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BREEDING FOR CWD RESISTANCE:

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Featured

11 Oklahoma Blessed with Forward Thinking Strategies - A Moment with WOO Secretary Amy Nold

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Spreading a Positive Deer Farming Message: Promoting an Industry Understanding

Content Advertisers Index.................................................. 59 Board of Directors - KEDA.................................... 2 Board of Directors - MDA..................................... 8 Board of Directors - WOO.................................. 11 Business Cards............................................... 47, 51 KEDA President’s Message................................... 3

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Funniest Deer Names: Shared Stories from Fellow Deer Farmers

KEDA Save the Date............................................4-6

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Breeding for CWD Resistance: How is this done with respect to proven production and marketability?

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43 Mule Deer Gaining in Popularity

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NADEFA Event Information................................ 35 Puzzle Page............................................................ 55 Upcoming Whitetail and Cervid Events........... 23 Whitetail Sales and Auction Upcoming Events....19

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EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karla Kretschmer President AB Whitetails 2052 Nation Rd Chetopa, KS 67336 620-920-0578 karlakretschmer@outlook.com

Joe Bisogno, Jr. Vice President Timber Hills Lake Ranch 1369 Valley Road Mapleton, Kansas 66754 913-515-1507 joebisogno@yahoo.com

Kevin Constant Treasurer K&D Wildlife 4193 Clark rd.

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

Jake Lamb 2nd Vice President Sand Creek Whitetail 10865 School Creek Rd Saint George, Kansas 66535 785-210-6412 sandcreekwhitetail@gmail.com Becky Comption Secretary Becky Compton BRC Fallow Deer 10461 SW Hopkins Switch Rd Augusta, KS 67010 Phone: 785-313-0912 brcfallowdeer@yahoo.com

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Kansas Elk & Deer Associtation President’s Message W i nt e r

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Hello Cervid Family KEDA Convention is almost here. February 28, 2026. If you want to donate to our auction, please reach out to our Board Members. Booths are available but limited, so let us know soon.

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We will have great speakers, great auction items and our Annual Corn Hole tournament.

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Remember, Change starts with 1.

Sincerely, Karla Kretschmer President Kansas Elk and Deer Association

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MISSOURI DEER ASSOCIATION - BOD'S WWW.MISSOURIDEERASSOCIATION.COM

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amy Nold (‘26) President

Nold Farms LLC 51 SW 1501 RD Urich, MO Henry 64788 660-492-0215 noldfarmsllc@yahoo.com

Bradley Lueckenhoff (‘26) Vice President

Little Flat Creek 200 Washington St Suite 4 Purdy, MO 65734 417-342-2516 bradjlueck@gmail.com

Nick Forsythe (‘27) Secretary / Treasurer

Corner Stone Whitetails 25710 Hwy C Bland MO 65014 573-418-8350 cornerstonewhitetails@gmail.com

DIRECTORS Matt Kirchner (‘25)

Bradley Puff (‘26)

Sean Combs (‘27)

Jeni Haddock (‘25)

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Tall Tine Whitetail Ranch 697 Blackjack Trail Mountain Home, AR 72653 870-450-2736 sean@mallardresort.com

Donald Hill (‘27)

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EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Ezell

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

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Amy Nold Secretary The 723 9498 Highway nine Dustin, Oklahoma 74839 660-492-0215 noldfarmsllc@yahoo.com

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Oklahoma Blessed with Forward Thinking Strategies A Moment with WOO Secretary Amy Nold Here in Oklahoma, I think that we are very blessed that the Oklahoma Department of AG and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation work together to help perpetuate the direction that whitetail producers want to take with their herds.

We are also blessed with our forwardthinking abilities as it relates to CWD management. Many farms have expressed interest in being a part of introducing farmed deer into the wild in February 2026, as a result of the passage of HB3462 (The Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act.)

hunting facilities opened up in 2025. We are grateful for this enthusiasm which could clearly be felt at our annual picnic August 9th at Broc Brimhall’s River Valley Ranch in Calvin, Oklahoma. It was a great day to celebrate Oklahoma being such a terrific state for deer farming. Our future looks bright as those of us within the industry breed for CWD resistance, embrace our relationships with the state and place further value on the preservation of whitetails and our role is this important endeavor. Thank you!

This has created even greater enthusiasm for deer farming within our state, as more new breeding farms and high fence

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PROMOTING AN INDUSTRY UNDERSTANDING By: Gail Veley • Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Deer Farmers Association

“Every time we put a fence around land, we are preserving it for future generations.” This sentiment spoken

by Red Ridge Whitetails Owner Josh Newton, echoes perhaps the most important reason to understand and support hunting and a deer farmer’s role in it. Deer farmers (a majority of which are hunters) promote land conservation, environmental stewardship, economic and community benefits, job creation as well as local establishment patronage.

