The future of deer farming in Illinois has never looked better. We had a very successful annual meeting and a big thank you to McClung Sales for the best online auction to date. We are very thankful to the donors and supporters of the Illinois Deer Farmers. It is because of those efforts Illinois Deer Farmers are available to promote and protect the cervid industry. Illinois continues to be a very farmer-friendly state. At our annual meeting, several new board members were elected. The group has already displayed great teamwork and are very open to making decisions that are needed to make deer farming in Illinois available to anyone.
Several new deer farmers and potential farmers attended the meeting this year, making the future growth look promising. The next event will be a fall picnic/farm tour at the Voss Whitetails Farm in Carlyle on August 15th. We welcome members and anyone interested in deer farming to attend. The future looks very exciting and promising in Illinois.
Travis Phelps
Vice President, IL Deer Farmers Association
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