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Has QDM been good for deer hunting? A different perspective!


Has QDM been good for deer hunting? A different perspective!

The bucks have a lot of competition and are more likely to fight and beat the h€ll out of each other, creating more injuries and winter kill. It ...

QDM – The Forgotten Practice - Southeast Whitetail

Another reason QDM has been abandoned is the wide angled spotlight public land hunting has received over the last 10 years. Public land hunters ...

QDM or Quality Deer Management. Have any of you ever heard of it?

I think the best way to manage what you're talking about is by state regulation. Say I'm hunting and I only want to shoot 8-pointers. I will be ...

QDM, help or hurt in the big picture? | Archery Talk Forum

QDM is supposed be for the overall well-being of the herd instead of just for the bucks. This is just my opinion, but I feel that you only see ...

Is QDM a complete waste of time and $ ?

Every buck died. Doing the math, that's 100 bucks saved minus the 3 we killed. So the hunting is way better than ever - again, thanks to all the ...

QDM | Missouri Whitetails - Your Missouri Hunting Resource

I doubt QDM will ever go away. More people are managing more land for more and better deer and other wildlife. As Henry stated, it will mold ...

QDM vs. Trophy and Traditional Deer Management

The rise in popularity of QDM is a good thing for deer, other wildlife species, habitats and hunters. While today's hunters are more educated than ever before, ...

Quality Deer Management Misunderstood - Bowhunter

I'd venture to guess I'm not alone in that sentiment. Management programs, like mandatory antler restrictions (MARs), have not been universally ...

Is QDM ruining deer hunting? - HUNTING INDIANA

Like most things, I believe the misconception may be the problem. Quality deer management, trophy deer management, and balanced herd management are different ...

QDM Ruining Hunting? — Readers Respond

In the April issue I wrote on the unintended consequences of QDM and how it has changed whitetail hunting (not for the better).

How Has Quality Deer Management Changed You?

... be the best wildlife manager out there. My adult life has been ... Now, I have a different way of motivating people into practicing QDM as a group.

The Negative Impacts of Quality Deer Management (QDM) - YouTube

Quality Deer Management (QDM) is a philosophy and lifestyle that is near and dear to the hearts of wildlife, habitat, and land managers.

A new and balanced QDM viewpoint | Michigan Sportsman Forum

that the initial post was pretty good and its pretty much what we do but I too would like to see an OBR. Shoot whichever buck you want but know ...

Thought on QDM - Deer Hunting - In-Depth Outdoors

Hopefully most guys here on are board with QDM. No sense in taking smaller bucks. If you want the meat, shoot a doe. My buddy started practicing ...

Can QDM make hunting harder? | All Things Habitat - Lets talk.....

It's land management, food plot, TSI, and a whole lot more, which to me is just as fun as the hunt itself. QDM is a year round activity not a ...

QDM is ruining deer hunting - Page 4 - Hunting NY

When we all first started to hear about QDM and its management style; we were told if we wanted to see bigger bucks we needed to let small bucks ...

Influence of a Quality Deer Management Program on Hunter ...

A larger proportion of experienced members thought prescribed burning (84%) as well as timber har- vesting (77%) was beneficial for deer habitat, versus new ...

QDM - Science and Spirit - Your Ohio Hunting and Fishing Resource

have had some of the most satisfying outdoor experiences of my life. ... a person that, to be honest, was slowly losing interest in deer hunting.

How to Know If You Should Practice QDM - Realtree Camo

Quality Deer Management (QDM) is a concept of wildlife management. In short, the QDM approach seeks to produce the optimum health of deer ...

Qdm? | Hunting Chat

Its hard to talk about QDM without talking politics. QDM as a whole, as it applies to a state, usually is motivated by money. A deer population ...