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Show ET9 The Garfield County Insider 2011 AG MARKET NEWS Hai C4iiki4k Page DON'T FEED THE DEER Utah's mule deer herds seem to be doing well as Receipts: 1,071; Last Week: winter winds down. As they do every winter, 993. Last Year: 1,220. Licensed & Insured biologists with the Division Feeder Steers: mixed but Professional, Clean & Reliable of Wildlife Resources have mostly steady on similar been monitoring the deer 25 Years Experience offerings. Feeder Heifers: closely. In addition to deNow Serving Garfield County mixed wts under 450 lbs termining the condition of 4.00-5.00 higher, instances the deer as they entered the 10.00- 12.00 higher; 450winter, the biologists have 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, been watching for four adother wts mixed but mostly ditional things: steady. Holstein Steers: The amount of food avail2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughable to the deer ter Cows: 2.00-3.00 higher. • How deep the snow is Intermountain Farmers Association (IFA) announces the • How cold the temperature Slaugher Bulls: firm to opening of its newest IFA Country Stores in Richfield and is 1.00 higher. Feeder Steers: Medium Cedar City. After serving patrons in the old locations for • The amount of body fat vand Large Frame 2: 200- many years, IFA is moving both locations to Main Street they find on deer that have 250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs occupying the former Lin's Market in Richfield and Fresh been killed along roads Market in Cedar City. These new locations will provide If three or more of the 153.00-168.00; 300-350 lbs over three times the retail space and bring over 15 addi- five factors reach a critical 153.00-171.50; 350-400 tional jobs to each community. point, biologists will conlbs 147.00-161.00; 400-450 The new stores will have a larger variety of the same sider feeding deer specially lbs 149.00-163.25; 450-500 products customers already know and love. The increased lbs 138.00-150.00; 500-550 product selection will be a benefit for customers. They designed pellets. The pel130.00-143.00; 550-600 will continue to serve agricultural customers with bulk fer- lets are formulated to fit the complex digestive system mule deer have. lbs 130.00-146.00; 600-650 tilizers and chemicals in addition to the expanded selecAnis Aoude, big game coordinator for the DWR, says biologists came close to feeding lbs 124.50-138.50; 650-700 tions throughout the new stores. deer in Rich County this winter. lbs 117.00-128.00; 700-750 According to Layne Anderson, IFA's newly appointed "In December," he says, "the snow was piling up. Then the cold temperatures froze the lbs 112.50-124.00; 750-800 President and CEO, "IFA's vision is to be the preeminent top of the snow. That made it difficult for the deer to paw through the snow to find their lbs 111.00-122.50; 800- agricultural supply company in its chosen markets. The food." 850 lbs 106.00-117.75; new IFA Country Store seems to be right on track to acThen, in January, the conditions improved. "It didn't snow as much," Aoude says, "and 850-900 lbs 105.00-111.50; complish this vision in Richfield and Cedar City." The the temperatures warmed up and started to melt the snow. We didn't need to feed the deer 900-950 lbs 100.50-101.50; new stores will open for business in late February and ear- after all." 950-1000 lbs 99.00-100.00. ly March with Grand Opening events scheduled for later Aoude and other biologists were relieved that the deer didn't need to be fed. While this spring. Holsteins Steers: Large feeding deer can help the animals when winter conditions are severe, feeding can also put Frame 3: Bull Calves: deer in circumstances scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; that aren't good for 300-500 lbs 72.00-109.00; the deer or the plants the deer rely on. 500-700 lbs 75.50-99.00; Aoude says biolo700-900 lbs 72.50-91.00; gists will continue to 900-1000 lbs 72.75-77.00. monitor the winter Feeder Heifers: Medium Specializing in Skin Cancer, Skin Diseases & Cosmetic Procedures conditions and the and Large Frame 1-2: 200deer herds. If the deer 250 lbs 143.00-148.00; need to be fed, the 250-300 lbs 136.00-146.00; biologists will make 300-350 lbs 138.00-150.00, sure the feeding is pkg 155.00; 350-400 lbs done in the right way, 137.00-143.50; 400-450 lbs at the right time and 129.00-141.00; 450-500 with food that is best lbs 119.00-137.00; 500for the deer. 550 lbs 118.00-131.50; Aoude strongly ad550-600 lbs 119.00-131.00; vises you not to feed 600-650 lbs 112.25-122.00; deer on your own. 650-700 lbs 109.00-118.25; "You may not real700-750 lbs 108.00-115.75; ize it," he says, "but feeding deer actually 750-800 lbs 104.50-114.50; 66W 1325 N.. Ste. 250 • Cedar It harms the deer a lot 800-850 lbs 101.00-109.50; more than it helps Rand Colbert, MD 850-900 lbs 98.50-106.00; them." 900-950 lbs scarce; 950Ben Adams, DO Aoude gives sever1000 lbs 89.50-99.00; Heifal reasons why feederettes: 65.75-89.50. Jason Christian, PAing deer is a bad idea: Stock Cows: scarce. Deer have comSlaughter Cows: Boning plex and delicate di80-85% Lean: 63.25-75.75; gestive systems. If Breaking 75-80% Lean: you feed the wrong 65.00-73.50; Commerfoods to them, the cial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% deer can actually die Lean: 51.00-62.25. with stomachs that Slaugher Bulls: Yield are full of food. or 1000-1500 lbs Grade Feeding deer con73.75-82.75; 1500-2105 gregates them in a smaller area. And that lbs 80.25-88.00; Yield AESTHETICS & MEDICAL SPA can lead to all kinds Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs of problems for the 66.50-72.25; 1500-2465 lbs deer: 75.25-79.75. Feeder Bulls: Congregating deer 795-980 lbs 65.50-93.00. in a small area increases the chance that the deer will pass diseases to each other. When deer congregate to feed, it's "every deer for itself." The larger deer push the smaller deer—the kv!) fawns—aside. 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