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This and that and news from
Whitetails of Greenview world headquarters
near Camdenton, Missouri


Our best wishes go out to the Turpin Family in Syracuse, Missouri.

Richland Creek Whitetails owners, Jamie and Kendra Turpin

Jamie and Kendra Turpin purchased a number of our whitetail deer for their brand new deer farm, Richland Creek Whitetails.
Their new website, RichlandCreekWhitetails.com has a guest book you can sign.


Deer Farm Visitors
We welcome visitors to our farm. Our neighbor, Mr. Ibinger, brought his out-of-town family to see the babies and give them treats.
Richard and I enjoy showing off our deer and the fawns love the attention.
Perhaps because our fawns meet a lot of different people, they adjust well to their new owners when we sell them.


White 2 Sally May Rambo      White 4 Miss Impact       White 11 Martha Sue Impact
Our many thanks to Ohio deer breeder, Ron Haynes, for purchasing these three doe fawns.
Sally May Rambo, Miss Impact, and Martha Sue Impact bring fantastic genetics to Mr. Haynes' deer farm.

   Deer Delivery  
The three doe fawns are on their way to their new home in Ohio.

In 2010, we sent fawns to new homes in Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Ohio. We shipped mature bucks and does to Oklahoma and throughout Missouri.
Semen sales were made to breeders in Ohio, Illinois, and Texas. We appreciate our buyers and offer our heartfelt thanks.


How to Start a Deer Farm
We get a lot of inquiries from folks thinking about getting into the deer business. Other folks simply want to own deer as a hobby or have a pet deer. (Richard and I welcome phone calls, emails, and farm visits.)
Each state has regulations pertaining to whitetail deer ownership and breeding. Some states don't even allow it.
The first step to starting a deer farm is to learn your state's requirements. The state department that regulates deer breeding is often your state's Department of Agriculture.
It might also be your Fish and Game Department, Department of Natural Resources, or Department of Conservation. It might be the same state department that issues hunting and fishing licenses.
Good luck. It's easy to get lost in government websites. When typing-in search words, use the word "cervid" or "cervidae" if you're not getting results with "deer breeding".
I've found that some states don't post their regulations online, perhaps because the laws change frequently.

Starting a Deer Farm in Missouri
Getting a permit to own whitetail deer in Missouri is relatively easy. Here are a couple of links to wade through:
Class I Wildlife Breeder Permit application:  http://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/resources/2010/06/8566_5553.pdf
Chapter 9 of the Missouri Wildlife Code: http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3c10-9.pdf

 Simply put, you put up your eight-foot-high fence, create some sort of shelter, have a feed and watering station, and have a veterinarian agree to provide services when the need arises.
Then you fill out your application and send it with $50 to the Missouri Department of Conservation in Jefferson City.
Your county agent will inspect your pen and has the power to approve your application. He'll give you the forms to fill out to keep records on your deer. The fee is $50
annually

 You obtain your deer from deer breeders, either directly from the farm or through auction services. Deer sellers cannot sell deer to anyone without a state-issued permit.
Deer need to be ear tagged. You need to keep track of from where your deer were purchased, where they go if you sell one, the date when they're born, and the date one dies.
If a deer aged six months or older dies, it needs to be tested by your vet for Chronic Wasting Disease.

Do your research. Check out www.nadefa.org and www.mwbhra.org . I strongly suggest you personally visit some deer farms.
It's very helpful to see how other deer producers have their pens and handling facilities set up. Draw out your pen design a dozen times before you pound the first post.
Richard
says, "Anyone can own deer, but handling deer is a whole different story."

 


       Tree filled deer pen
Trees in the deer pen are a good thing.
Deer need the shade and security trees offer.

Fenceline trees     
Trees in the pen need careful monitoring and maintenance, especially those along the fence line.

     Tree trimming and removal          Tree trimming and removal
To remove hazardous dead trees in the deer pens, we recently used the services of Colt Tree Service of Camdenton, Missouri.
We were very impressed with the professional performance of owner Jason Coulter and his crew.




