North American Deer Farmer Magazine Winter 2013 -2014

2 North American Deer Farmer NADeFA.ORG WINTER 2013

1North American Deer FarmerWINTER 2013 NADeFA.ORG


FEATURES30 NADeFAs Intern Program

48 A Special Thank You

56 Operate As If Followed By A Video CameraRanchers and deer farmers beware

65 Inspiring Our NextGenerationToth Whitetails educates the publicon deer farming

70 What The New Farm BillMeans To Deer Farmers

78 USAHA NewsRexroad summarizes recentUSAHA resolutions

84 My Longbeard HuntColoring contest winner takes Pap on a gobbler hunt

94 Update on CWD Documentary

102 Its Not Just Our GunsThey Are After...New legislation trying to control our knives

122 Future LeaderMatti Warren Speaks out on guns and freedom

DEPARTMENTS8 Presidents Message by Ray Burdette10 Calendar12 Executive Directors Message

by Shawn Schafer18 2014 NADeFA Conference38 Outdoor Patriot by John Meng106 Legislative Report

by Capitol Hill Consulting92 New Members120 Treasurer Report by Hank Dimuzio

HEALTH & EDUCATION58 Cassidys Corner by Dr Brandt Cassidy96 Cervid Health by Dr Michael McDonnell112 USAHA Update116 Deer & Wildlife Stories by Keith Warren

PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT130 Advertisers Index

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Our industry continues to expand and prosper. Evenwith the setbacks we have had, we are still moving forwardas an industry. The NADeFA Board of Directors and stahave worked with members, linked state associations, stateveterinarians, and USDA to resolve issues as quickly aspossible. We support a structured, positive, and organizedapproach to resolving our industrys problems.

Although border closings and herd quarantines haveoccurred, many recent CWD issues have been resolved orare in the process of being resolved quickly. The nationalCWD Rule and its standards have allowed many in ourindustry to continue to conduct business in spite of CWD.NADeFA has kept an open line of communication with allindividuals and agencies involved. We have been present atmeetings assisting linked state associations to resolve issues.

At recent industry auctions, animal and semen priceshave been good and many price records have been broken.Many breeders have been cleared of trace backs in a few days

and pass thru herds were not quarantined at all. Somebreeders had a few suspect animals and only those animalswere quarantined.

NADeFA has also worked to expand research on a livetest for CWD and a CWD vaccine. We are also assisting inresearch and development of EHD vaccines and methods ofEHD prevention. The recent funding bill signed by thePresident includes money earmarked for the cervid industryfor research and indemnity.

NADeFA is the national cervid association with 1,300breeder members and 27 linked state associations. Our maingoal is the success of our members and our industry. As amember of NADeFA, you are supporting your industry andyour lifestyle.

ray BurdetteNADeFA President

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United Deer Farmers ofMichigan First Ever ConventionMarch 7-9, 2014Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt.Pleasant, MI

Whitetail Deer Farmers of OhioAnnual Spring MeetingMarch 8, 2014

Northeast Deer and Elk FarmersAnnual MeetingMarch 11-13, 2014

Exotic Wildlife AssociationMembership MeetingMarch 14-15, 2014San Marcos, TX_________________

2014 Annual NADeFA Conference & Auction

March 19-22, 2014

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Minesota Deer BreedersAssociation Annual BanquetMarch 21-22, 2014

Whitetails of Louisiana Annual MeetingMarch 26- 27, 2014Alexandria, LA

Pennsylvania Deer FarmersAssociation Spring MeetingMarch 26, 2014

Wisconsin Commerical Deer & Elk Farmers AssociationAnnual ConventionMarch 28-30, 2014Marshfield, WI

2014 Whitetails of WisconsinAnnual Banquet & FundraiserApril 11-12, 2014Plaza Hotel, Wausau, WI

Pennsylvania Deer FarmersAssociation Spring BenefitApril 25-26, 2014Altoona, PA

2014 NRA Annual Meeting &ExhibitsApril 25-26, 2014Indianapolis, IN

Whitetails of LouisianaConventionApril 26-27, 2014SAI Convention Center,Alexandria, LA

Trophy Game Records of theWorld & Big Buck ContestAwards BanquetJuly 18-19, 2014Embassy Suites, San Marcos TX

Kansas Cervide Breeders AntlerCompetition and ConventionJuly 31 - August 2, 2014

Missouri Whitetail Breeders &Hunting Ranch AssociationAnnual ConferenceAug 7-9, 2014Four Seasons Resort, Lake Ozark, MO

Texas Deer Association Annual ConventionAugust 7-9, 2014San Antonio, TX

DBC Annual ConventionAugust 22 - 23, 2014

Illinois Deer FarmersAssociation Annual Meeting andFundraiserAugust 23, 2014

Whitetail Sales Ohio SaleAugust 28- 30, 2014Dalton, Ohio

Pennsylvania Deer FarmersAssociation Fall SaleSept 11-14, 2014Altoona, PA

USAHA & AAVLD AnnualMeetingOctober 16-27, 2014

Buckeye Fall Trophy & Breeders AuctionNovember 6-7, 2014

Chupps Premier Whitetail AuctionDeccember 10, 2014

The NADeFA Conference will be in Birmingham, AL. Join us and deerfarmers from across the country for a great conference of education, andnetworking. For more information, see page 16.

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With the announcement of a CWD positive buck froma hunt ranch in Wisconsin, it didnt appear that 2013 wasgoing to close on a very good note. But, as the investigationplayed out and everyone realized that USDA and the stateanimal health ocials were going to rely on theepidemiological evidence and not over react, the industryfollowed suit and responded by showing their confidence inthe program and certified herds. This was evident at theChupp Brothers Sale in December when animals throughoutthe entire sale brought strong prices, to end the 2013 year ona positive note.

