Michigan Study Shows APRs Can Provide Deer Management Benefits

| By Lindsay Thomas Jr. and Kip Adams
For decades, the percentage of 1½-year-old or “yearling” bucks in the national harvest has been declining. Where yearlings once made up nearly 70 percent of the national buck harvest, today that number is around 34 percent and holding. However, yearling buck harvest remains high in some areas, and hunters in many areas are working to …

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Public Land: A Young Buck’s Death Sentence?

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You hear it commonly from all ranks of hunters, no matter their experience level. It’s the kind of thing grizzled veterans exclaim loud enough at the local coffee shop everyone within earshot catches it, or millenials openly share in a social media post that randomly pops up in your feed. Either way, the sentiment is …

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How Many Does Should You Harvest? Ask Yourself These 24 Questions.

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Follow Matt on Instagram. Not everyone practicing Quality Deer Management needs to take does. But everyone should ask themselves each year whether or not they need to. There are a number of factors to consider, so QDMA has compiled 24 questions that will help you decide whether to take more, fewer or zero does each …

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The Most Important Buck to Pass is the Easiest to Age

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Aging bucks on the hoof is not simple or foolproof, but I’ve got great news for you. The most important age to protect is the easiest to spot. Aging on the hoof really means determining which bucks you are going to green-light, which depends on your personal age-based goal for buck harvest. So the most …

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3 Boomerang Bucks That Went Non-Typical and Back Again

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Follow Matt on Instagram. White-tailed deer antlers are amazing appendages, aren’t they? Through the centuries, they’ve adorned walls of caves, huts, barns, camps and literally millions of homes across North America. Their mystique fills the minds of countless hunters every year. They’re also commonly used as a reasoning to kill. I’ll explain. Sure, most hunters …

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