A Word of Thanks from NYDEFA Member Dana Hoover
Saturday August 2nd, 2025, New York Deer and Elk Farmers Association members, friends and fellow deer farmers from Ohio and Pennsylvania gathered at MountainSide Whitetails in Penn Yan, New York for our annual summer picnic. We had a terrific time!! We enjoyed a delicious home cooked meal, homemade pies and the camaraderie of being together. In addition to welcoming new deer farmers, we enjoyed educational and informative presentations by Josh Newton of Pennsylvania, who spoke about regulations, and Dr. Beth Ann Shane-Holser from the New York Department of AG and Markets, who spoke about CWD resistance, GEBV’s as well as proper protocols for acquiring Moving Permits.
We also had a very good fundraiser in the form of a half-buck share, which is used gratefully to pay our lobbyists. We also enjoyed farm tours, networking and our antler exhibit. But perhaps the biggest focus of the picnic was to take official action on voting in new board members. With the enthusiasm here in New York for deer farming, we look forward to starting a nomination process in the future and filling board positions with eager leadership-minded individuals. Thank you, Dan Jennings, for leading this charge!