This positive momentum has carried over into the startof 2014 with record sales and fund-raisers each week. Thetop 30 started on the heels of the announcement that theDNA did match the positive animal and that the buck wasborn on the Flees breeding farm. While this may havesounded like bad news initially, and yes it would have beennice to have the whole mess go away like Pennsylvania a yearprevious, when the DNA cleared the trace back farms, I thinkit helped answer everyones question of what if , and helpedset the path for our federal and state regulators to follow inthe future. The day before the sale started, USDA announcedthat all 2008 animals were to be released from quarantineand that their focus would only be on the farms where the2009 and 2010 animals currently reside. This news allowedmost of the farms under quarantine to be released. The salestarted a little slow, but as producers realized the little impactthis one positive animal from a hunt ranch was truly havingon the industry, their minds eased and the sale picked up andthe second day finished as strong as ever with the total saleending consistent with the past several years.

The Deer Breeders Corporation New Years Salefollowed with their strongest sale/fundraiser ever. To add tothe success of the sale, this event raised $115,000 for theTexas Tech Deer Research Program!

The texas top 30 Whitetail extravaganza, started ostrong with the High Roller Whitetails Big Buck Syndicationsale on Friday night bringing high prices for high endgenetics. The Saturday Texas Top 30 started strong andpulled excellent prices all the way to the end.

The texas Deer Association moved its SuperiorGenetics Deer Auction to a new location in Helotes, Texas.This move was well supported by the industry as the sale wasthe highest-grossing February auction in the associationshistory!

The bad weather delayed my airline travel to theBuckeye sale, but when I walked into the sale towards theend of the first day, the first thing that caught my eye wasthe large crowd in attendance. What even impressed memore was how everyone stayed right up until the hammerfell on the final sale. I had several people tell me the priceswere not as strong as other sales around the nation, butwhen I talked with many of the consigners, I heard over andover that they were happy with the prices they got and thatmost of them were far better than they would expect off thefarm.

Mother Nature made travel to the Midwest Select Saleimpossible for many producers, but those that were able tomake it, came to buy, and those that were stuck at home oron the road made good use of the internet. The prices weregood from start to finish and the rare genetic combinationsoered for sale brought exceptional prices.

2013 Ended On APositive NoteCervid Industry Starts New Year with Momentum

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MESAGE

What is the basis for all of these good prices at resentsales and fundraisers? The answer is easy; the market is asstrong as ever. I just returned from the Safari Clubinternational annual conference and I am excited to reportthat prices for deer and elk hunts were bringing good moneyat the auctions and the booking of hunts on the conferencefloor were steady. I didnt make it to the Dallas Safari Clubevent, but I did hear the market was strong there as well.When you couple this with strong prices for slaughteranimals and some of the best hard antler prices we have everhad, why would we expect any less?

To continue building on that positive energy, I have beenworking with the Kentucky Alternative LivestockAssociation to draft legislation that would expand theirmarket to allow importation from within states that have hada case of CWD. This is still in the early stages, but thefeedback from both the legislators and Department ofAgriculture has been favorable.

In West Virginia the legislation to move under theDepartment of Agriculture is still moving forward. Theirborder has been open for quite some time now, yet the DNRhas approved very few, if any importation permits. TheAgriculture Commissioner has repeatedly said he supportsthe industry and would like to expand their markets. Sadly,one of the biggest opponents to this legislation is the WVWild turkey Federation. I have been in heavy discussionswith the leadership of the National Wild Turkey Federation(NWTF) to push for a neutral position in WV, but keeprunning into major opposition with their biologist. While Istill have high hopes for this move in West Virginia, I wouldask if anyone has family or friends in WV or the NWTF, thatyou reach out to them and educate them about the positiveaspects of our industry and the importance of all sportsmenbeing united.

The battle to legalize and expand the hunting ranchindustry in Indiana has been playing out in both the courtsand legislature for many years. 2013 was finally a victoriousyear in the court, only to have the DNR appeal the ruling atthe last minute. On the legislative front, one of the majoropponents that has continually blocked the legislation frombeing heard in the Senate, finally agreed to let the Bill bedebated and taken to the floor for a vote. This was great newsas everyone was sure the support was there to pass the Bill,but when the votes were tallied they came in at 25 Yes votescompared to 23 No votes and 2 absent, giving them the

majority but not enough to pass the Bill as their laws require26 Senate votes to pass a Bill! The good news is the legislativesession isnt over yet and there are possible options to tryagain.

Missouri is still working to introduce legislation to moveout from under the DNR to more friendly territory with theDepartment of Agriculture. As of this writing, their Bill hasnot been introduced.

The New York Deer and elk Farmers are in the processof legally challenging the emergency rule making processused to close the NY border to importation of cervids.NADeFA has committed to help support and fund this battleas they clearly misused the process.

All of these state battles take time and are expensive andcan be a real struggle for associations with a smallermembership base. Please support them with your donationswhen needed or by bidding on their items when they havefundraisers.

I also would like to encourage you to support yournational association, by attending our upcoming annualconference in Birmingham, Alabama. It is shaping up tobe one of our largest events ever. Please consider donatingsomething unique that will represent your farm or state andat the same time bring significant value. Also please beprepared to purchase some of those items you have beenneeding/wanting anyway, such as a new dart gun, feed,genetics, handling systems, furniture, guns, hunting trips andtoo many more items to mention!

