The IDEFA Journal Indiana Deer & Elk Farmers’ Association Winter 2023 l Volume 11 l Issue 4
FEATURED FARM STORY
TAGOUT TECHNIQUE: STRIVING TO OFFER INNOVATIVELY GROWN CORN TO DEER FARMERS AND HUNTERS Sponsored by IDEFA
HUNTERS – EMBRACING CAMARADERIE, NATURE AND CONSERVATION Sponsored by UDFOM
MINNESOTA DEER FARMERS FIND CHALLENGES WITH AMENDED 35.155 STATUTE Sponsored by MDFA
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2023-2024 IDEFA Board of Directors 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/Treasurer Earl Hershberger Clear Creek Whitetails 6960 W 200 N Shipshewana, IN 46565 Cell: (260) 350-3506 Fax: (260) 768-4761 earlcvpg@yahoo.com
Heath Alexander Forgotten Mile Whitetails 6675 W 500 N Pennville, IN 47369 Cell: (260) 341-7296 Email: thaeh80@gmail.com
Derek Borkholder Pine Creek Deer Farm 2877 Birch Rd Bremen, IN 46506 Cell: (574) 248-0322 Email: tagouttech@gmail.com
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Nelson Miller Antler Ridge Whitetails 71396 CR 25 New Paris, IN 46553 Cell: (574) 312-1349 Fax: (574) 538-2105 nelmiller26@gmail.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
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Cletus Bontrager Twin Maple Deer Farm 8820 W 050 N Shipshewana, IN 46565 Phone: (260) 768-4284
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Lance Whitsell Valhala Farm 1277 West Scratch Gravel Rd Liberty, IN 47353 Phone: (513) 839-5001 lance.whitsell71@gmail.com
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Rober Yoder Cedar Road Deer Farm 6664 Cedar Rd Bremen, IN 46506 Phone: (574) 646-2504 byoder@hardwoodinterior.com
Jerry Schwartz Countryside Whitetails 10852 W 900 N Bourbon, IN 46504 Cell: (574) 907-9457 Fax: (574) 546-0390
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Chair: Derek Borkholder Co-Chair: Lester Eicher Co-Chair: Josie Borkholder Co-Chair: David Schwartz Member Relations: Erica Bratton Food: Jerry Schwartz Committee: Earl Hershberger, Nelson Miller, Brian Bratton, John Stoltzfus, Robert Yoder, Heath Alexander, Cletus Bontrager, Lance Whitsell.
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NUTRI-CRAVE DEER CORN RealWorld’s Nutri-Crave Deer Corn is a cross of the popular Nutri-Crave Corn and a high protein hybrid red corn. The cross pollination has created higher protein than the Nutri-Crave Corn and the hybrid Red corn while keeping the fat levels of the Nutri-Crave. It results in a mixture that the deer cannot resist.
NON-GMO HIGHER IN PROTEIN HIGHER IN OIL/FAT OVER DOUBLE THE CALORIES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO DEER 574.248.0322 tagouttech@gmail.com
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FEATURED ARTICLES: Asian Longhorned Ticks............................................................................................ 16, 17 Hunters – Embracing Camaraderie, Nature and Conservation............................. 41 Qualifying for a Consignment Sale - What Every Deer Farmer Should Know..... 20 Minnesota Deer Farmers Find Challenges with Amended 35.155 Statute......... 44 FEATURED FARM STORY: Tagout Technique: Striving to Offer Innovatively Grown Corn to Deer Farmers and Hunters................ 8, 9
IN EACH ISSUE Activity Pages........................................................................49, 52, 56 Administrative Report.........................................................................6 Board of Directors...............................................................................1 Board Meeting Schedule................................................................ 30 Business Cards.................................................................................. 68 Calendar.............................................................................................. 12 D&K Design Information................................................................. 64 Membership Application................................................................ 59 Member Messages: Antler Ridge - Nelson Miller...................................................... 28 Cletus Bontrager - Twin Maple Deer Farm........................... 28 Forgotten Mile Whitetails - Heath & Cassie Alexander...... 24 Necropsy Submission Form........................................................... 62 President’s Message...........................................................................6 Recipe - Mushroom Swiss Elk Tenderloin.................................. 36
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ADVERTISERS INDEX Antler Ridge Whitetails.............................38 Backyard Whitetails...................................56 Black Hawk Whitetails........................ 45, 60 Blessed Bayou............................................18 Blosser Whitetails......................................50 Blue Creek Whitetails................................46 C&E Wildlife Products...............................38 Cedar Road Deer Farm............................32 Cervid Central Market Place...................48 Cervid Solutions, LLC................................63 Clay Kuntry Whitetails...............................10 Clear Creek Whitetails..............................21 Clinton Prairie.............................................30 CuddliEZ.......................................................64 Dan-Inject North America........................42 Droptine Studios........................................37 Eden Meadow Whitetails.........................27 EZid, LLC......................................................54 Forgotten Mile Whitetails........................... 5 Head Gear, LLC.................... In. Back Cover Hilty Whitetails............................................51 Horizon Whitetail.......................................65 Illini Whitetails.............................................15 Jo Jo’s Whitetails........................................... 7 Lone Pine Whitetails..........In. Front Cover Major League Whitetails..........................58
