important differences between whitetails and mule deer

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ELECTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BOB PRICE MARK HUBBARD MIKE WOOD
President Vice President Treasurer
Moss Creek Ranch Mark Hubbard Madera Bonita Game
Big Spring, TX (Region 2) Ranch Properties Ranch
Cell [phone] Boerne, TX (Region 1) Combine, TX (Region 5)
Work [phone] Cell [phone] Cell [phone]
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
TERM 2015-2017 TERM 2015-2017 TERM 2015-2017
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGION 1 REGION 2 Ben Mooring
Hugo Berlanga Bob Price 4M Whitetails
Mustang Ranch Moss Creek Ranch Fort Worth
Terms for elected positions
Corpus Christi Big Spring [phone]
officially start following [phone] [phone] Term: 8/2015-8/2018
the Statewide Membership Term: 8/2016-8/2019 Term: 8/2016-8/2019
Meeting held at the Sheldon Grothaus
REGION 3
TDA Annual Convention in August. Texas Whitetail
Dick Cain
Breeders
Trophy Ridge Ranch
Hondo
Term Length: Saint Jo
[phone]
[phone]
Executive Committee - 2 years Term: 8/2015-8/2018
Term: 8/2016-8/2019
Directors - 3 years
Mark Hubbard
Officers - 1 year Joe Francks
Mark Hubbard Ranch
Three Nails Ranch
Properties
Cisco
Boerne
[phone]
[phone]
Term: 8/2015-8/2017
Term: 8/2015-8/2017
REGION 4 REGION 5 REGION 6 REGION 7 REGION 8
Jordan Smrekar Jeff Jones Chris McDaniel Troy Smith Craig Wilson
Double Dime Whitetails Brown Trophy B&C Wildlife Consulting Triple S Whitetail Wilson Whitetail Ranch
Llano Whitetail Ranch Caldwell Highlands Fair Oaks Ranch
[phone] Ennis Cell [phone] [phone] [phone]
Term: 8/2016-8/2019 [phone] Term: 8/2015-8/2018 Term: 8/2015-8/2018 Term: 8/2014-8/2017
Term: 8/2014-8/2017
Lin Poor Chris Stewart Zac Kennedy Ben Schmidtke
Texas Wildlife Management Mike Wood 3S Texas Outdoor/3S JZ Whitetails Silverhorn Ranch LLC
Austin Madera Bonita Game Whitetails Gonzales Freer
[phone] Ranch Bedias [phone] [phone]
Term: 8/2014-8/2017 Combine [phone] Term: 8/2014-8/2017 Term: 8/2016-8/2019
Cell [phone] Term: 8/2016-8/2019
Fred Gonzalez Term: 8/2013-8/2019 Rodney Heller Klint Graf
Gonzalez Whitetails Summer Wingo Heller Deer Farm G5 Ranch
Uvalde Carroll Glaser High Roller Whitetails Yoakum San Antonio
Cell [phone] Emma’s Crossing Center [phone] [phone]
Term: 8/2015-8/2018 Rockdale [phone] Term: 8/2016-8/2019 Term: 8/2015-8/2018
[phone] Term: 8/2014-8/2017
DIRECTOR AT LARGE Term: 8/2015-8/2018
Gilbert Adams, III
JAG Ranch
Beaumont, TX
[phone]
Term: 8/2015-8/2018
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REGIONAL OFFICERS
REGION 1 Jimmy Neckar REGION 5 Verona Wilson REGION 8
Sheldon Grothaus Secretary/Treasurer John True Secretary/Treasurer Lynn Collard
President West President Center President
Hondo (254)-744-8861 Dallas [phone] George West
[phone] [phone] [phone]
REGION 4 REGION 7
Hugo Berlanga Jason Maroney Jason Millegan Zac Kennedy Leo Martinez
Vice President President Vice President President Vice President
Corpus Christi Kerrville Georgetown Gonzales Freer
[phone] [phone] [phone] [phone] [phone]
REGION 3 Chuck Herndon Amanda Ivie Ryan Mills Carrie Collard
Michael Deveny Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Vice President Secretary/Treasurer
President Utopia Maypearl Gonzales George West
Cross Plains [phone] [phone] [phone] [phone]
[phone]
Grant Garner REGION 6 Latimer Sands
Steve Frisina Secretary/Treasurer Keith Payne Secretary/Treasurer
Vice President Mountain Home Vice President Houston
Fort Worth [phone] Bellville [phone]
[phone] [phone]
TDA ADVISORY BOARD
Bill Grace Scott Bugai, DVM Tom Malouf
Salado Seguin Wills Point
[phone] [phone] [phone]
Jerry Johnston David Hayward Marty Berry
San Antonio Columbus Corpus Christi
[phone] [phone] [phone]
TDA FOUNDING FATHERS
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TDA MISSION STATEMENT
TDA is the unified voice of deer enthusiasts who seek to share
ideas and methods to improve management and harvest of deer.