There are several research projects on the horizon thatshow great promise for a live test for CWD. While it is ourhope that some of these projects will be covered with federalfunding, we also recognize that our industry will have tofinancially support one or two of them to get the project othe ground in a more timely manner and to show we have avested interest. The same applies to our ongoing EHDresearch projects we are already financially supporting.

The majority of the funds for both our legal battles andresearch projects are acquired during our conference. Yoursupport during the conference is crucial to keep our industrymoving ahead in a positive manner.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you in Birmingham!

Shawn SchaferNADeFA executive Director



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Wednesday, March 19, 201412:00- 8:00 P.M. Exhibitor Set up

12:00-6:00 P.M. Pre-registration

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. New Deer Farmers Seminar

Hosted by the Cervid Livestock Foundation

($50 per person, $75 per couple)

Coffee & rolls provided Wednesday morning

8:00-9:00 Welcome Panel Discussion Why Deer Farming?

9:00-9:45 Handling facilities - Len Jubenville

9:30-10:30 Genetics Scott Kent

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Nutrition ADM Dr. Jim Warren

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12:00-1:00 Break for lunch

1:00-2:00 Herd Health Programs Dr. Wagner

2:00-3:15 Regulations Dr. Donley

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 Marketing- Kevin Grace

4:30-4:45 What Hunting Ranches Want Donald Hill

4:45-5:00 Wrap Up Question and answer period

12:00 - 5:00 P.M. SCI Scoring Seminar

($150 per person)

Master Measurer Certification available Thursday and Friday

7:30 P.M. CLF Board of Directors Meeting

Thursday, March 20, 20148:00 A.M. 6:00 P.M. Exhibit Hall open

*Antler Competition entries submitted from Thursday until Friday at 10:00 AM ($50 per set)

*Coloring and photo contest entries may be submitted until 5:00 PM Thursday. *Voting will

be begin at 5:00PM Thursday and will continue until 2:00 PM Friday.

7:00 -10:00 A.M. Registration and exhibitor set up

7:30 - 9:30 A.M. NADeFA Board of Directors meeting

10:00-10:45 Dr. Murray Woodbury, University of Saskatchewan Topic: Welfare Issues in Farmed

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10:45-11:45 A.M. Dr. Ashley Seder, University of Illinois: Preliminary Results: A comparison of different

semen extenders

12:00 Lunch Welcome

General Membership Meeting

Introduction of Board Members

Lifetime Member Recognition

1:00 P.M. Silent Auction (open until 3:30 PM Friday)

1:00-5:00 P.M. Dart Gun Competition

Corn Hole Competition

1:30- 4:45 P.M. EHD Consortium

Dr. Lee Consteadt ARS: update on midge research and NADeFA sponsored program

Donnie: space spraying

Dr. Consteadt: Toxins for killing midges

Darren: toxic sugar baits

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Dr. Lane Foil Louisiana State University: EHDV/ midge research update

Dr. Doug Wagner: Recent research findings from EHDV/BT trials

3:00-5:00 Venison Competition

5:30 P.M. Dinner

6:00 P.M. Auction - Exhibit hall closes

Friday, March 21, 2014 8:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Exhibit Hall open

7:30-9:00 A.M. NADR Board Meeting

8:30-12:00 CWD Consortium -

Dr. Patrice Klein USDA-APHIS: topics CWD and Update on CWD rule and standards

Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy Ph.D. Iowa State University: topic CWD blood test

PREVENT (Un Saskatoon); CWD vaccine update

Flees, Brakkee, Barks: Dealing with CWD on your farm

Question and answer period

10:00-10:45 Fallow Deer Council Hank Dimuzio, Brad Farmer, Chairs

11:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M Thurston Venison Culinary Competition - off site

10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dart Gun Competition

12:30 Lunch -

1:45-2:30 Dr. Katherine Maples, University of Illinois: uses of Death in Farmed Deer in the

Midwest: A report of findings from the University of Illinois Diagnostic Laboratory

2:30-3:00 Dr. Jacque Fuislier, Louisiana State University: A comparison of pregnancy rates

between Laproscopic AI and Transcervical AI in a herd of whitetails in Louisiana

3:15-4:00 Scott Kent - Nutrition

2:00-2:30 Deer/Elk/Velvet Council - Mark Drew, Chair

2:00 P.M. Coloring & Photo contest voting ends!

3:30 P.M. Silent Auction Closes!

4:00 P.M. Dinner - NADeFA Annual Auction

Awards presentation: Venison and Photo competition, Culinary Competition

6:00 P.M. Exhibit hall closes

Saturday, March 22, 2014

8:00-4:00 P.M Booth visitation

8:00-9:00 A.M. Presidents Advisory Committee

9:00 Antler Competition Awards

10:15 NADeFA Open -

10:30-11:15 Culinary Presentation

11:15-12:00 Venison Council

12:00 Lunch

12:00 Family Event

1:00-1:45 Kathy Geisen Photography

5:00 P.M. Dinner

Entertainment

Sunday, March 23, 2012

8:00 12:00 Board of Directors meeting

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From Huntsville, Tuscaloosa or Montgomery: At the downtown interchange of I-20/59 and I-65 take I-20/59 east to Atlanta and Gadsden.

For Exhibition Halls, Meetings Rooms and Sheraton Birmingham Hotel:Take 17th street exit (125A) and turn left on to 8th Avenue (first light). Proceed on 8th Avenue to Richard Arrington Jr. BlvdNorth. Take left and go under the interstate. The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and Medical Forum are on your right,Exhibition Halls and Meeting Rooms are on your left.

From Atlanta and Gadsden: Take 11th Avenue exit from I-59/20 west. Stay to right on ramp and circle to the end of the ramp at 25th Street. Take right onto 25th Street go one block, then take a right on to Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North. Go three blocks.