Mountain Side Whitetails.........................39 NexGen Animal Health.............................47 North American Deer Registry...............33 Outskirts Whitetails...................................54 Pine Creek Chain Link...............................53 Pine Creek Deer Farm..............................61 Pneu-Dart....................................................11 Prairie View Whitetails..............Back Cover Prime Acres Whitetails.... Center Spread, 66 Purina...........................................................19 Ripple Run Whitetails.................................. 4 Rocking JE Whitetails.................................57 Rocky Ridge Whitetails..............................26 Rolling Acres Whitetails............................25 Springfield Whitetails......................... 23, 40 Starlight Whitetails....................................31 Tag Out Technique, LLC................ Cover, 2 Tajada Whitetail Ranch.............................67 Trophy Whitetails.......................................22 Twin Maple Deer Farm.............................13 Walnut Ridge Whitetails (PA)...................55 Walnut Ridge Whitetails (IN)....................29 Whitetail Sales & Auction.........................17 Woodard Whitetails..................................43 Yoder Brothers Whitetails.......................33 Zehr Bros Whitetails.................................14
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Members, I hope allis going well. I assume everyone sold their stockers and is moving onto the breeding season. IDEFA fundraiser was a great success, a big THANK YOU to all of you. Without your support, it would not be the same. On the Legislative side all is good. The Board is working behind the scenes to keep Indiana on the right path. A few of us went to Indy and met with the State Representatives at a meet and greet held by BOSE Public Affairs Group. Quincy from BOSE has been doing a wonderful job of keeping us informed on the legislative side. I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming auctions. Wishing you and your family a very happy and safe Holiday Season. Thank you, Your IDEFA President, John Stoltzfus
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Hey there Everyone! Hoping this edition of the IDEFA Journal finds you doing well. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Chupp’s Whitetail Auction coming up in December. Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas. Hoping this season keeps everyone healthy and safe. Also comes the end of the year is membership renewal. Many of you renewed your memberships for the 2024 year, thank you for getting ahead of the game and getting that done. If you have not renewed for 2024, please send in your form to keep up with your journals and any communication we may send out. We are working on auto renewals, hoping to have that set up here before too long. We do accept memberships all year round. You can find the form farther back in the journal. As a reminder, the necropsy reimbursement form is also in this journal. For members with voting rights, this is the form for you! By using this form when submitting your necropsy to IU, you authorize IU to send the test results to us for our information gathering. For this information IDEFA will reimburse you the cost of the tests needed, any additional tests will be your responsibility. Use this form that gives permission to send the results to us, submit your necropsy, pay your bill then mail us a copy of your paid invoice for us to reimburse you. Committee Chairs have been assigned; we still appreciate any help you’d like to offer. Reach out to one of us to see where you can help! If you have any suggestions and/or wish to volunteer, we would love to have you! If you’d like to be on the ballot for a Board position in next year’s election, please let us know! Erica Bratton Administrative Secretary Cell: 574-220-5652 Fax: 952-955-6022 indianadeer@gmail.com 6
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IDEFA FEATURED TAGOUT TECHNIQUE: STRIVING TO OFFER INNOVATIVELY GROWN CORN TO DEER FARMERS AND HUNTERS Written By: Gail Veley
Derek Borkholder believes the deer industry should prepare for a feed innovation geared toward offering more palatable and hearty nutrition, along with potential feed bill savings. Non-GMO Nutri-Crave Deer Corn, a hybrid corn, offers more protein and fat compared to the traditional “ag” corn used in deer feed today.
