The Antlered Mascot

Inferno.Elk and red deer. The antlered specialist.

Inferno MD is the brand name for the antlered program at S&S Acres — elk and red deer — named for Inferno, our original main breeding bull and the largest elk we've raised (589 inches at seven). Today two four-year-old bulls lead the elk breeding: BoneHead, an international champion carrying 478 inches this year, and Kodiak, a 480-inch-class bull running his own cow group. CWD-clean herd since inception, most recently tested February 2026. Brucellosis and tuberculosis tested clean.

Namesake Inferno

Lead Bulls BoneHead & Kodiak

Status CWD-Clean

BoneHead · Coming off the trailer, September 2026 · Tap to play

Inferno, MD

The Anchor of the Antlered Program.

Inferno MD is the brand name for the antlered species at S&S Acres — elk running alongside our growing red deer program — and it carries the name of the bull who built it. Homegrown — bred, dropped, and raised on our own land. The genetics here are decided on purpose.

BoneHead — our lead bull as of September 2026: four years old, international champion as a yearling, 478 inches this year, and a strongly CWD-resistant genomic profile. The elk genetics we breed today.

Kodiak — the other major breeder, also four years old and also new in September 2026. Not measured this year, but he's a 480-inch-class bull, and he runs his own cow group through the rut.

Hurricane — our seven-year-old LL-genotype bull, the sire behind the current calf crop. Now offered for sale to an Ohio breeding program or preserve.

Inferno — the namesake: our original main breeding bull, LM genotype, 589 inches at seven and the biggest elk this ranch has raised. He sold in 2025, but his semen lives on via State Line Cryogenics. We cross the LL and LM lines on purpose — complementary genetics for the next generation of breeding stock.

Rawhide — the proof on the ground: an Inferno son out of one of our best cows (tag 805), three years old this year and already running huge for his age. The Inferno line carrying forward in real time.

Gizmo — the named red stag and the foundation of our growing red deer program.

CWD Status

CleanSince inception

Last Tested

Feb 2026Negative

Brucellosis & TB

NegativeTested clean

Inquiries

By RequestNo public pricing

Named Animals

The Inferno MD Lineup.

Five named animals carry the Inferno MD program forward — elk and red deer breeding genetics, tagged and documented. BoneHead and Kodiak lead the breeding; Hurricane is now for sale.

Lead Elk Bull

BoneHead

Four-year-old breeding bull, new to the ranch September 2026. International champion as a yearling in the antler competition — 211 4/8 inches at one year old, 466 at three, and 478 inches this year. CWD genomic breeding value (GEBV) of −0.11, well into the resistant range. Came to us through Dave Flory and Quiet Harmony, and runs his own cow group this season.

Lead Elk Bull

Kodiak

Four-year-old breeding bull, new to the ranch September 2026. The other half of this year's breeding pair with BoneHead — he covers his own cow group. Never put on the tape this year, but he's a 480-inch-class bull with long main beams and heavy tops. MM genotype (see the genetics primer below); brought in for antler and frame.

LL Bull · For Sale

Hurricane

LL-genotype, seven years old. Hand-tagged and documented. Quiet and perceptive most of the year — the wise old head of the herd — until rut, when he's the loud center of it, bugling with his head thrown back. 2025 antler measurement (age 6): 464 inches. Now available to an Ohio breeding program or preserve — see the catalog.

Named Red Stag

Gizmo

Three-year-old red stag. The named red deer figure within Inferno MD's antlered domain — foundation of our growing red deer program. A bright, chaotic young stag — too much energy, too much curiosity, and just enough swagger to think he already knows what he's doing. No 2026 measurement — we passed on putting a tape on him this year.

Named Elk Bull

Rawhide

Inferno son, out of one of our best cows (tag 805). Three years old this year and already running huge for his age — the Inferno line carrying forward in real time. Part drama queen, part athlete — vocal, expressive, high-energy, and endlessly curious. 2025 antler measurement (age 2): 315 inches.

BoneHead · First week on pasture, September 2026 · Tap to play

New Lead Bull

BoneHead, In Velvet.

BoneHead came to S&S Acres in September 2026 as a four-year-old and went straight to work with his own cow group. He was the largest yearling in his class and the international champion at one year old in the antler competition — the bull on the cover of North American Elk that November.

