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  1. R

    Your thoughts on dealing with unsupportive family members

    I'm wondering your guy's opinion on how to deal with family. I'm in the process of getting my license and building my deer pen and not too long ago my aunt found out that I was going into the deer business her response was "as soon as you get deer in that pen I'm sicking peta on you and they...
  2. Bell

    What are your thoughts on this CWD Article

    http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/opinion/guest-opinions/2016/01/22/chronic-wasting-disease-prognosis/79199086/
  3. C

    Need thoughts ASAP

    Make a long story short we had someone (still trying to find out who) break into our pen well we were gone for xmas. My buck was gone and had the sheriff out to fill out a report and figured who ever did it shot him and took him. Turns out they just broken into the pen and left it for them to...
  4. Bell

    Thoughts?

    http://cdmrp.army.mil/prevfunded/nprp/pbks/nprppbk.pdf Have researchers considered using the theory of interference phenomenon to develop a CWD vaccine for cervids?
  5. D

    SUDAN grass thoughts

    HI everyone - first post...  love the forum.  I've owned a deer ranch for a few years now in Southeast Louisiana.  Don't have that many deer (20).  lost over half of our fawns to EHD last yr.   i was wondering if anyone else has tried planting Sudan grass to help with EHD...  it makes sense...
  6. IndependenceRanch

    Your thoughts on this please

    Given the current state of the deer industry I am wondering what thoughts are on this being posted on facebook today? 20510:image.
  7. S

    Need your thoughts

    Whats your thoughts on keeping 4 buck fawns in the same pen with 3 yearling bucks (with horns cut) pen is just a little over an acre ?
  8. C

    Any thoughts on todays stocker sale?

    I personally thought the prices looked pretty strong. Hopefully this is a good sign for our industry!
  9. Four Seasons Whitetails

    Whats you thoughts on cwd action?

    Found this on another website. It seems some states use their head to a point(Min) and others just dont get it after cwd free for 12 years(Ny) Minnesota John Weiss: With every test passed, CWD zone is no more ??? margin:0px 0px .75em;(51,51,51);Georgia, serif;small;background-(221,221,153)...
  10. W

    Thoughts on fawns?

    Just wondering everybodies thoughts on multiple fawns born to a doe. I will take a huge single over little tripletts all the time or a good set of twins over tripletts. probably would be different if I did deer raising fulltime....just wondering everybodies opinions?
  11. coldspring whitetails

    Just my questions and thoughts.

    I am new to this business so i have lots of questions. One is why is so much semen being sold cheap? It bothers me to see so much semen being sold cheap and lots of straws out of the same buck!!! Dosnt this hurt the value of offspring? For myself i want to use bucks that their offspring are...
  12. L

    Let me know your thoughts..

    So I am trying to learn all I can about this business. (As I plan to join the ranks of you guys) Talking to friends in the hunting industry and trying to get their point of view. I have been a hunting guide in the western states for 15 yrs and know alot of people that are well respected and well...
  13. D

    DNA What are your thoughts???

    Just curiuos........what is everyone's thoughts on DNA? Do you think it is accurate? Their are some that say it is not!! Just curiuos what everyones opinion is on this..........there are people being convicted for life on the conviction of DNA......but yet I hear some in the deer business don't...
  14. Q

    Thoughts on these 2.5 yr olds

    Probably using them as backups this year. Any thoughts? Recent pedigree is tightly packed on this place but mostly originated out of Redoy Ben a few generations back. Since they are not being collected I was asked to not advertise the pedigree's and lines yet as they are up and comers we think...
  15. L

    To Draw Semen or Not??? Your thoughts

    We feel we have been really blessed with a great typical framed buck at the farm. I've put pictures of The Natural, a 3 year old, on here several times this summer. We are contemplating whether or not to draw semen on him this fall. We do not AI any does at the farm, so the semen would be...
  16. F

    Thoughts on pen design...beginner

    Ok guys...I'm looking to ease my way in to this and am wanting some input on pen size. I was outside today doing a bit of looking around and I've come up with this idea...I'm thinking 100'X150' split down the middle to make 2 pens of 7500 sqft. Knowing that I never want to be at my maximum...
  17. B

    Thoughts on feed bins???

    I am looking into buying a feed bin. I am feeding a textured feed and i was wondering what everyones thought were on using them with textured feed. I did not know if it would get clogged up inside?
  18. IndependenceRanch

    Your thoughts on this bucks chances

    http://www.farmingforwildlife.com/ I decided to start another thread with the link above to where you can see pics of Sudden Impact as he grows this year. By starting a new thread I could try and add a poll for everyone to use. Will Sudden Impact be the next world record buck? Will...
  19. D

    Moms Milk or dry and warm your thoughts

    Just had to fawns born this morning......they were born between 12 and 15 hours ago .......it has turned really rainy and cool here.....just pulled two fawns that were born yesterday and they looked wet cold and miseralble...they were 24 hours on mom though and I always pull at 24......but I'm...
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