Missouri Federation of Animal Owners
www.mofed.org
Mission Statement:
"Our goal has always been and shall always be to protect the rights of animal owners and enthusiasts against the devastating effects of the animal rights movement."


In November 2009, we opted to use laparoscopic A.I. and all went well under the direction of   Glen Erickson from Wellsville, Utah.
Semen from the amazing whitetail bucks Ramsay and Pure Impact was used.

surgery prep
Deer handler Terry Williams shaves and disinfects sedated Chateau's area of surgery.

A.I.surgery trailer
Richard wheels her into Glen Erickson's mobile operating room.

2009-11-13 lap A.I.   2009 lap A.I.   lap A.I.
Glen inseminates Chateau laparoscopically.

Update: Our artificial inseminations were incredibly 100% successful! 


Trouble:

2009-11-28 fenced Y-C679    2009-11-28  Y-C679
Y-C679 was in a fighting mood and took out his aggression on an interior fence.

Headgear Rope Gizmo   Headgear Gizmo   Headgear Bemidji
Headgear in years past.


I donated my pony tail to Pantene Beautiful Lengths in honor of friends Jan, Mary Jo, Liz, Barbara, and Marti.
Each of these women have battled or are battling cancer.
There are several worthwhile organizations accepting long hair donations.
I chose Pantene's because they accept hair with a bit of gray.
They partner with the American Cancer Society to give real-hair wigs to women fighting cancer.

Michele with long hair      PonyTail


How to make an apple pie:

2009-04-21 Apple Blossoms
Step 1

  Michele peeling apples with fawns
Step 2

Apple Pie
Step 3

2009-04-21 Betty & Apples
Step 4


    KMOS TV tower
While driving between Missouri Conservation Areas on a morel mushroom hunting expedition,
we took a side trip near Syracuse to view this tower. Richard and I were awed by its 2,000 foot height.
This KMOS TV tower is the tallest structure in Missouri and the fifth tallest in the world.
2009-04-25 skillet of morels
Oh yeah, we found a few morels, too.


2009-April - Drop Chute Trailer 
The Missouri Department of Agriculture purchased a mobile drop chute trailer
for Missouri's deer producers to use when handling deer.
Whitetails of Greenview was the first to put it to work.

vets in chute trailer  applying RFID tag  deer in chute
Shown here inside the trailer are state veterinarian Dr. Good, federal veterinarian Dr. Henry,
our farm veterinarian Dr. Howerton, and deer handler Mr. Porter.
Richard and Sam worked the gates and tunnels in the barn as they moved deer in and out of the trailer.
I handled the paperwork,  the syringes, and very briefly the camera.
Each deer in the herd was vaccinated, tested for tuberculosis and brucellosis, and tagged with new RFID tags.


  Chateau on the Lake - Branson, MO
We attended the Chupp Deer Auction at the Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Missouri.
For future artificial inseminations, we purchased semen out of two extraordinary whitetail bucks, Ramsay and Timberjack.

Ramsay         Timberjack 370 @ 3

 Chupps Auction
The auction was well attended by whitetail deer producers from across the country.

Rich at the MWBHRA booth    MWBHRA booth
Richard checks out the antlers at the Missouri Whitetail Deer and Hunting Ranch Association booth.
Representatives from deer farms, state deer associations, taxidermies,
and farm equipment suppliers set up displays around the banquet room's perimeter.

  mobile deer chute trailer    2009-04-15 at Chupps Auction mobile deer chute
The almost brand new mobile deer chute trailer was on display outside the Chateau on the Lake.

RFID tags
Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFID) will most likely become mandatory in livestock
as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

RFID readers  Rich with reps from MO Dept of Ag & RFID reader
Also on display outside the auction, was an RFID reader that the Missouri Department of Agriculture can set up at a farm.
As the animal passes by the camouflaged reader that's set in place by the feed or water trough,
an electric or solar-powered reader "reads" the tag for identification and inventory purposes.


