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Table of Contents: Weaning ..................................................... 50

Advertising Next Deadline Dec. 21!.............24

Board Of Directors.....................................1

WOL Spring Auction Form.................. 35

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WOL Expo Pictures............. 9, 12, 16, 23

Florida Hurricane............................ 39-40

Featured Farm Story: .............6-7 Quad Boekner -Rockstar Whitetails

Membership Form.................................. 58

Planning For the New Year................. 45

Nutra-Glo.................................................60 O. La Joes.................................................54 Pet-Ag, Inc................................................14 Pine Creek Deer Farm............................41 Pine Creek Chain Link...........................29 Pneu-Dart.................................................13 Prime Acres..............................................47 Purina........................................................44 Rockin R Whitetails.................Back cover Rockstar Whitetails.......................... Cover Rocky Ridge Whitetails................... 19, 57 Rocky Top Whitetails..............................11 RW Trophy Ranch...................................26 Sako Whitetails........................................38 Shock Effect..............................................32 Statite 50...................................................37 STgenetics.................................................22 Tajada........................................................25 Trophy Whitetail Deer, Inc....................24 UDFOM....................................................23 Whitetail Guide.......................................23 Whitetail Syndications......... 36, 43, 46, 52 Wilks Whitetails........................................8 Xtreme Whitetails of Louisiana.............34

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“The one thing that’s different about us is the innovative ways we support the industry and also have fun with the breeding side of it,” Quad said. “We also put money back into the industry to keep it going.” One such innovative program and an industry “first” is the Buck Draft which started with Gladiator XL in 2015. Designed to generate excitement and revenue, the Buck Draft allows interested parties to buy a half interest in a buck fawn in the spring. Six months later in the fall, an antler competition determines the top ten winners of the draft along with some decent prize money.

Today with almost three decades behind them, Quad and Gloria Boenker have what one could call a deer empire in Weatherford, Texas with Rockstar Whitetails. With close to 700 deer on their property, they consider themselves almost “too busy” at times. The ranch has approximately 150 bucks, 250 does and 300 fawns. Aside from producing high quality deer, perhaps their greatest strength is knowing how to create excitement in the deer industry through innovative marketing and cutting-edge technology.

With four seasons of the popular Buck Draft now completed, Rockstar Whitetails is looking forward to next year when new buck fawns will be born. Three hundred acres of the ranch are devoted to breeding. The remaining land contains a private hunting ranch. Although Rockstar Whitetails has been in existence since 2003, the Boenkers didn’t start to get aggressive in their pursuit of success until 2011. “At first we just wanted to improve our own hunting prospects,” said Quad, whose real name is Alvin the Fourth.

(However, he can’t ever remember not being called Quad.) “We had a lot of success and wondered what would happen if we really got serious about it,” he explained. That year both Quad and Gloria sold their electrical engineering businesses to devote most of their time and energy into raising deer. From the look of Venom, this month’s cover deer, that decision has greatly paid off. Two this year, he is mostly typical whose inside score will more-than-likely reach 36 inches. “I’ve been lucky,” Quad said, referring to Venom’s pedigree as a son of Voodoo’s Magic out of a Judge daughter. “All of Voodoo’s sons turn out to be great breeding bucks. Venom also has the look that everyone wants. He’s a very calm Texas buck even though he was never bottle fed,” Quad said. Scheduled to be collected October 22nd, Quad feels certain Venom will follow in his sire’s footsteps, like every son of Voodoo’s Magic.

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perpetuated by cutting-edge technology of the farm’s one-of-a-kind IVF process. “We are the only ones who have ever made it work that way we do,” Quad said. This is because rather than “flushing embryos” from mature pregnant does, they actually collect eggs and then fertilize them right in their own laboratory. Not only do they collect eggs from mature does, they also collect them from young fawns as well. This process can be so intricate and time consuming that Rockstar Whitetails employs a fulltime veterinarian.

happening. There are lots of ways to make good deer. We are trying to make the right ones. We want people to look at our deer and think ‘he’s a rockstar!’” Seven full time employees oversee the day-to-day happenings at the ranch. The Boenkers hope when their children are old enough they will participate in the family business as well. So far it looks as though that’s on track to happen. Their three girls Joelie, 14, Oaklie, 10 and Quinlie, eight, shot their first deer when they were age three, three and four respectively.