Borkholder, a distributor for RealWorld Wildlife Products through his company Tagout Technique, believes that NutriCrave Deer Corn could allow deer farmers to selectively decrease amounts of filler ingredients they are currently mixing into their feed to reach desired nutritional levels, and substitute them instead with Nutri-Crave Deer Corn.
Developed as a result of a cross between a high-protein red corn and Real World’s popular high-fat Nutri-Crave corn, Nutri-Crave Deer Corn contained 13.29% protein and 9.93% fat in lab testing and an astronomical increase in total calories. “It has 2.5 times the calories of typical ag corn,” Borkholder, 29, said. “Deer farmers looking to maximize the potential of their genetics or hunters looking to attract deer should be very interested in seeing the results of feeding this corn.” In tests, when Nutri-Crave corn was grown side by side with traditional ag corn, deer ate the NutriCrave first, which is the
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FARM STORY high-fat parent of Nutri-Crave Deer Corn. “Personally, I feel that the original Nutri-Crave is the best and most preferred food plot that we offer to our clients. Add the cross with the red corn that Real World is making, and I think we will see a new era of feed mixtures from wild deer herds to farmed deer alike.” To ensure there is no confusion, he explained it as, “we are talking about three different varieties here. A few years ago, Don Higgins started offering Nutri-Crave seed corn to his customer base. It took the hunting industry by storm and with his policy of always trying to better the best, he tested a high-protein red corn in a side-by-side study. These two varieties cross-pollinated and created a perfect storm. This result, called Nutri-Crave Deer Corn, had higher levels of protein than the red corn, and retained the high-protein levels of Nutri-Crave.”
Since 2019, Borkholder has been working with RealWorld Wildlife Products. He sees the dedication of company President and Owner, Don Higgins, in continuously striving to develop better products. “He feels that just because he has something good already, doesn’t mean he can’t make it better,” Borkholder explained. In an effort to ensure NutriCrave Deer Corn is available for all interested customers, Borkholder bought an entire 10-acre test field in Northern Indiana earlier this year. As of November 2023, it was ready to harvest, as this unique hybrid corn takes more time than typical field corn to mature and dry. “This corn is high in nutritional value,” he added. “Field corn today is geared towards high yields, pest and disease resistance, stalk strength, and early maturity,
whereas this corn is still in its non-GMO state, the way God designed it for human and animal consumption. And we are excited for the possibility of providing a product that could be vital to a deer farmer’s herd health and bottom line, in more ways than one.” Questions? Call Borkholder at 574-248-0322 or email him at tagouttech@gmail.com.
“My hope is to work with deer farmers and their feed mills in order to supply this corn for making their own custom mix that covers their specific nutritional desires,” Borkholder said. “We will be offering NutriCrave Deer Corn in 40-pound bags and 2,000-pound super sacks.”
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Asian Longhorned Ticks Cervid producers need to be vigilant in monitoring their herds for unusual tick activity and look a little closer at what they find. In April, Indiana had its first two detections of Asian longhorned tick (ALHT) in Switzerland County. That finding was followed in May with one identified in Dubois County and another in Ohio County in July. ALHTs are an invasive species first found in the United States in New Jersey in 2017. Since then, they have continued to spread slowly across the country. Indiana is the 19th state to have a confirmed detection of an ALHT.
Disease & Pest Threat
ALHTs can carry diseases that affect deer, cattle, sheep, humans, and many other species of animals. They are capable of spreading diseases such as: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, heartland virus, and Powassan virus. However, those diseases have not been confirmed in ALHT outside of a laboratory setting in the United States. ALHTs collected in other parts of the country have been found to carry Theileria and Babesia, pathogens that cause illness in deer. A major problem with the ALHT is that the female can reproduce without mating and lay up to 2,000 eggs at a time. The population of this pest can undergo explosive growth in a short period of time. Cases of severe ALHT infestation of livestock have been reported, causing stress, decreased growth and reduced meat or milk production. Death due to blood loss (exsanguination) has been documented.