Take 22nd Street exit from I-20/59 west. At the bottom of ramp go straight across 22nd Street. At the next intersection take aright on to Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North. The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and Medical Forum are on your right and theArena, Concert Hall, Exhibition Halls and Meeting Rooms are on your left.

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In March of 2012, I knew my deer program was in direneed of assistance for bottle feeding my does fawns. Whileattending the conference in Dallas I talked to Beth Bucknerand told her I NEED HELP!! She said, OK, lets sit downand see what we can do. In 2011, I lost 80% of my fawn cropto EHD and in 2012 my AI only had a take rate of 12.2%, sosomething HAD to change.

The 2 biggest things I did in 2012 was to get with Bethand purchase Maxdream. They were both the best moves Ihad made thus far. Maxdream made my AI systems successa non-issue since I now had one of the super sires in Texasbacking up my girls now how to keep them alive. Beth satdown and we went through what and who I was looking forto help, and we went through about 30 applicants until Ifound THE ONE!! When I spoke with John Bird he was inhis junior year at Tarleton State University. and was lookingfor something to get him into the outdoors/animalhusbandry field. At first he was very shy and quiet(well hestill is) but when he talks you better listen because he either

is asking an important question or telling you something youneed to hear.

In 2013, he came back for another year as an intern andI asked him, Hey John would you like to work here fulltime? he said yes and starts at the farm in January 2014. Johnhas not only become a true deer manager, fawn specialist,knows the deer, but is also an integral part of our family. Mywife treats him as one of our kids and my kids treat him astheir big brother. My youngest Jacob (Baby Wood as theindustry calls him) is his right hand man and those two boysare our fawn experts now. Without the NADeFA internprogram and Beth Buckners help I wouldve likely just beenanother casualty of HE GOT INTO THE BIZ AND GOTRIGHT BACK OUT I thank NADeFA and Beth forhelping save our program.

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If you would like the opportunity to find your next greatemployee, please consider joining the NADeFA Internshipprogram. Its a very easy process. simply send your positioninformation via email to [email protected] or fax to the oceat (330)-454-3950. It will be listed on the website job boardand represented at student career events throughout thecountry. Interested applicants will then send you theirresumes, and you handle the hiring process yourself.

NADeFA is attending university career fairs throughoutthe country this spring to not only promote the industry, butto also bridge the gap between breeders and students. Thisprogram is a unique one in that it not beneficial to only theindividual operations hiring, but to everyone involved in thecervid industry. When you oer an internship to students,you are letting them see all the aspects of what we do everyday. You are also instilling in them the work ethic and passionthat are such a large part of producing these animals. There

are many facets of raising deer that cannot be learnedthrough the classroom, and this is our opportunity to showfuture politicians, biologists, researchers, landowners, andveterinarians exactly what we do and why we do it. It is YoUwho can help educate and develop the next generation. Thereare currently more students looking to apply than positionsavailable. Feel free to call or email me with any and allquestions. I look forward to working with all of you, and amexcited to watch this awesome program expand even furtherin years to come!

Beth Buckner - intern Program Coordinator4501 Hills & Dales rd NW Suite CCanton, oH, 44708254-396-1835 (cell)330.454.3944 [email protected]

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The BigWater GrabReasonable Regualtions or Tyranny?

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If you rent an apartment over a Chinese deli or if yourlife is over because the neighborhood starbucks just ran outof caramel flan lattes, dont read this article. If you enjoysitting on your couch munching Doritos, watching Jerryspringer reruns and collecting welfare checks, stop readingnow. If you own an obamaphone or a I heart Che t-shirt,pLeAse just turn the page.

but, if you own property, if you have a ranch or farm; ifyou have a deer lease or other hunting property, or if youtruly care about private property rights as guaranteed by theU.s. Constitution and about the future of this country, thenyou need to keep reading, because life as you know it couldchangeand not for the better.

Liberty must be defended, and our Founding Fathersunderstood that the system they created was fragile and thatit required constant vigilance by the people.

James madison once said: I believe there are moreinstances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people bygradual and silent encroachments of those in power than byviolent and sudden usurpations.

Theres no question thats true. Weve been witnessing itfor years. The gradual and silent encroachments on ourfreedom are taking place every day, and like good littlesheeple, we usually do nothing to stop it.

The environmental protection Agency has a statedmission to protect the environment but its desire toregulate the American people to achieve that mission seemslimitless. We have seen case after case in which the heavy-handed, pro-tyranny agency has blurred the line betweencommon sense regulation and the complete federalusurpation of private property rights. Thats just exactlywhat madison warned us about.

In september 2013, the epA claimed that it has thepower to regulate streams, estuaries and other small bodiesof water under authority granted to it by the Clean WaterAct. This power has historically been limited to navigablewaterways, but the agency says that the new rule is necessaryand that protecting the smaller bodies of water ultimatelyprotects the larger lakes and rivers downstream.

Yes, that makes perfect sense, doesnt it? everyone wantsclean water, and if a little protection is good, then a lot ofprotection must be better. For example, we all wantprotection when we walk down the street at night. No onewants to be molested or pounded by thugs. Well, if a cop onevery street corner is good, then a m-1 tank and a squad ofmarines on every corner must be better. We can imposecurfews on everyone. We could do away with the Fourth &Fifth Amendments. They only get in the way of thegovernment protecting us. search everybody. people willcomply or else feel the full weight of the Federal government.

That makes perfect sense, doesnt it? After all, its for yourprotection and the public good.

Where do you cross the line from reasonableregulation to tyranny?

the environmental protection Agency has been outof control for years, and now it wants to expand its powereven further. the epAs big government water grab putsyour constitutional right to possess property in danger.