“The trophy status sport of hunting also provides the economic means to sustain land in its natural state,” Newton explained. “Numerous other species propagate as well inside a preserve including turkeys, pheasants, grouse, songbirds, ground rodents, bear, coyote and the list goes on and on.” Reflecting the North American Wildlife Model, a framework that guides wildlife management and conservation, hunting preserves uphold the very practice of science-based management while ensuring the long-term viability of vast and expansive wildlife populations.

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Given that close to 900,000 hunting licenses are sold annually in the state of Pennsylvania alone, the national economic impact of hunting is, putting it simply, impressive. And when taking into consideration the genetic improvements included in breeding decisions, deer farmers themselves are working to eradicate disease such as CWD, an everlooming concern in wild and farmed populations. “Look at the work being done in Oklahoma integrating deer farms and creating structured programs for improvement and reintroduction of genetics. Hunters drive that,” Newton said. Through improving farmed genetics and ultimately improved genetics in wild populations, the agencies that support these types of programs are the winners, he emphasized.

As these messages are spread through concise communication and outreach advocacy, public perception could start to shift in a more positive and sustained direction. “Before you take a side, understand both sides,” said Micheal Goodman of Goodman’s Piebald Haven in New Stanton, Pennsylvania.

“If someone from the general public wants to see my deer, just knock on my front door and ask. I’d be happy to show you.” Along with transparency “we as a group should stop saying shooter bucks,” shared Chase Baker of Baker Whitetails in Junction, Illinois. “We need to stress that in hunting preserves deer are not quick bait in confined spaces. In an industry that is so over-looked for the good work we are doing and so over-regulated, this is very important.”

Thoroughly understanding the role of genetics in conservation is another vitally important message to promote to a concerned public. “Most people who have studied GEBV’s have some level of excitement about our controlled breeding programs,” Newton said.

“Those outside the industry have looked at this and at our genetic progress which continues to be a focal point nationally. Ultimately if this continues, we will be able to provide a genetic reservoir for wild populations that allow healthy biodiversity to come full-circle and remain that way.”

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Deer, with their memorable antics, characteristics and often times unusual behavior, earn a place in a deer farmer’s heart and perhaps a funny name along with it. The following is a list compiled by deer farmers willing to share their story.

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“Reject” got his name after he was left for dead by his mother. After turning into a big and sturdy buck, he let Levi Miller’s kids ride him like a horse. After he was later sold to Eric Klick, he continued to live a good life and died of old age.

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MVP Whitetails. Kaufman, Texas. “Ping Pong” was named after his flighty disposition and propensity to run into and bounce off of fences. He was later renamed “Ricochet.”

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Upper Midwest Trophy Whitetails. Hazel, South Dakota. “Hammer Time” – a buck named after the local game warden and “Ever Ready,” a son of Excel.

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Shipshewana, Indiana.

“Humpy” - named by Dave Schwartz for the buck’s protruding shoulder blades.

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2 Base Down Farm. Morriston, Florida. “Minnie” is one of several girlfriends of breeding buck “Mickey.” Minnie was born weighing two pounds six ounces but is alive and well today. “Nala,” named after the young lioness from The Lion King, has a very noticeable mane. “Houdini,” earned her name after escaping from a fawn proof pen.

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Baker Whitetails. Junction, Illinois. “Master Baker” – a buck named by Chase Baker after Kyle Neal of Neal’s Whitetail Ranch in Ewing, Illinois, dared him to do it.

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“Mallory” - given her name after she became a family pet and responded with twitching ears to being called “Mal Mal.”

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Haas Fallow Deer Farm. Warrenton, Missouri. “Couch Tater” named so after being abandoned by his mother, being bottle fed and spending a lot of time on the couch watching television, and “Dart” after being delivered and saved by owner Jeff Haas, who still greets him with a bark.

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Other deer names at 2 Base Down might be self-explanatory such as “Ms. Fancy Pants” or an abandoned three-pound fawn named “Mercy Me.” When a young buck fawn broke his leg, they named him LBB for “Little Boy Broken,” who went on to be a prized breeding buck, while teaching a valuable lesson. Never give up on a fawn. “When we raise and name deer, we have fun doing it,” Leffler said. “With our breeding buck Mickey, we figured if a mouse named Mickey could put Florida on the map, then our very own “Mickey” could do that for our farm.”

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he fastest way to get to negative GEBV’s such as -.3 or -.2 or better, is to use deer that have SS markers and negative GEBV values, offers Ivan Hochstetler of Double H Whitetails, 25-acre deer farm in Mt. Eaton, Ohio. However, proven production and pedigree can also play a huge part in exactly how you arrive at having such a herd.