But no matter what the future may hold “I don’t ever see myself not owning deer,” Quad said. “Regardless of the breeder market. I think my kids will want to stay in this too. I just don’t ever see myself not owning deer.”

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“We can send a frozen embryo anywhere you want it,” Quad said. While it is more expensive than A.I. “you are getting a completely made embryo,” he added. “This can overall help make breeding more cost-effective while getting the best genetics possible.” Frozen embryos can range anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the guarantees. It can help new deer farmers get “kick-started” and is very worthwhile for genetic enhancement purposes. Although no other deer farm as of yet does IVF quite the way Rockstar Whitetails does, Quad expects others to follow in their footsteps. “If I do my job right then everyone will try to be us. It’s my job to read the industry and to try and stay ahead of what’s

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HURRICANE MICHAEL – FLORIDA’S AFTERMATH, DEVASTATION Preserve owner Chad Easley is wondering where to begin when it comes to recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael. He, like numerous deer farmers in Florida, was not prepared for what became the largest and most damaging storm in recent history to make landfall on October 11th. As Easley looks around at his property, all he sees is miles of destroyed fencing, demolished deer feeders and fallen hunting stands, all the things that make a preserve operate. On top of it all, he has also lost several deer, a preserve’s most viable revenue source. Easley’s 250-acre preserve is in Marianna, about 45 miles west of Tallahassee, Florida. However, he and his wife Kim watched the terror of this storm unfold at their home and deer farm, KC Whitetails. Located in Mims, 37 miles south of Daytona Beach, this area of the state was substantially less affected. “I’ve lived through a lot of hurricanes especially where I’m from,” said Easley, easily recalling seven or eight. “We’ve even had bad storms back to back for the past two years. But nothing could have prepared me for what this hurricane left.” As Easley began the trip from Mims to Marianna to access the damage, he envisioned perhaps fixing a few fence posts. As he made the 5-hour journey, he discovered Interstate 10 was closed for 88 miles due to fallen trees, as well as other major highways in the area. “What separates this area from other areas that have been hit by hurricanes in the past, is that these are large rural and farming areas with timber, other types of agricultural land, expansive amounts of forest and timber tracts,” Easley said.

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By: Gail Veley “At least 50 to 60 percent of harvestable timber is wiped out. Trees were literally snapped off and laid open. We have lost millions and still have to find a way to clean it all up.” Seeing this type of devastation continue to increase as he made his way closer, made him wonder if it would only be a few broken fenceposts he would find, or something much worse when he arrived at his preserve. What he found instead brought tears to his eyes. “This was a lifelong dream destroyed,” he said. “When we start discussing storm preparations, we thought it was going to be mild,” Easley, 38, said. “However, this storm got so big so fast. Within a matter of days, it changed from a storm into a monster. And by the time the true threat was realized, it was too late for some to prepare and for some of the local people to evacuate.” Easley wasn’t the only deer farmer this greatly impacted. Others such as Daniel Bontrager of Bontrager Whitetails and Kaleb Ellis of Whisper Ridge, experienced almost complete destruction of their farms. “We have cut trees for four days, but it might take six months to get everything cleaned up,” Bontrager shared on Facebook. Assisting with the clean-up efforts at many farms were fellow deer farmers such as Paul Faucette, Terri McClung, Benny Wilkison, Mark Owens, Jason Edmonson, Clenton Thompson,