What this proposed water grab means is this: theepA wants control of every water source. If you have asmall stream, a pond or lake anywhere on your property,or if you have a ditch or gully that might collect rainwater,your property would come under its jurisdiction. Youcouldnt build in your backyard, clear areas for food plotsor crops, manage livestock or effect any improvements toyour property that might impact the water in any way.

the erosion of property rights has been one of themost dangerous trends in the era of big government. Andits not just the epA. Local and state governments all

across the country are silently encroaching upon ourfreedoms with big water grabs of their own.

The state of oregon, for example, has claimedownership of all rainwater. oregon ocials talk aboutpublic water for the public good, but what they are reallysaying is that rainwater is government water and, if you stealrainwater from the government, you will go to jail.

most reasonable people would say thats ridiculous.but its not ridiculous for gary harrington who owns over170 acres in Jackson County, oregon. In 2003,harrington received permits to build three ponds on hisland yes, he had to get permission from the state tobuild ponds on his own land and those pondscollected rainwater that fell on his land.

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states... all water is publicly owned. With someexceptions, cities, farmers, factory owners, and otherwater users must obtain a permit or water right from theWater resources Department to use water from ANYsource.

harrington was a water criminal and he went to jailfor 30 days because rainwater fell on his own property.

Do you see the trend? Do you see where this is allgoing?

Water is something most of us take for granted. butthink for a moment just how important water is to yourproperty and to you personally. Water is the most singleimportant natural resource in the world. Its a must-havefor all living things. For humans, its even more importantthan food. We see many survival shows on tV and onethe first things the person does is search for food. theysay, We need to food to live, so they set traps to catch ratsand they dig for grubs and roast them over a little firetheyve built with twigs and their last dry match. thetruth is you can survive weeks without food, but you canonly go a few days without water. When the water in yourbody is reduced by just 1 percent, you get thirsty. At 5percent, your muscle strength and endurance declinessignificantly and you become hot and tired. When your

bodys water loss reaches 10 percent, your suffer deliriumand blurred vision. A 20 percent, youre dead.

What better way to control a population than bycontrolling one of the most important resources thepeople need to live? What better way to extend thetentacles of tyranny across this great land and quietly seizecontrol of private property?

An individuals right to own property is a fundamentalprinciple established in the Constitution. but there is notrue ownership without control and the freedom to dowhat you want with the land.

the gradual and silent encroachment on ourfreedoms is now reaching out to grab control of waterwherever they find it, and were all about to drown in aregulatory tsunami. this threatens our land. It threatensour families. It threatens the very foundation of theUnited states.

Its up to us to turn the tide.

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to the producers that were in the 2014 Select 30 and top 30Sale for their generous contributions to NADeFA. Many ofthe consignors contributed from one to five percent of theirtotal sale. This year the contributions will be donated toNADeFAs Cervid Livestock Foundation and will berestricted for CWD research. The NADeFA Board ofDirectors appreciates your support and vote of confidencein the work we do for the industry.

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Daniel rychlik won the 50/50 rae at top30.He donated half of his winnings back toNADeFA.

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Operate As If FollowedBy A Video Camera

Ranchers BewareBy Johnathan Knutson, AgWeek

DeVILs LAKe, N.D. gerald stokka has been a ruralvet, a university professor and a member of the pfizer Animalhealth veterinary operations team. hes talked with ranchers,consumers and livestock industry ocials around the world.That long and varied experience has convinced stokka, nowlivestock stewardship specialist with the North Dakota stateUniversity extension service, that ranchers cant operate asthey once did.

We have a consuming public thats become suspiciousof what we do, stokka said. Weve lost some of the trustand respect agriculture used to have. Thats not a good placeto be. Can we regain the trust and respect? I dont know.but were going to try, he said. stokka spoke Jan. 8 at theannual Lake region extension service roundup. The two-day event, which began Jan. 7, drew about 700 people.speakers, primarily from the extension service, commoditygroups and private companies, addressed a wide range oftopics, including wheat, dry beans, corn, cattle, land rentsand precision agriculture.

We have a pretty common way of thinking and lookingat life, stokka said. but if you get too far out of our littleculture, you realize people dont think the same as we do.And it seems like theres more of them. one example ofchanging attitudes is a recent lawsuit that seeks legalpersonhood for chimpanzees, stokka said. The nonprofitNonhuman rights project asked a New York state court to

declare a 26-year-old chimp named tommy a cognitivelycomplex autonomous legal person with the fundamentallegal right not to be imprisoned, according to reuters. Isthat a little bit of a dangerous path to start going down? Ithink so, stokka said.

Changing demographics 82 percent of Americans livein cities and suburbs account for at least part of thechanging views, stokka said. Were in the food business. Theculture is changing, and we dont like it, he said. ranchersand livestock ocials often try to address the concerns ofpeople outside agriculture by using scientific terms. Thatapproach, however, can cause a glazed look in their eyes.They have no idea what youre talking about. They tune youout. Then they go to the Internet to find things they agreewith, stokka said.

Public Viewingstokka oered this advice for people in the livestock

industry: Imagine that you hire someone who, unknown toyou, is a member of an animal rights group. Also imagine thenew employee is secretly using a video camera to record whathappens in your operation. Could that employee comeacross and record something that you would be embarrassedto have shown publicly? stokka said livestock producersshould always keep this thought in mind as they run theiroperations: Is there a video camera following me? stress

and frustration are an inevitable part of dealing withlivestock, and sometimes producers, no matter howconscientious, can get angry with animals, he said. producersshould ask themselves, Whats entrusted to me? Am I beinga good steward? stokka said.

