Don't no Levi so maybe your right.Only time will tell.Yes he does seem like a very smart man cause his fawns will be worth a mint and so will Maxbo Ranger if he ever decides to sell.How many straws are left does anyone no.
The only semen that is left is semen that has already been purchased at the auctions. Levi occasionally will sell a live breeding but I would say 2009 season is most likely already spoken for. Jon Browning
I saw Maxbo Ranger last year and he is a good looking deer.In fact all of his deer looked good from his 1.5 year olds to his 3yr olds.Heck I would like to have all his 2yr olds for shooters.
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Madill, Oklahoma
I may be wrong, but out of the few Amish folks I have been around, they all seem to know their stuff. My hats off to the Amish deerfarmers. If that is their ways, than so be it. I respect that.
On a goofy note:
If I raise a buck that is to be a good breeder, none of you guys have a chance of buying him. I want the Amish that dont pull semen to get him.
On a goofy note:
If I raise a buck that is to be a good breeder, none of you guys have a chance of buying him. I want the Amish that dont pull semen to get him.Some of you are on the right track. Levi s' chruch does not allow AI and therefore he can not draw him. He was drawn by Dave as a yearling and that is where the semen comes from. I have seen many of maxbo rangers yearlings , 2 yr olds and 3 year olds, all i can say is, WOW! this deer passes it down! Wait till you get a glimpse of B.L.K Ranger , a 3 yr old out of a Buddy-Lucky-Kristie doe, owned by Harry Yoder. BLK is Midnight Rangers Twin brother and Levi Masts Lucky Rangers full brother. BLK is huge, will probably go 300 @ 3. I have seen his pens many times and Maxbo ranger is the real deal. His sons are already passing down the stuff too. I have a picture of OJ Ranger, PJ rangers twin, he was 215 @ 2 and died when he hit the fence this spring. OJ has only one yearling. He may be the nicest yearling in Levis' pen. go to www.warrenwhitetails.com.
When I bought Midnight Ranger, as a one year old, I couldn't believe what a great producer Maxbo Ranger was. Taking nothing from Maxbo- but Ranger is a consistent frame producer. How many sons and daughters are out of Maxbo. How many are out of Ranger? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the percentage of success is what matters. I wished we had a way to look at a buck and have a rating system. For example what percentage of a said buck's sons hit 200 sometime in their liftetime? I bet you would be surprised by the results. This industry is not 100% on results. It is a popularity contest. Having said that- how many Peach sons and daughters are there? By breeding with Ranger, you are breeding with something that is a little off mainstream. Peach was an excellent producer and he produced "pretty" deer. Those are the kind I want to raise. Ask the Laughlin's about their Peach doe. Does she produce long tines? What is this industry needing? Long tines and Spread. Guess what- Maxbo Ranger does it. Limited and productive means value. I would rather breed with Ranger than any other deer because of what I saw that day in his pen. Not yearlings with 30 points scoring 200"+ - those bucks can flop. He had lots of bucks with frames from 140-170". All of them. Who else has that kind of production?
Dtrain, you must be reading our minds. We are considering trying to buy a live breeding to Ranger and sending our LeeJay/Mattie (Peach doe) yearling over to Levi's. Mattie is 9 years old and she ain't goin' nowhere off this farm.
Joined May 2009
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Chillicothe, Missouri
dtrain, midnight looks awsome!!!!!!!!! I must agree maxbo ranger is a stud very few bucks have EVER scored 300" with so little yet still get it done! with the score and the passdown he's showing. maxbo ranger and his sons seem to be a fluke to some but they won't for long. huh dustin!!!!!!!!
to some but they won't for long. huh dustin!!!!!!!!Dustin- You are definitely on track. When David bred Maxbo to that Peach doe, that is exactly what he was breeding for. There is no doubt that Ranger has exceeded those expectations and then some. I was AMAZED standing in Levi's pen last year. You are exactly right.... there wasn't a slacker in the bunch. Not only is Maxbo Ranger a stud, but Levi has to be one of the most decent men I have ever met! Of course I am partial to Maxbo, but wouldn't take one thing away from Ranger. Here's hoping Midnight Ranger (cool name) will be to you what Ranger is to Levi.
Steven- I would jump on that in a hurry if I were as close as you all are Tell Carolyn hi for me!
Steven- I would jump on that in a hurry if I were as close as you all are
Tell Carolyn hi for me!