Identifying ALHT
The Asian longhorned tick can be easy to overlook. The light brown ticks are very small—only about the size of a sesame seed. When fulling engorged with blood, they will balloon to about the size of a pea. These ticks feed on a wide range of animals including dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and wildlife (including deer, several species of birds, raccoons, and opossums), as well as humans. They are more often found in tall grass and pasture areas and can adapt well to the environment, away from the host, and in a wide range of conditions. The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) offers online resources to help determine tick species: https://www.in.gov/health/idepd/zoonotic-and-vectorborne-epidemiology-entomology/vector-borne-diseases/tick-borne-diseases/ . Anyone who sees an unusual tick should consult with a veterinarian. IDOH’s Medical Entomology team offers assistance in identifying specimens sent to their laboratory. Details are online: https://www.in.gov/health/idepd/zoonotic-and-vectorborne-epidemiology-entomology/arthropod-identification/ Producers who want to learn more about the threat of ticks and diseases associated with them may view a recording of a webinar, hosted by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD6AE5P18cM&t
Prevention
To help protect your animals and yourself, make sure to take proper preventative measures. Ticks like to hide in tall grass, so keeping grass and weeds trimmed will help reduce exposure. Treating your clothes, boots, and outdoor gear with 0.5% permethrin will help ward off ticks (permethrin should NOT be used on bare skin). Use EPA-registered insect repellents with active ingredients such as DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone. Animal owners should check their animals at least once a week for ticks and use yearround tick preventatives. Although there are no products available in the United States that contain a label claim against ALHTs, regular tick treatments and preventatives can be effective against them. Consult your veterinarian about which products to use in each instance. When using any type of product on animals, be sure to follow the label for dosage and application method. Also, verify it is safe to use on species that could have contact.
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Preventing Tick Bites
If you find a tick on yourself, someone else, or an animal be sure you remove the tick safely using the following method: • Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. • Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouthparts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouthparts with tweezers. If you cannot remove the mouth easily with tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal. • After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water. • Never try and burn a tick off. Doing so will cause the tick to “spit” into the wound, increasing the chance of infection, and will most likely not get rid of the tick. • Never crush a tick with your fingers. Dispose of a live tick by putting it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. If you think you have found an ALHT, place the tick in a plastic baggie, seal it and submit it to your veterinarian or contact the Board of Animal Health (BOAH) at: animalhealth@boah.in.gov
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QUALIFYING FOR A CONSIGNMENT SALE WHAT EVERY DEER FARMER SHOULD KNOW By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by IDEFA Building your farm name through consignment sale participation is one of the smartest moves a deer farmer can make, offers Chris Ezell, co-owner of Whitetail Sales Auction LLC based out of Urich, Missouri. Although some consignment sales such as Top 30 (North and South) may be more exclusive and feature only the country’s top 30 breeders for that particular area, others such as Chupp auctions and NADeFA’s annual consignment auction offer opportunities for quality livestock or valuable and useful items to be featured and sold from a wider pool of consigners. As with every auction, programs are distributed describing each auction lot. “What deer farmers need to realize is what a great advertising opportunity it is to be in the program,” said Kristy Schwartz, President of Whitetail Marketing Inc., and Graphics/Catalog Designer for Whitetail Sales Auction LLC. “Even if you aren’t participating as a consignor, you can still advertise. Placing an ad allows people to identify with your brand. Coming to the auctions also allows you to gain insight and guidance from others and make goals for your future. It also helps your state.” Since the early 2000’s, Schwartz, 39, has been at the forefront of creating auction programs and working hand-inhand with each consignor to make sure
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every detail is correct. Dates, times and places for every annual deer auction (as well as all advertising deadlines) can be found by visiting https://www. whitetailsalesauctionllc.com. Perhaps it could be seen as every deer farmer’s dream to be among the 30 breeders chosen for the Top 30 North or South auction, and to enjoy the prestige that goes along with that. “It all depends on the genetics you have on your farm,” Ezell said. “It might be tougher for a new farmer to initially get in, but possible after some dedication and hard work. It’s a great goal to shoot for.” The Chupp Auction, always held in Shipshewana, Indiana, generally features consignors from Indiana and closer surrounding areas. Ensuring that the quality of each auction lot falls within certain accepted parameters is in the hands of Ezell and Lester Eicher, who with Ezell, are at the helm of Whitetail Sales Auction LLC. Along with the Chupp Auction is a guaranteed good time with catered food, the unmatched hospitality of the Amish and the charm and culture of Shipshewana itself, a city with an Amish population of close to 90 percent. “If you haven’t been to this auction, you definitely need to come,” Ezell said.