TDA is a Texas deer organization that cares for the welfare and
health of deer herds and methods to improve deer quality and
hunting quality in Texas. We, as the TDA, are working toward
better conservation, appropriate regulations and improving the
overall quality of deer herds in Texas.
TDA PURPOSE AND GOALS
- To promote wise - To improve the image - The deer-breeding industry
management of deer, and awareness of deer is relatively new to Texas, but
recognizing that hunting and management and harvest data from a 2017 Texas A&M
management are lifelong through public education; University Economic Impact
enterprises; Study indicates it has a $786.9
- To promote research million annual economic
- To be a repository and and technology regarding impact in Texas, equivalent
clearinghouse of accurate improvements to deer herds to the state’s rice and citrus
and high quality information through the practice of industries.The industry’s
and knowledge; controlled breeding and economic contributions,
genetic improvements; especially to rural areas,
- To promote deer herd tourism, real estate, wildlife,
health and quality through - To share research findings, game and land management,
research, technology, management techniques and are beginning to be noticed,
and flexible management harvest strategies with the not only in Texas, but in
practices; membership of TDA; and states across the nation.
- To increase quality hunting
opportunities for Texas
hunters.
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REGIONAL REPORTS
Region 4:
Region 4 raised $13,000 selling tickets for a loaded Camo Crew CanAm/BBQ trailer combo at the
Hoffpauir Expo in April.
The Region 4 meeting will be held in conjunction with the LoneHollow Deer Summit/TDA Birthday Bash
on July 29th.
Watch for details for Live/Silent Auction lot requests for the upcoming convention, along with sponsorship
opportunities and door prize requests.
--Submitted by Jason Maroney
Region 8:
2017 Elections were held in May of 2017. Lynn Collard was elected to the Board of Directors and as the
Region 8 president. Leo Martinez was elected as the vice-president of Region 8 and Carrie Collard was
elected as the region’s secretary/treasurer.
Recently, our region hosted the 2017 Brush to Bay annual fishing tournament along with Region 5 (see
article, page 18.) A big thank you to all our sponsors for their support of TDA and our regions!
Mark your calendars today… the 2018 Brush to Bay Tournament is set for May 11-12, 2018! Prizes will
include $10,000.00 cash and a boat!
Finally, we would like to thank a special Region 8 volunteer: Madison Martinez with Straightline Whitetails.
She helps me with a lot of tasks for our region and is actively trying to get other kids involved with
Region 8 and TDA. She is planning to start a teen TDA Facebook page and manage it. She will be a great
person to head this up! She is a great young lady and very helpful.
--Submitted by Lynn Collard
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CONTENT

DEPARTMENTS POINTS OF INTERESTS
Cover photo by
92 #FawnWatch Pics
5 Regional Officer Reports Butch Ramirez
“Buck in Velvet”
93 Calendar of Events
12 President’s Message This is my favorite buck in
velvet photo I’ve ever taken. It
107 Tracks Classifieds was taken in Zapata County at
14 Executive Director’s Message La Coma Ranch.
108 Advertiser’s Index
TDA HIGHLIGHTS
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18 TDA Kicks Off Summer with Annual Brush to Bay Event
22 Inaugural Hoffpauir Expo Outdoor Show Successful
28 19th Annual TDA Convention Preview
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
PAGE 46
36 Selective Brush Control for Deer Habitat Maintenance
42 Fencing Law Part III
46 Feral Hogs in Texas
50 “Win a Deer Farm” Contest Winner Announced
HUNTING & SHOOTING
PAGE 58
58 The Hunter’s Arsenal
62 Now Comes Summer
66 Practical Optics Part IV
70 Important Differences between Whitetails & Mule Deer
73 Archery Webinar Hosted by TDA & Hoffpauir
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INDUSTRY
76 Industry Shorts
79 Nutrient Requirements of White-Tailed Deer
82 The Deer Case
82 Deer and Elk Associations Unite to Petition USDA
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FROM THE CAPITOL
86 Mr. Bailes Goes to Austin
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