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TRI-STATE PRESIDENTS:

Controlling Parasites in Humid Climates - Helpful Tips and Advice..................................................................................... 29 Fawns hitting the ground in the great state of OK ....................46-47 How to Correctly Line Breed and Why.......................................................32, 35 NADeFA Thanks Senators for Introduction of Legislation to Combat CWD........................................................................... 39 Oklahoma City, Backwoods Hunting Show............................................... 50-51 The Benefits of Using Deer Tunnels................................................................. 24 WOO picnic overview...................................................................................... 16-17 IN EACH ISSUE

Karla Kretschmer

AB Whitetails 2052 Nation Rd Chetopa, KS 67336 620-920-0578 karlakretschmer@outlook.com

Advertising Information.....................................................................................5 Business Card Advertising FREE!...................................................... 10 KEDA BOD.............................................................................................. 13 Presidents Message......................................................................... 13 Membership Form........................................................................... 15 Annual Picnic..................................................................................... 12 Letter from the Editor............................................................................2 MDA BOD............................................................................................... 21 Membership Form........................................................................... 23 Pictures from Events........................................................................3, 34 WOO BOD.................................................................................................7 BOD Message.......................................................................................7

Matt Kirchner

Missouri Whitetails 29158 Hwy. C Alexandria, MO 63430 660-341-0554 mkirchner32@gmail.com

Chris Ezell

Dangerous Whitetails of Oklahoma 7134 W. 420 Rd Chelsea, OK 74016 918-697-5389 chrisezell@rocketmail.com

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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.

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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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President Dangerous Whitetails of Oklahoma 7134 W. 420 Rd Chelsea, OK 74016 918-697-5389 chrisezell@rocketmail.com

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OKLAHOMA DIRECTOR MESSAGE Hello everyone!

I’d like to wish you all a good growing season.

Best of luck throughout these tough economic times. There will be better days just around the corner for all of us. I’d like to give a special thank you to Chris Ezell, and his beautiful wife for hosting the event for us at Cougar Ridge. It was truly an honor and exciting to get a tour of the legendary farm. Over and out TONTO for President!

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE KEDA members and DEER family, Fawning season has begun. A busy time for all of us. Make sure to follow several Facebook pages for Deer Farmers to get many opinions and information for fawns.

Summer picnics are a great way to visit new farms and meet “Deer Friends”. RSVP to these picnics so they can plan accordingly.

July 23 Is our KEDA picnic. Great food and lots of information.

I hope everyone has a great summer and fawning season.

Sincerely, Karla Kretschmer President Kansas Elk and Deer Association

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karla Kretschmer 2024

Tad Puckett 2022

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President AB Whitetails 2052 Nation Rd Chetopa, KS 67336 620-920-0578 karlakretschmer@outlook.com

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Meriden, KS 66512 785-224-8889 kandd.wildlife@gmail.com

Director-At-Large White Elk Ranch 2109 Norris Ave. McCook, NE 69001 970-209-6637 tad@whiteelkranch.com

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This year’s 2022 WOO picnic was a success!

A big thank you to Chris and wife Jodi Ezell, for hosting this event. Your hospitality and generosity were greatly appreciated by all. The food and conversation were nothing short. Cougar Ridge is a beautiful place. We thank you both for extending your home to all of us. There is nothing more prized than true friendships.

God bless!

From all the WOO members

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EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Matt Kirchner (‘22)

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MDA - 2022 Membership Form Name: ____________________________________________________Spouse:______________________________________________ Farm Name/Company:___________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________ City:_____________________ State:______________ Zip:____________ Main Phone: __________________________ Alternate Phone:___________________________ Fax:___________________________ Email:___________________________________________________ Web Site:______________________________________________

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

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lthough a smaller deer farm might get by without a handling facility and tunnel system, larger deer farms can operate much more efficiently with one, explains Chris Ezell, owner of Dangerous Whitetails of Oklahoma, in Adair, Oklahoma. Deer tunnels, along with a handling facility, can allow a deer farmer to run several head of deer through in a matter of hours, greatly reducing stress on the deer while potentially negating the need to dart them.

