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. Miss Perfect Miss Perfect emphasized Miss Borkholder, Perfect who’s been Miss Perfect If you have questions call: Miss point, Perfect raising whitetails since 1992. At that O’Lamar: 1-800-626-0661. you need to introduce fresh genetics Cletus Bontrager: 260-768-4284 through outcrossing, or your breeding
“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.
Quick Sand @2
QUICK SAND AT 2
Quick Bill / Miss Typical Line Breeding Example 2: NADR #269158
St. Patrick St. Patrick
The One Outcross The One Outcross Patrick Line Miss Typical Patrick Line Miss Typical Dude Outcross Dude Outcross Lone Punch, & St. Patrick Patrick Line Miss Typical Patrick Line Miss Typical
Miss Wish List CLETUS BONTR AGER | 260-768-4284 Miss Wish List
Semen available on Quick Doe Sand, # Doe #
ST PATRIC
Line Breeding Example 3:
An actual cross made at Twin Maple. Percentage sign equates to what percent Patrick lineage each deer has at 3rd generation spot in this form of line breeding Doubletake is in the “Sweet Spot” for outcrossing.
658
658
Quicksand Quicksand
589
589
Quick Bill Quick Bill 50%
50%
50% Miss Typical 50% Miss Typical Doubletake 0% Doubletake 0% 62.5% 509 62.5% 509
658 goes back 5 times to Twin Maple’s Blue 41 anchor doe (a non-Patrick line doe) through Quick Bill, Miss Typical and #509
THE ONE / MISS TYPICAL 32” & 33” Wide at 4 & 5
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