Why is Quality Deer Management Important?
Quality Deer Management: A Paradigm for the Future
What are the white-tailed deer management paradigms of the past? First was the one we call the “Have your cake and eat it, too” approach. Basically, it was a limited buck harvest and no doe harvest. This kind of management followed immediately after restocking deer back into their native range. [Read More]
QDM – Science and Spirit
Since adopting a Quality Deer Management (QDM) approach to hunting, I have had some of the most satisfying outdoor experiences of my life. This has led me to ponder what it is about QDM that is so fulfilling to a person that, to be honest, was slowly losing interest in deer hunting. [Read More]
QDM – The New Philosophy
Increasingly, landowners, hunters, and wildlife managers across North America are embracing the QDM philosophy. This is evidenced by the increasing voluntary and regulatory implementation of QDM practices on private and public lands. Hunters are rethinking what constitutes a “quality” hunt and how they can make a positive contribution to the future of the deer herds they hunt. [Read More]