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HURRICANE MICHAEL – FLORIDA’S AFTERMATH, DEVASTATION Steve Munz and his crew plus many more. Appreciation for their efforts, coordinated by SETDA President Dr. Laurie Cook, ran deep. “Laurie, thank you for all the help sent,” Ellis said. “I can’t tell you how much we have gotten done. It’s amazing at how good people are in these situations. We have some of the best right here in our organization. Please thank everyone for their help.” In addition to each and every deer farmer who is facing massive restoration efforts, many others are wondering what their first step in recovery should be, once the shock and numbness has worn off. In fact, any resident in that region of the country whose home or business or vehicle was destroyed is wondering how to start over. No one was prepared for the storm that first began brewing October 2nd out in the Caribbean Sea. A storm initially expected to die down as it traveled, only became stronger. Within a few days, Hurricane Michael was a full-blown Category 4 hurricane, bordering on the threshold of a Category 5 with winds up to 155 miles an hour. When it made landfall October 10th, it literally flattened virtually every home and structure in its path. Hit hardest was the panhandle region of Florida, particularly Mexico City where the region is now virtually unrecognizable. The storm also impacted hundreds of thousands of people all along the coast of Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, many of whom were without power for several days. As people rally and find strength to move on, repair and rebuild, deer farmers affected by the storm are looking to other deer farmers as well as supply vendors across the U.S. to lend a helping hand. First on the wish list for Terry Deason and many others are fencing materials. Deason, owner of Sweetwater Plantation, a 200-acre preserve in Bristol, Florida, faced structural losses similar to Easley. “We had 12 pens all with shelters,” he said. “We had steel carports all anchored down. We’ve lost eight and some are mangled and laying on top of trees like tinfoil.” At least two-thirds of older established trees are destroyed as well. Yet trees and structures aren’t the only losses. Schedules have been thrown off course. What was supposed to be a day of preparation for the A.I. season on October 18th couldn’t happen, Deason explained, since the handling chute was heavily damaged. The only way at this point to breed their does is to use “live cover” with their five breeders bucks, who will

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cover 35 does altogether. Deason lost six of his 89 deer in the storm, the rest fortunately found places to hunker down. Besides one doe receiving a gash across her nose, no other deer received obvious injuries and are faring well thus far. What isn’t faring well with most of those affected by this catastrophic storm is the thought of rebuilding and starting over. “A lot of time and effort went into the design and structure of the facilities,” said Deason, in reference to beginning their operation in 2002. “We know it will take a full year or longer to make our operation viable again.” Deason feels perhaps another wish of Florida deer farmers, or any others affected by natural disasters in other parts of the U.S., would be the availability of disaster relief funds made possible through an organization like NADeFA. This would greatly help those facing damage and loss to get back on their feet. Reflecting on all of his damages and loss, Easley said “the only thing guaranteed is life is change and how you cope with change defines your character. When a situation like this occurs, you realize you are not the greatest power on the planet. You realize how vulnerable you are and how easily you can lose it all and the staggering cost to replace it all.” Fencing materials, shelters, deer stands and other deer farm and preserve necessities can cost thousands upon thousands of dollars to replace. Very little can be or is covered by insurance. In an effort to help any Florida deer farmer affected by Hurricane Michael, the Southeast Trophy Deer Association (SETDA), is asking for donations from fellow deer farmers and vendors across the U.S. “We want to help as many people as we possibly can get back on their feet,” Cook said. “Even if you are not a member of our association. If you need help and we can be of assistance, we’d love to be.” Cook asks that any farmer or vendor interested in making a donation, to please contact her at 561-762-2983 or email her at laurie@bdrlwhitetails.com. “No donation is too small. We would be very grateful for all the help we can get. Thank you.”

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Purina Animal Nutrition LLC 2009; Michel et al., 2016). Additionally, Verme and Ullrey (1984) noted a relationship between maternal nutrition and neonatal mortality. Does on a high plane of nutrition had lower fawning losses and heavier fawns than does on a lower plane of nutrition. Fawns like adult deer decrease their metabolism overwinter to help survive the nutritional stress they may encounter. During normal winters, the native forages provide enough nutrients for the fawns to survive. If winters are extended, and the deer’s metabolism increases, supplemental feeding will help the fawns survive the winter until spring arrives (Verme and Ullrey, 1984). Also, doe fawns that may have been bred in the fall need additional nutrients not only for gestation, but to continue to grow themselves. Year-round supplemental feeding is a vital component of deer management. In each season the deer’s nutritional needs change and their environment is never consistent. Supplemental feeding in late winter and early spring helps the bucks start the process of antler growth, supports doe reproduction and fawn growth.