Dierent Approachstokka said he enjoys visiting with livestock producers.

he also said he visits with other people who have questionsabout what we do. his conversations with people outsideagriculture show him that the livestock industry must rethinkhow it does things. U.s. livestock producers now need tobegin with the end product in mind, he said. That meansfocusing on long-term relationships, brand identities andnew markets, among other things. producers need toconsider social and environmental factors, as well aseconomic issues. U.s. farmers and ranchers also should focuson producing sophisticated goods and services rather thantrying to be the least-cost producer.


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Difficult TimesWorking With CWD

CASSIDYS CORNER

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to pop upamong wild and captive bred deer alike. I am aware thatrecently a deer that had been in a breeding program, releasedinto a hunting preserve and harvested, tested positive forCWD. Alarms went o, quarantines were put in place andtrace backs were begun. Questions were raised concerningthe possibility of a sampling error and DNA samples fromeach deer tested were provided to DNA Solutions forconfirmation. The resulting tests confirmed the originallabeling of the samples and swiftly, plans were put in placeto monitor and limit the exposure from the CWD positivedeer.

With the spot light once again clearly focused on CWDthere is a renewed emphasis on better detection assays, a livetest for diagnosis, a possible vaccine or the identification ofgenetic resistance in white-tailed deer to CWD. While anyone of these could be used eectively, the research anddevelopment of these technologies will require a lot morework (and money). I have a lot of experience in the area ofCWD research and development. In 2006, I successfullycompeted for grant money from the US Department ofDefense to develop a live test for CWD. Like any goodresearcher, my idea was the best at the time and I supportedmy hypothesis with sound science and enthusiasm for theproposed research I put forward. I was definitely going toend up with a very sensitive, accurate, rapid live test forCWD in white-tailed deer.

The first part of the grant was a Phase I ($80,000) proofof concept 1 year research proposal. Once I knew I was goingto get the grant I began preparations to do the work. I quickly

found out this was not going to be an easy task. The CDCclassifies animal prions (with the exception of certainprocedure involving bovine spongiform encephalopathyprion) as Risk Group 2 agents requiring Biosafety Level 2(BSL 2) containment. DNA Solutions does not have a BSL2laboratory so I teamed up with researchers at OklahomaState University Veterinary School to acquire BSL2 lab space(because these labs are rare they are expensive to lease). Thesource material for these BSL 2 containment guidelines isthe Biosafety in Microbiological and BiomedicalLaboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition, SECTION VIII-H.Based on the requirements outlined in this manual I wasrequired to write a procedural manual of my own. Thisdocument outlined how my materials would be received,utilized, decontaminated and disposed of. This manual alsohad to include how researchers were to be protected fromexposure and what to do if an accidental exposure were tohappen. This manual had to be approved by the InstitutionalBiosafety Board at Oklahoma State University and tookseveral months and numerous revisions to be accepted.

Now I could begin the research. All of the equipment Iwould need to use had to be designated for CWD researchonly since it was confined to the BSL2 laboratory whichmeant I had to buy some new equipment just for thisresearch. The room had to be decontaminated at the end ofeach day and elements of the air handling systems replacedregularly as well. One thing I had not counted on was thatthe approved decontamination process was quickly

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destroying the equipment I needed to do the research. Theprocedure involved drenching the equipment with 2NSodium Hydroxide for a period of time. This 8% sodiumhydroxide is listed in the material safety sheet as corrosiveto skin and eyes on contact and may produce severeirritation of respiratory tract. Not really something youwant to play around with. However it does kill any CWDprions that may have gotten out of a tube but it also eatseverything else including the stainless steel and metal theequipment is made of. Equipment that usually would last10 years was now falling apart after only 1 year. This wasalready getting expensive. We successfully completed theproof of concept Phase I and were awarded a Phase IIcontinuation ($750,000) grant. We scaled up, replacingequipment as needed. Even the motors in the air handlingsystem for the room succumbed to the toxic fumes of thesodium hydroxide and had to be replaced. Then worst ofall, my experiments began to fail. The results needed tocomplete the assay eluded me. We had come so far overthe 4 years of the project but the time and money wererapidly running out. To my disappointment, in the end,we were unable to complete the project.

Why have I gone into so much detail about a great ideathat I was unable to complete? There has been a lot of talklately about more research going into all aspects of CWDand I wanted to let you know that it is going to take twiceas long and cost ten times more than you think. And in theend you still may not end up with what you need. Youshould not be discouraged because progress is being madeand new ideas are being tested all the time. Even when anexperiment fails you still can learn a lot from it (as ascientist I have learned this lesson over and over). Whatyou can learn does help you to keep moving forward.However, in this case, the research must be done in specialfacilities under some pretty extreme conditions whichlimit those who can even participate. I look forward to theday when a live test or vaccine is available and I urge youto continue to help support the eorts of those involvedin the daily research through its ups and downs.

Cassidys Corner Editorial is provided by Dr. BrandtG. Cassidy, DNA Solutions, 840 Research Parkway, Suite551, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, (405) 271-6033.


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InspiringOur future

GenerationsBy Steven Toth

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Deer farming in West Virginia is notnearly as well-known as it is in some otherstates. Many people have either never heardof deer farming or they have the wrong ideaabout what we do on our farm.

We decided to figure out a way to let more people knowabout deer farming and maybe increase interest in startingnew deer farms. We contacted Tractor Supply and begansetting up displays outside of the store when they werehaving special events. We set up tables with brochures,pictures, and some of our antlers from the farm. What wenoticed most was how much the kids loved it, even if theparents tried to walk on by us, the kids would make themstop for a better look. This definitely increased interest andit wasnt long before we started to get calls from some ofthose parents wanting to bring the kids to our farm.