The numbers since: 211 4/8 inches as a yearling, 466 inches at three, and 478 inches this year in velvet. His CWD genomic breeding value comes in at −0.11 — lower is more resistant — which is exactly the direction we're breeding.

Yearling

211 4/8"International champion

Age 3

466"2025

Age 4

478"2026, in velvet

CWD GEBV

−0.11Lower = more resistant

Face On

Velvet, Age 4

The Spread

North American Elk · Nov 2023

Cover: North American Elk magazine (NAEBA), November 2023 — BoneHead as a yearling.

Second Lead Bull

Kodiak, Off the Trailer.

Kodiak arrived the first week of September 2026, a four-year-old with a hardened rack already on his head, and went straight out to his own cow group. He and BoneHead split the breeding this season — two bulls, two groups, no overlap.

We haven't put a tape on him this year, so no official score: by eye he's a 480-inch-class bull, long in the main beam with heavy, forked tops. He's MM at codon 132 — the common genotype — and he's in the program for antler and frame while the LL and LM lines carry the resistance side.

Age

4Arrived Sept 2026

Antler

~480"Estimate · not measured 2026

Genotype

MMCodon 132

Role

Herd BullOwn cow group

Kodiak · Coming off the trailer, September 2026 · Tap to play

Face On

In the Wallow

The Tops

Rawhide · In velvet, July 2026 · Tap to play

The Inferno Line, Live

Rawhide, Velvet to Hard Antler.

Filmed on pasture, July 2026 — Rawhide at three years old, still in velvet and already carrying a rack that turns heads. The 315-inch two-year-old, one summer later.

This is what the Inferno genetics look like walking around: mass early, spread early, and a bull that hasn't hit his prime yet.

And the same bull a couple of months later, in hard antler — September 2026.

Hurricane · For Sale

Hurricane, Now Available.

Our seven-year-old LL-genotype bull — head of the herd since Inferno sold, and the sire behind the current calf crop. 2025 antler measurement (age 6): 464 inches. CWD-clean herd since inception; brucellosis and TB tested clean.

Suited to a breeding program or a preserve. Ohio buyers only for now. No public pricing — every sale starts with a conversation about your operation.

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Hurricane · Close-up · Tap to play

Two-Year-Old Bulls · For Sale

Three Hurricane Sons.

Thunder, Thumper, and Titan — three two-year-old bulls out of Hurricane, all LM genotype, all measured this year. Same herd health standard as everything else here: CWD-clean since inception, brucellosis and TB tested clean. Ohio buyers only for now. No public pricing — every sale starts with a conversation.

2-Year-Old Bull · For Sale

Thunder

Two-year-old LM bull, ear tag 2M. Hurricane × cow 6K. 2026 antler measurement: 258 2/8 inches. Inquire in the catalog.

2-Year-Old Bull · For Sale

Thumper

Two-year-old LM bull, ear tag 1M. Hurricane × cow 21K. 2026 antler measurement: 232 4/8 inches. Inquire in the catalog.

2-Year-Old Bull · For Sale

Titan

Two-year-old LM bull, ear tag 4M. Hurricane × cow 23K. 2026 antler measurement: 229 2/8 inches. Inquire in the catalog.

See all three in the catalog →

Spiker · First-year bull · Tap to play

The Next Wave

Spiker Bulls.

Young bulls coming up through the program — the next generation behind BoneHead, Kodiak, and Rawhide. Documented from their first set of antlers forward. Right now there's a handful of them growing into their first full rack: all legs, hormones, and bad ideas — half convinced they're future kings, the other half over-caffeinated toddlers with antlers.

Cooper at the working chute on antler-cut day. Hands-on work, family on the rope.

CWD Genetics

Why LL, LM & MM Matter.

Elk carry one of three genotypes at the prion-protein gene 132, the variant that drives susceptibility to Chronic Wasting Disease. Each animal inherits one copy from the dam and one from the sire — and which combination they end up with materially changes how the disease behaves in them. We breed Hurricane (LL) with Inferno's LM semen on purpose — intentional genetic diversity that builds CWD resistance into the program over generations.

