich, as well as the other cosponsors for introducing this important legislation. As an industry, we have been fighting CWD each and every day and self-funding CWD research for years. Working together with our partner organizations we now have legislation in both chambers of Congress that reflects the nationwide need for research to slow and halt this disease and is a true investment in developing the scientific tools necessary to combat CWD in farmed and wild deer populations. CWD is a continuing threat to our producers and this legislation will put in motion mechanisms to change that. We look forward to working with the entire Senate to quickly move this legislation which will benefit all deer across North America. We owe it to our current and future generations of hunters, family farms, and children, to collectively pass this important legislation,”

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