In 2012 we ran a commercial on our local TV station.Up till then, a lot of our visitors were a result of word ofmouth. After the first commercial ran, our phone startedringing like crazy. When the families came to visit, the kidsseemed to have the most fun. Some of them had never evenbeen close to a deer much less bottle-fed a fawn. We let thekids get pictures with the fawns and gave them a copy ofSpikes Magazine to take home and show their friends.

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Since then we have had a wide variety of people visit ourplace. Weve had hunters, city folks, 4-H groups, Boy and GirlScout Troops, special needs classes from area schools, andeven our Governor toured our farm. The Governor was oneof our more memorable guests, maybe because of hissecurity detail that had to accompany him, even on the UTVride throughout the farm. He seemed to be pleased withwhat we were doing and we were honored to have him visit.

By far though, the most memorable guest weve had wasa little girl who came with her class. She was wheelchairbound and it was too dicult for her to ride on the UTV, soshe stayed back at the barn while the other kids took theirturns going out into the pen to see and pet some of deer. Wedidnt want her to go home disappointed, so we let her bottlefeed one of our fawns. My wife had to lift the fawn up to herin the chair and help her with the bottle. It wasnt the easiestbottle-feeding that fawn ever had, but it all worked out, andthe smile on that little girls face was priceless.

After that we added on to our building, making it largerand more importantly added a handicap accessible restroom.We also created a covered outdoor area with a couple ofswings and a sitting area for visitors.

In June of 2013 we had an open house, which weadvertised on TV and Facebook. We had games and prizesfor the kids set up at our feed building. We gave away door

prizes, and held rae drawings. We also served freerefreshments. The turnout was amazing. We were not surehow many people would come, but we ended up gettingabout 400 visitors that day. So many people were there whonever even knew anything like deer farming existed in ourarea.

We were busy all summer with visitors after the openhouse. Some of the families came back two or three moretimes with their kids. It was surprising to us to see howsomething we do every day could bring such joy to thesekids. Its hard not to smile when you can let a child touch adeer or hold antlers for the first time and they just light up.We answer some of the same questions over and over, butthats okay with us. If we are able to spark their interest inhunting or maybe even one day being a deer farmer, that isgreat.

We continue to do all we can to spread the word aboutdeer farms by posting weekly pictures on facebook andwelcoming visitors to our farm. Our commercial can also beviewed on facebook. We have started thinking about our2014 open house and we are planning on making it evenbetter with more activities aimed at pleasing the kids.

After all, Toth Whitetails was once just a spark of interestfor me, so who knows how many future deer farmers mightjust be inspired by visiting our farm.

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Its been a long time in coming, but President Obamaocially signed the Federal Agriculture Reform and RiskManagement Act, also known as the 2014 Farm Bill, onFriday at Michigan State University.

So, what does the Farm Bill mean to deer farmers? For the past few years, the North American Deer Farmers

Association (NADeFA) has worked diligently with legislatorsand the NADeFA lobbying firm of Capitol Hill ConsultingGroup to incorporate the needs of deer farmers into the FarmBill. As a result of NADeFAs eorts, the $1 trillion Farm Bill,which is now law, received bipartisan support in both housesof Congress and will help protect deer farmers across thecountry and strengthen the cervid industry.

NADeFA Executive Director Shawn Schafer explainsthat the Farm Bill was a huge step for the deer industry andincludes several provisions specific to the deer industry, suchas disease research for deer, elk and other cervidae; country-of-origin labeling for venison; and disease indemnity forindividual farmers.

Here are three important legislative victories forNADeFA and the national cervid farming industry:

n Deer in USDAs Research Initiatives: The USDAsAgriculture and Food Research Initiatives (AFRI) programhas been amended to include emphasis on disease (EHD,CWD), mapping the genome, pest/parasite, diagnostics andvaccination research for deer, elk and other cervidae.n Venison Added to Country-of-Origin-Labeling: The

Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) program requiresfresh meat and produce to be clearly labeled in English as toits origin, allowing the U.S. consumer to know if they arebuying a foreign or domestic product. Venison, a productheavily imported from New Zealand in addition to domesticproduction, had been added to the meat products coveredby COOL.


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n Disease Indemnity: The bill allows for the industryto work with the Secretary of Agriculture and the FarmServices Administration to provide indemnity to deerfarmers for deer lost due to EHD and Blue Tongue, whenthey are within a county with a drought disaster declaration.

The inclusion of these elements in the Farm Bill did notcome easily. Over the past two years, dozens of NADeFAmembers volunteered their time, traveled to D.C., lobbiedtheir members of Congress, and met with variouscommittees to discuss the issues important to the deerfarming industry. Their eorts provided invaluable supportto the industry and elevated NADeFAs legislative prioritiesamong members of Congress. In short, NADeFA and itsmembers helped to move the legislative needle.



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Caird E. Rexroad, Jr. Acting Adminsitrator USDA,(ARS) Agricultural Research Service has provided thesummarization of the resolutions passed at USAHA inOctober 2013. In his letter of January 15, 2014 he providesthe following information:

ARS appreciates the opportunity to speak to theUSAHA resolutions. I can assure you that we share theconcerns of USAHA members and will do all that we can toprotect the health of Americas farm animals, and thus, theAmerican consumer. Allow me to address the pointsindividually.

resolution 1: USAHA requests that ARS allocateresources to support Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagicdisease research at the Arthropod-Borne Animal DiseasesResearch Unit, in Manhattan Kansas.

response: USDA in collaboration with the Departmentof Interior (DOI) organized a gap analysis workshop for

international experts on orbiviruses. Workshop participantsmet at the Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit,in Manhattan, Kansas, May 14-16, 2013. They assessedcountermeasures to eectively control and mitigate theimpact of an outbreak of an emerging strain of orbivirus withepizootic potential, with special emphasis given toBluetongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus.A report of proceedings from the workshop that alsohighlights research priorities is expected to be completed andissued in January 2014. ARS will use its available resourcesto work with Federal and university partners to implementthe research prioritized in the workshop report.

resolution 2: USAHA urges ARS and the Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to research,develop and validate genetic stain typing capabilities forTheileria equi and Babesia caballi (equine piroplasmosisorganisms).


