Greetings Deer Farmers, experienced and new!
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who was able to attend our ILDFA annual meeting and fundraiser online, in person, or both. It was a big year for us! With growth brings new opportunities and possibilities. We outgrew our previous location and hit a home run when we were able to book the Effingham Event Center, officially taking our one-day event and making it two.
Starting Friday evening with a pizza social provided by Chase Baker of Baker Whitetails and a free CWD Sampling Training Opportunity thanks to the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare's, Dr. Willney and her excellent colleagues. Day two started with a second opportunity to attend Dr. Willney's class for anyone who was unable to make it Friday night. A tasty breakfast assortment of Dunkin Donuts was graciously provided by Billie Jo Rix and Mark Mann of Red Wire Ranch Whitetails for our morning social. Then straight into our main event including an antler competition, photo competition, silent auction, lunch, and our in-house live auction. If that wasn't exciting enough, we also gave away a gun as a door prize and had four other guns to raffle off.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS WHO HELPED MAKE ALL THIS POSSIBLE!
SPRINGFIELD WHITETAILS - SATURDAY DINNER SPONSOR
KALMBACH FEEDS, INC. - ANTLER COMPETITION SPONSOR
RED FOX DESIGN CO. - AD PRESENTED BY
RED WIRE RANCH WHITETAILS - PHOTO COMPETITION SPONSOR
BAKER WHITETAILS - FRIDAY DINNER SPONSOR
I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and abundantly successful fawning season. May we all be blessed beyond belief.
Our next event will be our ILDFA Annual Fall Picnic. Details to come soon.
Grant Carrolan & Lisa Shepard
ILLINOIS