S Ernst inspection      S Ernst Conservation truck
Good record keeping is an important part of deer farming.
Here's Camden County Conservation Agent, Sean Ernst, reviewing deer records as part of our annual inspection.


 Richard measuring antlers     Richard measuring antlers
Richard measures and records the bucks' shed antlers in the barn office.


We introduced new genetics to the deer farm in 2008 and 2009. Meet our doe, Chateau, purchased from Edwin Ropp:
Whitetails of Greenview doe Chateau B-50
Chateau boasts some well known bucks in her background including Maxbo, Max, Little Boomer, Boomer,
Missouri Geronimo, Flees' Rocky, Flees' Magnum, Bruiser, Flees' Bucky, and Maverick.


Here's Betty, from Lavern Beechy's L & S Whitetail Farm:
  2009 april 19 Betty (1).jpg (482801 bytes)
Her background bucks include High Max, Maximus CR, Max, BJ, Sundance,
Little Boomer, Boomer, Flees' Magnum, Thunder, and Buckeye.
She came to us bred to Double Impact, son of Double Down. Additional bucks behind him are
Maxin, PJ, BJ, Poncho, Max, Flees' Bucky, Little Boomer, and Boomer.

Betty's grandmother sold for $190,000 at the 2009 Top 30 Auction! My goodness!

2009-6-17 Buck Fawn McKinley day 1
Introducing Baby Double Max McKinley, son of Betty and Double Impact.
He'll be a breeder buck.


Fawns inspecting pumpkin

Cats have a reputation for being overly curious. We have cats. We have deer.
No creature's curiosity tops a deer's!



   Find the baby.
Where's the baby?

   There's the baby.
There's the baby!


                      2008 May 30 Y-C679       2008-07-06 Y-C679

The rate of antler growth is amazing. A difference can be seen daily.
Pictured above is four year old Y-C679 on May 30, then again just five weeks later July 6, 2008.


bottle baby  

Former executive director of the North American Deer Farmer Association, Holly Johnson, performed an exhaustive
milk replacer study a few years ago. She compared Fox Valley milk to another brand in a birth-to-weaning experiment.
I was so impressed with the results of Holly's study that I switched to Fox Valley milk replacer.

     bottle baby Nadia     well-fed fawn
Our happy, healthy, robust fawns have never scoured on Fox Valley milk replacer.
It smells good and dissolves easier than any other brand I've used.
A bonus: the milk comes in a five-gallon bucket (which can always be used on the farm).


 Maggie & Chicken

Maggie's not allowed to herd the deer, but Chicken is fair game!
The hen showed up on the farm this summer and has made herself at home among the deer, dog, cats, and humans.
She created a nest on the back patio and faithfully provides us with an egg every day. Thanks, Chicken!

Dear Maggie recently passed away. We'll profoundly miss her.

maggie with soccer ball


fawn Largo    daisy stud ear tag     fawn Y-4

A couple of years ago, we started using a new style of perma-flex ear tag with a "daisy" stud.
The daisy design is snag resistant and we've had fewer ripped ears.


 Sam, Largo, Whisper

Giving treats to the deer is always fun. Here's Sam with Largo and Whisper.
Every deer in the herd loves apples, but only Duke will eat the oranges.


Grad Sam and Folks    Samuel

Our son, Sam, is attending college, working toward a bachelor's degree in cyber security.


               Becky, Steve, Harrison      Harrison

Cute Baby Harrison has grown into a handsome Little Man.
Here's our grandson with his mom, Becky, and his dad (our son), Steve.

Baby Evelyn Paige

Good news! Baby Evelyn arrived!


2008 Richard with elk antlers

 Richard enjoyed yet another successful archery elk hunt in Colorado.
Eight elk in eight years. Wow! Great hunting and good eating.

Release Cover 2008-12-10

A bit of fame for Richard: a photo of him and his elk
on the cover of "Release", a Missouri Bow Hunters publication.

 

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