The NADeFA auction, always held during the annual spring NADeFA convention, offers a chance to bring a wider variety of auction lots and showcase your best animal or most useful or well-crafted item such as a picnic bench (or even a magazine advertisement and article in your own quarterly deer association magazine.) NADeFA, which always draws a sizable and vast crowd from every state that raises deer, also offers a unique and interesting trade show as well as educational classes and the chance to mingle with some of the best producers in the deer industry. A percentage of profits from auctions often end up being donated to a worthy cause such as nonprofit organizations that support hunting and conservation, various deer associations and even individuals within the deer industry in need of additional support for personal reasons. “The deer industry is full of generous people willing to help others,” Ezell said. “Every deer farmer should make an effort to be a part of these auctions.” Interested auction attendees or participants should contact Ezell or Eicher if they have questions or need more information about deadlines.
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MEMBER MESSAGE As another summer ends, and seeing the first frost of the year, you can almost hear a deer farmer’s sigh of relief. Hopefully everyone survived another year of the dreaded three letters, EHD. Some areas were hit hard and others it never reared its ugly head. After being hit hard 4 years ago, we have been rebuilding from such a devastating loss. Looking at ways to combat and prevent from being impacted again, I recognized my prevention efforts were very minimal. After talking to farmers across the country and gathering information how they prevent and treat EHD, I created a protocol we follow on our farm. Last year while other farms were being impacted around us, our deer continued to remain healthy. I cannot say this will work on all farms, but I can say it has helped mine and a few others that have implemented these changes. In my opinion, EHD is all about prevention because being proactive is more effective than being reactive once it hits. My prevention starts in May, and I begin putting a mixture of “Cydectin sheep oral drench” and “Apple elite electrolyte” in the water daily until at least the first frost. I give the apple electrolyte to help mask the flavor of the Cydectin. (Our deer love apple flavored treats so they enjoy the electrolytes as well!) I also begin putting garlic in my feed mixture. I begin with 5 pounds per ton and continually increase from May-July to reach 20-25 pounds of garlic per ton. I also fog with a thermal fogger on days with calm to no wind. I typically do 2 laps around the farm and an additional 2 laps around the pond (which is in the center of the farm). With this combination, we rarely have flies on our property, and it keeps the deer from having flies on them as well. Hopefully this can help another farm implement some prevention protocol and see results. Again, this is not a guarantee to prevent EHD on your farm, just the steps we have taken on our farm. We wish all farmers good luck and a prosperous year.
Protocol: Cydectin Sheep Oral Drench-6 cc per 5 gallons of water Apple Electrolyte-1 ounce per 10 gallons of water Garlic mixed into feed-5 pounds per ton, increasing to 20/25 pounds per ton Fogging property consistently (daily if able)
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MEMBER MESSAGE Greeting to all in our deer land, Hope this finds you all coming off a prosperous year. With the stocker market being the driving force of the industry, it makes for optimism when the demand is high as it has been the last couple of years. As I write this AI’ing is starting to come in full swing. With that comes lots of choices. You can breed for popular pedigree, old school, non typical, big typicals, long tines, width, CWD resistance, etc. Whatever we breed it WILL affect our future antler development. I wish you Happy Holidays and hope to see you at the Chupp’s and Top 30 auctions. Shipshewana…….I can’t think of a better place to have these auctions. The auction sites are only a couple miles from my house Blessing and see all around, Cletus Bontrager Twin Maple Deer Farm
MEMBER MESSAGE Hello Fellow Deer Farmers Greetings from Antler Ridge Whitetails What a great year its been, fall is our favorite time of the year and yet the busiest, trying to get projects done before it gets cold and yet have time to hunt becomes a challenge. This time of year also calls for a lot of choices with selling,breeding and buying all tied together, we do wish everyone a successful fall and good luck in the woods my favorite time for reflecting on life and dreaming of the could be’s. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving ! and look forward to seeingeveryone at the auctions, Nel @ ARW
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Instructions 1. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add butter, olive oil, minced garlic and mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes until browned. Season with salt, add the parsley and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool. 2. Set the elk tenderloin on a cutting board and carefully butterfly open using a sharp knife. Pound the tenderloin with a meat mallet ensuring that the overall thickness is roughly 1/2 inch thick. Generously season the meat with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Working in layers, add the Swiss cheese and cooked mushrooms. Starting on the longest side, begin to roll up the tenderloin and tie with butcher’s twine to secure the meat from opening during cooking. 3. Preheat the Traeger to 400 degrees. Add the bacon to a cast iron skillet and set on the Traeger grill closing the lid for 15 minutes. Remove the bacon and add the stuffed tenderloin to the skillet cooking for 10 minutes. Turn the tenderloin on its side and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the tenderloin to the opposite side and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the grill and cover loosely with foil. Let rest for 10 minutes. 4.