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response: The ARS Animal Disease Research Unit inPullman, Washington, is working with university partnersresearching both causes of equine pirpoplasmosis and theirgenetic makeup.

resolution 3: USAHA requests that USDA and theDOI establish a panel to determine research needs andidentify and prioritize intervention strategies to controlchronic wasting disease.

response: ARS will work with APHIS and DOIscientists to organize a workshop of experts at which theywill assess gaps in our knowledge about chronic wastingdisease and establish research needs and interventionstrategies.

resoultion 4: USAHA urges Congress to provideappropriate funding to ARS to construct new facilities at theKnipling-Bushland United States Livestock InsectsLaboratory in Texas.

response: ARS appreciates the support of USAHA for

updated laboratory facilities in Texas. ARS has establisheda Capital Investment Strategy (CIS) to prioritize its fundingrequests to Congress for new or updated facilities. Requestsfor a replacement facility will be based on the CIS, which inturn is based on both facility condition and program priority.ARS sees the program in Kerrville as a high-priority becauseof the condition of the facility, nerveless; appropriations forfacilities in general have been limited in the current tightbudget environment.

rexroad concludes the letter by saying:I appreciate that USAHA members make significant

contributions to ensuring animal health and food safety inthe United States. Rest assured that USDA is workingdiligently to provide practical and effective solutions tothe challenges recognized by USAHA members, and welook forward to working with you and other officials tosolve them.


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It was an early, damp spring morning and my pap andI wanted to go turkey hunting. So, we got our turkeyhunting clothes on and we were ready to go to my favoritehunting spot. As soon as we got there, I told pap to set theturkey decoys up. It was his first time turkey hunting sohe set them up wrong. I eventually went to fix them, sothey could move a little. About ten minutes later we bothwere ready to sit and listen for the big, old gobblers. Iwaited at least thirty minutes before I started to call. Theforest lit up! We heard three to our right, two on our left,and one right in front of us. I could see the top of hisbright red head. I was so nervous, I began to shake. Mypap handed me the gun and I put it through the window.BOOM! Well, the gobbler was on the ground, but sowas I! When I shot, the gun knocked me out of my seat.My pap was laughing with me so it kind of all worked out.A few minutes later, we both went and got my beautifulnine and a half inch bearded gobbler. My turkey huntingexperience with my pap was amazing.

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Many of you know that a documentary titled The TruthAbout CWD was produced and broadcast nationally ontelevision last year. This program originally aired on KeithWarrens Deer & Wildlife Stories and continues to broadcaston line 24/7 @ www.deer&wildlifestories.com. If youhavent seen this informative program you should take thetime to do so as it sheds light on how CWD has become apolitical disease and how the issue of CWD is being used todrive a wedge between deer farmers and those opposed todeer farming.

Since the original broadcast of this show, there have beenmany major developments in regards to CWD. So many newthings have happened on the CWD front that it has becomenecessary to produce and broadcast a new updated versionof The Truth About CWD. In this updated program, hostKeith Warren will meet with CWD experts and share withviewers the hypocrisy of how the disease is being handled.

We now all know that a deer tested positive last winterthat was taken on a Wisconsin hunting ranch. Those of us inthe deer industry are all watching how this will eventually behandled and how this could aect other deer farmers.

Finding a CWD positive deer inside a hunting ranchcould possibly be a set back for deer farming or huntingranches. But, to find a positive on this particular ranch nowforces the issue in a big way. The reason is, this particularhunting ranch and the deer farm where the CWD positivedeer originated have a long track record of compliance withall regulations. But, even with 100% total compliance, a

positive shows up? It forcesmany issues. How could thisof happened? Where did itcome from? How long didthis deer have it? How bad isCWD when we know thatthe buck weighed 350pounds and had no signs of the disease? Why after millionsof dollars have been spent on research and no telling howmany thousands of deer have been deliberately killed lookingfor CWD, do we still have the disease popping up? If CWDis such a threat to deer and elk species, then why is it that insome states like Colorado where CWD was first discoveredis the population of deer and elk still at healthy levels? Whyis there such a hysteria by some agencies to lock down deerfarming because of CWD? Keep in mind that there is noevidence that CWD is transmissible to humans. Lots ofquestions.

On this updated CWD documentary, Warren willaddress these questions with leaders in CWD research andexperts in the field. This show will broadcast during the 2014calendar year. We are in preproduction at this time whichmeans we are contacting sources and lining up interviews.On our last go around I had asked some people forinterviews and even a well known deer quality managementconservation group (opposed deer farming) to appear andpresent their case against the captive deer industry. However,I was turned down. I am hoping to be able to get folks to goon the record during this show and present their side on theissue of how we should handle CWD, said Warren.

Funding for this documentary is coming fromdonations from the deer and elk farming industry. It is a hugeundertaking as you can imagine. The more we look into theissue, the more we can see that CWD is a political topic andthat educating deer enthusiasts will help them understandjust how political this issue has become.

Watch for announcements of this updated CWDDocumentary with air dates and times coming soon.

For more information or to contact Keith Warren, he canbe reached via email @ [email protected].

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