Many deer farmers simply do not own (at this point) quality breeding bucks that are SS with negative GEBV breeding values. Yet it seems “every year a good buck comes out with good markers,” Hochstetler said. “For us, we buy SS semen with negative GEBV values from privately owned farms.”

The push to breed for SS markers and negative values and the realization that it was going to become necessary, began about five years ago, Hochstetler believes.

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serious. For Hochstetler and his herd of powerhouse GG does, he knew he needed a strategy. In breeding his proven and very valuable GG does to SS bucks with negative GEBV values, he is now producing GS deer and some SS negative breeding values.

He has also not culled any deer but rather has sold some to hunting preserves. If all goes according to plan, in five years Double H Whitetails will see a huge impact as a result of their breeding decisions and have their very own SS bucks for breeding. “We’ve tested our offspring, and they are more and more resistant with each breeding cycle,” Hochstetler said.

Utilizing your current herd while working towards resistance breeding is a strategy that Joe and Crissy Johnson, owners of 7-acre Whiskey River Whitetails in East Sparta, Ohio are also abiding by. “We are doing a mix and not giving up proven production and pedigree,” Joe Johnson said. “Ninety-five percent of our deer are foundation deer to Ms. Patrick, a line that has proven itself for decades and decades.”

When Whiskey River Whitetails first got started three years ago, they acquired GG deer as starting stock for raising typical deer. Today, they use semen from SS bucks and have subsequently acquired GS offspring.

“In a couple years we hoping to have phased out the GGs and have our very own SS big clean typical breeding bucks,” Johnson added.

While solid scientific proof points to the understandable justification for SS production, things can and often do change quickly in the deer industry. Therefore, Johnson, 47,

Daybreak @ 3 believes his decision to preserve pedigree and proven production is a solid one, no matter what the latest trends may be or could become.

“At this point I say ‘to each his own’ in finding what works for you and your farm,” he said. “Everyone has their own opinion on what is best for them.”

Going forward, Hochstetler feels that currently, “there’s not enough people selling markered does, but as that begins to happen it might be harder to afford to acquire them, especially for the new deer farmer,” he explained. However, while this may or may not prove to be a stumbling block “deer farmers are the solution to CWD and I feel having a reliable markered herd is what we’re all going to need, along with the indisputable proof from NADR that it’s real.”

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reg and Laura Leenderts of Whitetail Farms in Garretson, South Dakota have a hard time keeping up with the demand for mule deer. Since they started raising them close to five years ago, they get calls all winter long from interested preserve owners. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), known for their unique, black-tipped tail and stotting or pronking gait in which all four feet bounce up and down together off the ground as they take flight, are indigenous to the western United States where the climate is warmer and more arid.

And while they are in the same family genus as whitetail deer, share similar breeding behaviors, habits and birthing cycles as well as grow sizable antlers, mule deer antlers “bifurcate” or fork as they grow, rather than branching or ascending from a single main beam as they do in whitetails, giving mule deer racks a very unique look and appeal. Yet unlike whitetails, mule deer do not handle humidity well and currently are being raised on only a handful of farms west of the Mississippi.

“For stocker buck purposes, if you can successfully put a little whitetail in them, they do a lot better with weather conditions,” Greg explained.

“If you do it correctly, you can produce a hybrid cross that will still

look 100 percent like a mule deer.”

Although hybrid crosses have a low survival rate in the wild, they tend to thrive better in a farm setting, where heartiness and trophy size (up to 460 pounds in body weight) could also be realized.

While mule deer have proven to be less flighty than whitetails, they can be prone to getting more parasites as they tend to forage right down to the roots of anything they eat, making parasite management a top priority among those that raise them. Taking that into consideration, “raising mule deer has been a very good decision for our farm,” Greg said. When he realized so few farms raised them and the demand was ever increasing, he started both a breeding and stocking herd, producing bucks that today measure 180-plus inches, with the goal of perhaps someday becoming as large as the notable “Blackhawk,” thought by some to be one of the largest mule deer to ever live, and who was featured on an Instagram hunting expedition.

Recognition for the popularity and demand for mule deer has not gone unnoticed by The North American Deer Registry (NADR), who started a mule deer registry in mid-2022.

Every year since, more mule deer

have been added. In 2022, 882 mule deer were registered followed by 923 in 2023, 990 in 2024 and thus far in 2025, close to 700. “As the demand increases and time and schedules allow, we may be able to provide GEBV’s for non-hybrid mule deer in the future,” said NADR Executive Director Gary Cook “We also recently created registries for axis and fallow deer. In addition, we acquired the GMS software platform and converted the software to a web application ensuring deer farmers have the latest technology to manage their operations. As the deer industry expands, NADR wants to continue to use technology to meet the demands and needs of producers as well as move the industry forward.”