“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.

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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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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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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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Buck’s Name Super Charging Miss Perfect

Miss Perfect

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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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HOW TO CORRECTLY LINE BREED AND WHY (continued) program could be headed for a train wreck. Both Bontrager and Borkholder agree that the best way to get started with line breeding is to visit various farms and find that one doe you feel will begin a lineOutcross of well-bred, Sire genetically Outcross Sire deer and buy her. viable and marketable Buck’s Name Outcross Sire Line breeding should never be done Buck’s Name With patience andDoe # thoughtfulness, yourSire Super Charging Outcross Doe # Miss Perfect longer thanSuper three generations, Charging endeavors can pay off.

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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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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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Dedicated to supporting the deer farming industry www.nadefa.org Dear Members, On April 6th, USDA announced funding opportunities for states to control and prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). $10 million, a four-million-dollar increase over fiscal year 2021, is now available to state agriculture agencies, state wildlife agencies, and tribal governments.

This funding--which is appropriated as part of USDA’s Cervid Health Program-has been among NADeFA’s top legislative priorities and our members, staff, and lobbyists have fought hard to ensure that it remains a top spending priority for Congress. NADeFA has also been instrumental in ensuring that the portion available to state agriculture agencies prioritizes farmed deer. This builds on our success previously to have USDA classify farmed cervids as livestock under disaster relief programs.

NADeFA Executive Director Shawn Schafer stated,” We are learning more about CWD every day and that is directly due to more money and more institutions and individuals researching this disease. USDA’s funding ensures this disease gets the national attention it deserves and is another step towards defeating CWD. Our job is far from over, but rest assured we will continue to fight for these needed federal appropriations.”

NADeFA applauds this announcement and looks forward to continuing to advocate on behalf of our farmers and working closely with USDA to ensure that cervid producers are provided every opportunity to succeed.

Attached is the full Press Release from Aphis Shawn Schafer Executive Director

APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022 --The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available nearly $10 million for states and Tribal governments to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk).

State departments of agriculture, state animal health agencies, state departments of wildlife or natural resources, and Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and organizations are eligible to submit funding proposals to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed and wild cervids through the development and/or implementation of CWD surveillance, testing, management, and response activities including the indemnification of farmed cervids. Funds may also be provided for the further research, development, and evaluation of techniques and strategies for controlling and preventing CWD and to support education and outreach activities to increase awareness about the disease and how it spreads. APHIS may give priority to states and Tribal governments that have already detected CWD or border CWD endemic areas; and have either implemented monitoring and surveillance programs or propose to do so.

Two funding opportunities – one for farmed cervids and one for wild cervids – are available beginning today.

Specifically, these cooperative agreement opportunities will allow for state departments of agriculture, state animal health agencies, state departments of wildlife or natural resources and Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and organizations to further develop and implement CWD management and response activities in accordance with the following priorities: · · · ·

Improving CWD management of affected farmed herds and wild cervid populations; Improving CWD management of affected areas or premises; Conducting additional research on amplification assays and other new test methods; Conducting additional research on the application of whole genome predictive genetics; and, · Developing and/or delivering educational outreach materials or programs.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, BACKWOODS HUNTING SHOW For the Last decade the whitetails of Oklahoma have helped sponsor a youth booth, at the Oklahoma City, backwoods hunting show. This gives opportunity to new and upcoming deer farmers to learn about getting started raising whitetails. This is a great chance to learn about the topic of utilizing the deer farms as a business, to hopefully with a little luck help turn a profit. We collect items all year round to donate to the needy; those in wheelchair, disabled veterans, and kids alike. We have donated items such as BB guns, fishing poles, antler horns, and money. We raised around $1,700 which in return went right back into the booth for these kids. It’s such an honor to be able to donate a set of antler horn to a young whitetail enthusiast, to hang on their wall. It really helps set the spark for them to eventually one day start their own whitetail journey.

I joe Smith, would like to send a special thank you to all my friends with Oklahoma Whitetails. Thank you to those who have helped support me with this booth, it has become quit an attraction to this national show, hoping to inspire the next generation, of deer farmers.

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