2023 Conference & Fundraiser
Register for our 2023 Conference & Fundraiser.
Donations are accepted in the form of: cash, genetics, hunts, trucks, etc.
Click here to reserve your hotel room at French Lick Resort.
Join, renew or extend your membership for a chance to win a lifetime NADeFA membership.
Call 888-936-9360 0323NAD to book a hotel room
NADeFA Annual Conference
March 22nd – 25th
New Deer Farmer Seminar and SCI Scoring Class
French Lick, Indiana, March 22nd, 2023
New Deer Farmer Seminar Speakers
- 7:30 – 8:30 – Registration, Light Breakfast
- 8:30 – 9:15 – Fencing – Eric Miller – Stay-Tuff Fencing
- 9:15 – 10:00 – Remote Drug Delivery – Josh Newton, Pneu-Dart
- 10:15 -11:00 – Tranquilization – Steve Kirschner – Wildlife Pharmaceuticals
- 11:00 – 11:45 – Anesthetic considerations in White-tailed Deer, Rosanne I. Knibb, DVM Westover Ridge Vet Clinic
LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 – Principles of Herd Health and Neonatal Management, Part 1, – Roxanne I. Knibb, DVM, Westover Ridge Vet Clinic
1:45 – 2:30 – Reproduction – Scott Josephson, Tri-County Veterinary Clinic
2:45 – 3:15 – Handling, Loading, Hauling, Delivery – Fred Huebner, Circle H W/Ts
3:15 – 4:00 – North American Deer Registry – Gary Cook, NADR
4:00 – 4:30 – Welcome to Deer Farming – Keith Warren, Keith Warren Outdoors/Deer & Wildlife Stories
4:30 – 4:50 – Open Panel/Questions & Answers
Hosted by NADeFA Cervid Livestock Foundation
Sponsored by Pneu Dart and NADR
Continental breakfast and lunch are included.
$50 per person or $75 per couple
Join Us for The SCI Measuring Seminar
March 22nd, 2023, 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM
$150 includes SCI Scoring Kit
If you have not registered yet for the Annual Conference and Fundraiser, follow instructions below.
You can REGISTER ONLINE at NADeFA.org, or DOWNLOAD the REGISTRATION PACKET, you can email us, or fax us. There are many ways to register for the 2023 conference. Don’t miss out register early and book your rooms.
French Lick Resort – 1-888-936-9360, Group Code 0323NAD, North American Deer Farmers Association 2023 Conference – Start your reservation (passkey.com)
Reserve Your 2023 Booth! (Booths are selling fast!)
Call the NADeFA office to reserve your space!
Marci Henry 330.454.3944 or email Marci@nadefa.org
Be part of the Antler Competition, Dart Competition, Photo Contest, Educational Seminars, Bid on the fundraiser and NADeFA Spring Sale, and much more!
2023 Conference Schedule – French Lick, Indiana
French Lick Resort
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
New Deer Farmer’s Seminar: Hosted by the Cervid Livestock Foundation
Sponsored by Pneudart
($50 per person, $75 per couple)
Coffee & rolls provided Wednesday morning
Lunch provided Wednesday noon
10:00- 9:00 P.M.
Exhibitor Set up
12:30 – 4:00 P.M.
SCI Scoring Seminar – $150 per person
2:00-6:00 P.M.
Pre-registration
7:30 P.M.
Director’s Meeting
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023
8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Registration and Exhibit Hall open
*Antler Competition entries submitted from Thursday until Friday
at 10:00 AM – ($50 per set)
*Coloring and photo contest entries may be submitted until 5:00PM Thursday.
*Contest Voting will begin at 5:00PM Thursday and will continue until 2:00PM Friday.
10:00 – 11:30 A.M.
Principles of Herd Health and Neonatal Management, Part 2, – Roxanne I. Knibb, DVM, Westover Ridge Vet Clinic
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch – Welcome
General Membership Meeting
Introduction of Board Members
Life Member Recognition
1:00 P.M.
Silent Auction (open until 5:00 PM Friday)
1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Dart Gun Competition
1:00 – 2:30 P.M.
CWD Research Updates from the NADC: Studies on Transmission, Susceptibility/Resistance, and Detection
Dr. Justin Greenlee, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Eric Cassmann, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Research Veterinary Medical Officer
National Animal Disease Center, Virus and Prion Diseases Research Unit
2:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Surviving CWD: The Ox Ranch Genetics Story
Dr. Christopher M. Seabury
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Texas A&M University
5:00 P.M.
Dinner
6:00 P.M.
NADeFA Annual Fundraiser Auction
Friday, March 24th, 2023
7:30 – 9:00 A.M.
NADR Board Meeting
8:00 – 6:00 P.M.
Exhibit Hall open
9:00 – 12:00 P.M.
Dart Gun Competition
9:30 – 10:30 A.M.
Anthony Klingler, DVM
Concord Veterinary Clinic
Concord, MI
10:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Cervid Health Research Initiative (CHeRI)
Dr. Juan Campos Krauer
Dept. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
University of Florida
12:00 Lunch
Recognition of 20, 25 & 30 – year members
1:00-1:45 P.M.
EHD Vaccine Update
Ashley Petersen, M.S.
Clinical R&D Lead
VST, LLC dba Medgene Labs,
1:45 – 2:30 P.M.
Donnie Powers, FMC Corporation
EHD Vector Control
2:00 P.M.
Coloring & Photo contest voting ends!
5:00 P.M.
Silent Auction Closes!
5:30 P.M.
Dinner Buffet
6:30 P.M.
NADeFA Open Sale
6:30 P.M.
NADeFA Annual Fundraiser Auction
Saturday, March 25th, 2023
8:00-12:00 P.M
Booth visitation
9:30 A.M.
Awards presentation: Photo and Dart Gun competition,
10:00 A.M.
Antler Competition Awards
12:00 P.M.
Booth Tear Down
Evening on your own to network and socialize with fellow NADeFA members!
Sunday, March 26th, 2023
8:00 A.M.
Remaining Booth Tear Down/Move Out
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