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Mult-State Magazine Advertising Pricing Guide Last chance to ~2025 Advertising Packages~ • Alabama Deer Association • Illinois Deer Farmers • Indiana Deer And Elk Farmers Association • Iowa Whitetail Deer Association • Kansas Elk and Deer Association • Kentucky Alternative Livestock Association

Buckaneer

• Minnesota Deer Association • Missouri Deer Association • New York Deer and Elk Farmers Association • North Dakota Deer Ranchers • Pennsylvania Deer Farmers Association • South Dakota Deer & Elk Breeders • Southeast Trophy Deer Association

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44 ISSUES FOR 1 YR. Reaching out to over 2500 members (11 Publications x 4 quarters) 17 State Associations - Approx. 2500 readers $189 / Issue ($8316. / Yr) ~ Full Page $107 / Issue ($4708. / Yr.) ~ Half Page (55-59% Discount off single ad placement)

Yearling

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4 ISSUES FOR 1 YR. (1 Publication x 4 quarters)

Doe-Re-Mi

• Texas Deer Association • United Deer Farmers of Michigan • West Virginia Deer Farmers Association • Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio • Whitetails of Louisiana • Whitetails of Oklahoma

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16 ISSUES FOR 1 YR. (4 Publications of your choice x 4 quarters) $220 / Issue ($3520. / Yr) ~ Full Page $121 / Issue ($1936. / Yr.) ~ Half Page (48-54% Discount off single ad placement)

Exotic

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TEXAS DEER ASSOCIATION MAGAZINES 4 ISSUES FOR 1 YR. (Can be added to Buckaneer or Doe-Re-Mi package)

Reaching out to over 800 TDA members

$252/ Issue ($1008. / Yr) ~ Full Page $137 / Issue ($548. / Yr.) ~ Half Page (40-48% Discount off single ad placement)

(3 Tracks Publications & 1 Auction Catalog)

Single Issue In Any Of Our Eleven

Single Issue In TDA Publications:

Quarterly Publications:

Two Page: $1500.

One Page: $950 1/2 Page: $650

Full Page: $420.00

1/2 Page: $263.00

$428 / Issue ($1712. / Yr) ~ Full Page $267/ Issue ($1068. / Yr.) ~ Half Page (55-59% Discount off single ad placement)

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Antler Ridge Whitetails......................................26

NADR - North American Deer Registry............12

Blosser Whitetails....................Inside Back Cover

Picture Perfect Whitetails..................................38

Cargill Feed & Nutrition.....................................42

Pine Creek Deer Farm........................................20

CC Bar Whitetails.......................................... 16-17

Pneu-Dart, Inc.....................................................40

Cervid Solutions, LLC.........................................26

Prime Acres.........................................................25

Clay Kuntry Whitetails........................................41

Rocking JE Whitetails..........................................22

Clear Creek Whitetails........................................45

Rocky Ridge Whitetails................................ 21, 53

Crescent Ranch...................................................54

Rocky Top Whitetails..........................................18

Daniel Thomas Whitetails.... Center Spread, 32-33

Shock Effect.........................................................52

DanInject USA.....................................................44

Spotted Acres........................................................7

DeerDoc...............................................................24

Straight Shooter Game Fencing.......................52

EZid, LLC...............................................................12

TDM Whitetails....................................................49

Five Star Genetics...............................................46

Tranquility Springs Whitetails..................... 36-37

Haas Fallow Deer Farm......................................15

Trust Think Products..............................................

Hatada..................................................................34

................Cover, Inside Front Cover, Back Cover

HeadGear, LLC....................................................13

Walnut Ridge Whitetails.....................................56

K3 Land & Whitetail Services,

White Ghost Ranch.............................................27

Water Tower Whitetails, JoJo’s Whitetails.......48

Woodard Whitetails............................................57

MixLab..................................................................50

Zehr Brothers Whitetails.....................................9

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2026 Membership Application

Missouri Deer Association:

_____ Affiliate Member $50

_____ Large Breeder $100

Whitetails of OklahomA:

_____ Assoc. Member $50

_____ Active Member $100

Kansas ELk & Deer AssociatioN: _____ Assoc. Member $25

_____ Active Member $50

_____ Hunting Ranch $100

Total: ________________ Check: #___________ Credit Card ____ PLEASE NOTE: If you are a resident of any of these states and required to be an active member, please select the correct level above. If you are not sure of your membership status with a state and you sign up, your payment will cover you for the next year.

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__ Industry Supplies

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Signature: __________________________________________________________________________ Date:____________________________________________________

I give permission to have my contact information published in the annual directory and on the website

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Please mail applications to: Missouri Deer Association: Nick Forsyth • 25710 Hwy C, Bland, MO 65014 Whitetails of Oklahoma: Kevin Wallace • PO Box 28, Wellston, OK 74881 Kansas Elk & Deer Association: 825 S. Kansas Ave; Suite 500, Topeka, KS 66612

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