Most Resistant

Two copies of the leucine variant. Strongest natural resistance to CWD progression. Hurricane's genotype — our seven-year-old bull, now for sale.

Intermediate

One copy of each. Notably slower disease progression than MM. Inferno's genotype — the half of our breeding program we carry through frozen semen.

Most Common

Two copies of the methionine variant. The majority of North American elk. Most susceptible to CWD progression if exposed. Kodiak's genotype — in the program for antler and frame, inside a tested, CWD-clean herd.

Why it matters at S&S Acres: our herd is CWD-clean and tested on Ohio's three-year cycle, but we're not relying on exposure prevention alone. Crossing LL × LM through Hurricane and Inferno produced calves that carry the genetic odds in their favor, and BoneHead adds a genomic layer on top — a CWD breeding value (GEBV) of −0.11, where lower means less susceptible. Resistance you can document.

The Namesake · Foundation Genetics

Inferno — Our Original Bull.

The bull this whole program is named for. Inferno was our original main breeding bull and the largest elk we've raised — the LM-genotype foundation sire whose semen we run through State Line Cryogenics — the genetic complement to the LL breeding line Hurricane carried. Crossing the two builds out our future breeding stock with intentional genetic diversity.

2025 antler measurement (age 7): 589 inches. Photos here span seasons — summer velvet, fall hardened rack, winter coat. Inferno isn't decorative; he's the second half of the elk genetics decision.

Every move was deliberate — no wasted motion. The herd parted when he walked up, and nobody confronted him. Calm and relaxed most of the year, all power through the rut. Old as the timber, strong as the mountain, and steady enough to bring the whole ranch into line.

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Inferno · Bugling · LM Foundation Sire · Turn the volume up

Inferno Through the Seasons

Velvet to Hardened Rack.

The seasonal photos and video document Inferno's antler development — from spring velvet through fall hardening to the winter shed. Tracked, photographed, recorded.

Spring Velvet

Summer Growth

Fall Hardened

Winter Coat

Inferno · Walking · Tap to play

Inferno · In the red chute · Tap to play

The Next Generation

Three Bulls. One Pasture.

Three of our homegrown 3-year-old elk bulls grazing together at S&S Acres — Bam Bam, Boomer, and Bullet. All three sold in 2025 to operations building their own trophy programs. Inferno's line carrying forward through the bulls he sired.

See the full sold-2025 track record on the Breeding Stock page.

Red Deer

The Hinds.

Red deer females are hinds, not cows. The growing red deer herd at S&S Acres runs with Gizmo as the named stag, with hinds in seasonal rotation. The red deer program complements the elk side of Inferno MD's antlered domain — the difference between elk and red deer matters genetically and operationally, and we keep them straight.

Documented from birth like every named animal here. The program will open to national breeding stock buyers as the herd matures.

Hind & Calf · Tap to play

The Herd · On hay · Tap to play

The Jerky Line

Inferno Elk Jerky.

The Inferno MD shelf-stable elk jerky is next on the roadmap — following the Tonka bison line that's now in market. Same standards: pasture-raised at S&S Acres, USDA-inspected co-pack, no fillers.

The Tonka bison line is in market now — shop it today; the Inferno elk line follows.

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Natural Drops

Antler Sets.

Matched whole sets from named bulls in our own program. Every set here is a natural drop — the bull shed them and we picked them up off the ground. Nothing was ever cut off an animal. Each set is a single season from a single bull, and we know exactly which bull and which year.

Inferno — 4-Year-Old Set

$1,500 · 1 available

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Hurricane — 6-Year-Old Set

$1,000 · 1 available

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Inferno.Elk and red deer. The antlered specialist.

The Anchor of the Antlered Program.

The Inferno MD Lineup.

BoneHead, In Velvet.

Kodiak, Off the Trailer.

Rawhide, Velvet to Hard Antler.

Hurricane, Now Available.

Three Hurricane Sons.

Spiker Bulls.

Why LL, LM & MM Matter.

Inferno — Our Original Bull.

Velvet to Hardened Rack.

Three Bulls. One Pasture.

The Hinds.

Interested in Antlered Breeding Stock?

Inferno Elk Jerky.

Elk Antler Set.

Antler Sets.

Elk Antler Dog Chews.

Member Associations.