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QDMA 8th Annual National Convention & Whitetail Expo
July 24 27, 2008
Chattanooga Convention Center • Tennessee
Same Great Location, All new National Convention!
QDMA presents an encore performance of our best National Convention ever in the great city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But if you joined us last year, this isn't the same event. This year offers an all-new line up of expert speakers, celebrities and seminars. Sponsor members will enjoy an all-new Sponsor Reception "with a view" at Rock City on Lookout Mountain. New high-quality hunts are on the auction block at the Hunt Auction Luncheon, and fantastic entertainment awaits you at Friday's REACH Celebration banquet. The Whitetail Expo is back but with more exhibitors and a great diversity of deer management tools and gear. And, as always, unique auction items will make Saturday evening memorable at the Grand Banquet & Auction.
Seminars & Speakers
Thursday Think Tank - 1 to 5 p.m.
Topic - Bucks: Numbers, Quality & Expectations
Kip Adams & Brian Murphy Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Steve Demarais and Bronson Strickland Managing Buck and expectation within local habitat limitations
Dr. James Kroll Antler development from yearling to adult, and whether culling increases antler quality
Dr. Mickey Hellickson Using camera surveys to learn about age structure and pattern mature bucks
Dr. Karl Miller Antler quality, age structure and culling: the take-home message for QDMers
*Seminars followed by question-and-answer with the panel.
Friday Morning Research Session I 8 to 11 a.m.
Topic Deer Movements: New Research with Implications for QDM
Joe Hamilton Welcome & Introductions
Rod Cumberland Dr. Mark Conner Adult buck movements: where do they go during hunting season?
Dr. Michael Chamberlain Seasonal movement patterns, habitat use and home range in a quality-managed herd
Kip Adams Protecting wide-rangging bucks with QDM Cooperative
Friday Afternoon Research Session II 2 to 5 p.m.
Topic Cutting Edge Habitat Enhancement and Look to the Future
Kip Adams Welcome & Introductions
David Morris Cutting-edge food plot techniques
Dr. Craig Harper Managing "old friends" for improved food and cover for whitetails
Bryan Kinkel Creating custom-designed travel corridors that produce successful stand locations
Brian Murphy 20 years of QDMA: a look at the past and the future of Quality Deer Management
Don't Miss the Whitetail Expo!
Saturday, 10 a.m. 5 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
- More than 100 exhibitors of deer management and hunting equipment, including food plot implements and seed, minerals, habitat improvement tools, trail cameras, wildlife consultants, hunting apparel, and much more!
- Meet hunting celebrities like Bill Jordan, Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, Brenda Valentine, and others!
- Kids will enjoy the QDMA Kid's Corner, including the popular grunt call contest, plus specia presentations by Brenda Valentine and Mark Thomas.
- See the incredible taxidermy display in the Bass Pro King of Bucks Truck!
- Shop at "The Shed," the official store for QDMA merchandise.
- Enjoy seminars by Bill Jordan, Lee & Tiffany Lakosky, Dr. Grant Woods, and Neil Dougherty!
Make Plans to Attend Now!
Click here for the 2008 QDMA National Convention Registration Form!
For Hotel Reservations, contact:
The Chattanooga Marriott
(423) 756-0002 or (800)841-1674
Reservation code: QDMA National Convention
Room Rate: $124 per night plus tax
Sheraton Read House Hotel
827 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(800) 691-1255
www.readhousehotel.com
The Chattanoogan
1201 South Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(800) 619-0018
Staybridge Suites
1300 Carter Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 267-0900
All of Chattanooga's Hotels can be found at
www.chattanoogafun.net/accomadations
Vendor Information:
Click here for 2008 Exhibitor Information Pack
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Quality Deer
Management Association
PO Box 160
Bogart, GA 30622
1-800-209-DEER (3337)
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