Literature Cited Armstrong, R.A. 1950. Fetal development of the northern white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis Miller). The American Midland Naturalist. 43:650-666. Demarais, S. and B.K. Strickland. 2011. Antlers. In: D.G. Hewitt, editor, Biology and Management of White-tailed deer, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. p. 107-145. Michel, E.S., E.B Flinn, S. Demarais, B.K. Strkckland, G. Wang, and C.M. Dacus. 2016. Improved nutrition cues switch from efficiency to luxury phenotypes for a long-lived ungulate.

Ecology and Evolution. 6:7276-7285. Moen, R. and J. Pastor. 1998. Simulating antler growth and energy, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus metabolism in caribou. Rangifer. Special Issue No. 10:85-97. Montieth, K.L. L.E. Schmitz, J.A. Jenks, J.A. Delger, and R.T. Bowyer. 2009. Growth of male white-tailed deer: Consequences of maternal effects. Journal of Mammalogy. 90:651-660. [NRC] National Research Council. 2007. Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. Price, J.S., S. Allen, C. Faucheux, T. Althnaian, and J.G. Mount. 2005. Deer antlers: A zoological curiosity or the key to understanding organ regeneration in mammals? Journal of Anatomy. 207:603-618. Verme, L.J. and D.E. Ullrey. 1984. Physiology and Nutrition. In: L.K Halls, editor, White-tailed Deer Ecology and Management, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA. p. 91-118.

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How one simple trick can change everything, “Pre-Weaning” Weaning is a time of year that can increase stress levels in your fawns causing morbidity and mortality in severe cases. This can be costly long term as your fawn inventory plays a significant role in future breeding options as well as consistent revenue streams. Traditionally whitetail deer producers wean fawns between the ages of 3-4 months. This is a good time to handle animals as the weather (temperature) is changing in the northern regions of the country and the breeding season is right around the corner. During this time period does are physically limiting the amount of milk to their offspring and the fawns themselves have increased their consumption of grain and forage. They no longer need any milk from the doe to survive or flourish. When we think of weaning in mother raised animals, conventional practices have always taught us to “pull” or physically separate fawns from their mothers and move them to separate pastures. This has been a long-standing practice for many farmers. At this time of weaning, vaccines, vitamins, minerals, pastes, antibiotics, wormers etc. have and can be administered. While I do not oppose this method, I have experienced a better way.. As I mentioned earlier, stress levels increase greatly at this physical

weaning time when animals are taken from their mothers and placed in separate pastures. Many of these fawns are being handled for the first time outside of the initial protocols from birth. To more effectively manage this stress and potential onset of bacterial infection, I would strongly recommend that you consider the method of handling fawns 3 weeks prior to traditional weaning and implementing preventative medicine programs at this time. . In other words give all vaccine shots to your fawns three weeks prior to your physical separation. By doing this we are preparing the fawns for the stresses of weaning. As mentioned previously, the physical separation of weaning creates stress. We know that stress suppresses immune responses and consequently will suppress the fawn’s ability to maximally respond to vaccine. When we vaccinate 3 weeks prior to weaning, we are priming the immune system so that the fawns can optimally respond to the booster vaccination at the time of weaning approximately 3 weeks later. This approach enables the fawn to develop a foundation of immunity that should be protective for 6 months to 1 year when applied with other management techniques. It has been thought that many bacterial problems start in the gut and then transfer into the body during stressful periods when immune system is suppressed. It is common for weaned fawns to reduce their intake of feed during the days following weaning. These are the conditions that can sometimes facilitate bacterial transfer. If we can have an immune system response on board through vaccination prior to physical weaning, it is logical to assume the problems associated with weaning can be reduced greatly. Probiotic regimens can be implemented prior to weaning that provide beneficial bacteria loads that promote rumen health and help to reduce this risk in conjunction with vaccination. . For additional resources regarding vaccines and vaccine protocols visit www.cervidsolutions.com

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