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    Elk herd found dead in northeastern N.M.

    Elk herd found dead in northeastern N.M. By Tina Jensen Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11:21 PM MDT Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11:21 PM MDT http://www.krqe.com/news/local/elk-herd-found-dead-in-northeastern-nm More than 100 elk found were dead on a ranch about...
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    Selling Lil Bear's Mother, Womb Sister, Complete Herd Dispersal

    Swamp Creek Whitetails will be doing a complete herd dispersal in conjunction with the Buckeye Fall Trophy & Breeder Auction October 10, 11 in Dalton Oh. The John Miller family is moving to Tennesee where deer farming is not allowed and have decided to offer the herd at auction. Lil Bear's...
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    What are you building your herd around ?

    Was just wondering what genetics folks are building their breeding program around ? For me its Maxin/Maxin Eagle and Peacock/Maxbo Ranger after this years fawns the majority have Double Maxin , Double Peacock or Double Maxbo Ranger and many have both! These are my main focus but have a few...
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    Swamp Hollow Whitetails Herd Reduction sale

    William Swarey, Swamp Hollow Whitetails will be selling 50 lots in a special herd reduction sale Feb 1, 2013 held in conjunction with the Buckeye Spring Breeder Auction. Swamp Hollow Whitetails has been producing the kind of bucks the past few years that many of us can only dream of. 2 year olds...
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    Starting a new elk herd?

    I was wondering about starting an elk herd in a WI preserve setting. What bloodlines would produce best and what should my expectations be for scores? They would eat natural water, browse, and vegitation, with pellleted supplement feeding, and mineral blocks. What is a good number for a large...
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    Herd not Accepting new White Doe

    I just got in a piebald fawn and a 1 1/2 year old white doe. I placed them in a pen near the other does and this year's fawns for about a week.....we finally let them in 2 days ago. The herd has completely accepted the little piebald but they want NOTHING to do with the white! They won't let her...
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    Just added the best bred doe EVER to my herd!

    Please welcome Summer Rose! She was 10 lbs 1 oz, 20 1/2 inches born 9-18-2012 9:32 am C-section. Everybody is doing great! She was also born with one tooth already in the middle bottom of her jaw. (I guess 10 lb babies are ready for meat! LOL) The dam is Lisa and the sire is Me...
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    Who has a shrinking herd?

    Turns out I built my fish tank for way more fish than I need-originally thought I would have 70-90 deer, now running about 50 through winter, and thinking of cutting that in half with the cost of feed and the lower cost of deer. Then the problem becomes, what do I do with all that pen space...
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    Looking for some help! smaller herd with scours

    I'm in Northern Michigan and I have a small herd of 13 deer (now 12). I have 4 mature does, 8 (now seven) fawns and one breed buck. All animals are in the same 15 acre pen. We feed free choice pellet and have a clean water tank. The pen is a mix of pines, harwoods, open pasture ground, a low...
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    Herd Management

    Wh7y would a mature buck kill a mature doe? The two had been together for three weeks. there are two aother mature does with the buck now. Are they in danger also?
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    Elk herd revived, now reviled

    Elk herd revived, now reviled Stoney Fork, Ky.-Bringing the majestic elk back to the hollows where they once roamed has become a nightmare. Rogues from a herd that numbers in the thousands are trampling gardens, flattening fences and marring yards with manure in the SE Kentucky town of...
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    Texas Herd destroyed over "possibility" of CWD

    http://www.wfaa.com/home/related/Dozens-of-deer-euthanized-in-Hunt-County--111451644.html Who hunts high fence, who doesnt, who breeds to what? Not gonna matter in ten years if educating the general public with the facts on the CWD issue isnt first and foremost to all in the breeding...
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    Herd Software

    Wondering what some are using for herd management software? Been thru a few different programs and would like to find something easy to use. I would like to hear whats out there and folks liking to them. Thanks
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    new herd dog

    we lost our female Great pyrenees "Bea" to heartworm last month so we now have "Ozzie" he's 12 weeks old and will be joined by another puppy in the early spring... "Harriet" ,meanwhile "Duke" 18 mos. 145 lbs is doing all the work
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    Herd Dog?

    I know I have read on the forums about a certain kind of herd dog that works good with protecting the deer herds. Can someone please tell me the breed name of this dog. Thank you.
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    Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification

    After reviewing the many comments made by Government Wildlife Agencies in regard to the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification, it is painfully obvious that they very much support strict over-regulation for captive raised cervids even knowing it will further damage the industry but they see...
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    White (Albino) deer herd of WI

    To some of you this might be old news, I thought it was a great video. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=inwi10s22a3q81f
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