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enny Brown fixed his rifle scope on the large cat high in a tree. Over the pounding of his own heart, piercing rush of adrenaline and frenzied barking of hounds, he could hear his guide telling him “Take your shot!! Take your shot now!” A twig snapped. He fired. And in an instant the hunter became the hunted as a 163-pound mountain lion came intentionally cascading down on top of the two men. As both jumped and struggled themselves out the way, the cat landed ten feet from them and raced off, it’s now obliterated and bloody paw leaving a trail. “Go! Go,” the guide called out. Brown, then 42, sprinted as fast as his legs could carry him, even falling, knocking the wind out of himself as he traversed back down through the steep snow at 7,000 feet, the same mountain he had just spent the better part of two hours crawling up. Panting hard, he once again found his target, now unable to tree itself yet still in full defense mode. As the dogs circled and barked, the cat lunged, grabbing one dog square on the head. Instantly, another dog bit the cat on the rump, causing it to let go and spin. Brown reacted in the microsecond it took for his finger to pull the trigger. And fired. The cat was down. Done.
a road, where vehicles were waiting. Romey survived. It was a welcomed ending to a hunt in St. Mary’s Idaho, that brought two treasures for Brown, a 92-pound gray timber wolf and a mountain lion. The mountain lion was found on a hunch. The timber wolf was found after spotting a moose kill. “I’ve always been an avid hunter,” Brown said. “Growing up I did rabbit hunts and whitetail hunts and then took a liking to hunting the predator side. I always wanted to shoot a wolf and spent a week in Canada to no avail.” However, Brown’s dream would become reality on that St. Mary’s, Idaho hunt, preceding the mountain lion hunt. On the hunt “this wolf looked right through me. Right through my soul,” Brown recalled of the day he lay in wait, letting out an occasional answered howl that eventually found him able to take successful aim. “While I was in Canada, I learned how to call the wolves and let out a howl,” Brown shared. “I waited ten minutes and howled again. This time, I had a couple howl back at me. And when they wouldn’t howl back and didn’t howl back, I knew they were coming to check me out. They were coming.”
After Brown’s successful wolf harvest, fellow hunters at base camp helped gather up and bring the wolf back. While Brown has yet to ever hunt a wolf or mountain lion again, the memories remain etched in his soul. From the thrill and adrenaline to the camaraderie shared among hunters, this is what drives the sport. This is the very backbone of what hunting preserves provide to those who are also in search of their treasure, just the same way Brown, owner of PR Whitetails in Leslie, Michigan was. “Recently I had the joy of being asked to help cook at Ultimate Whitetails for a large gathering of hunters,” Brown shared. “I’ve always enjoyed cooking. For three days I hung out with guides and got to see the sights. But there was one guy I’ll always remember. He shot a huge nontypical deer. As he’s telling the story he’s got tears in his eyes. I thought to myself ‘that’s awesome.’ This was his life dream. He was thrilled. Here’s an honest hardworking guy able to enjoy the thrill of the hunt and connect with others who share a love of nature. Opportunities like these might only come once in a lifetime. I’m grateful the deer industry can provide that.”
Brown, now able to release every bottled-up emotion, cried. Cried from physical pain. From relief. From satisfaction. Satisfaction that was now interrupted by another urgent matter. Romey, the dog seized by the mountain lion, was bleeding badly and needed urgent vet care. “We’ve got to get him to the vet,” the guide said, with a tone far different than the one used earlier to order a gunshot. Brown jumped up, grabbed Romey and literally slid on his buttocks further down the side of the mountain, landing in a creek next to
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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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Indiana Deer & Elk Farmers’ Association 2024 Membership & Information Form Membership year is January 1 to December 31
Name:__________________________________________________________________ (first)
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E-Mail:____________________________ Web Site:____________________________ Please circle the any information that you would NOT like published on the IDEFA website or in IDEFA mailings. Are you a current IDEFA member (Y/N)? __________ Member Since ___________ ________________________________________________________________________ Which species of cervidae do you own?________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ What is your TB, Brucellosis and CWD monitoring status? (list dates):_______________ ________________________________________________________________________ Circle ALL of the items for purchase at your farm: WB – Whitetail Breeding Stock EB – Elk Breeding Stock TW – Trophy/Mature Whitetail Bucks TB – Trophy Bulls VM – Venison &/or Venison Products EM – Elk Meat &/or Meat Animals Other _______________________ _______________________
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