As the peak of the rut approaches in most of the whitetail’s range, so does the peak of deer-vehicle collisions. The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) offers suggestions based on scientific research to help […]
I settled into my stand with favorable weather conditions and plenty of optimism for an early season September bowhunt in the rolling hills of Eastern Ohio. As the sun dipped below the horizon, I heard […]
From QDMA – Do whitetails really go into a movement slump in the pre-rut? If not, what’s behind the “October Lull” phenomenon that many hunters say they witness? QDMA’s Kip Adams tackled these questions in […]
By Kip Adams. As deer hunters, we put ourselves at risk every time we hit the woods. I’m not referring to firearms or archery accidents as they are actually quite rare. We stand a […]
Herbicides can play a key role in your deer habitat management strategy. Their use can assist with creating and maintaining viable food plots, help control non-native, invasive species, and even control less-desirable brush and trees […]
You fall into one of these categories: You’ve heard of them, you’re interested in owning one, or you already have one. What am I talking about? Is it a new rifle or bow for deer hunting? […]
Grain sorghum is not so well known as soybeans, cowpeas and labab when it comes to warm-season food plots. But sorghum can give your summer blends a real advantage. See how this crop can play a […]
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization and the leading advocate of the QDM philosophy. The QDMA’s mission is to promote sustainable, high-quality white-tailed deer populations, wildlife habitats, and […]
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) is a warm-season annual legume that has garnered attention from food plotters in recent years in the everlasting search for the new magic deer forage. Sunn hemp is a tropical/sub-tropical plant […]
I’m just back from one of my favorite hunting trips of the year, one where I never do any actual hunting. It’s the annual meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, a two-day barrage of […]
Find Next Season’s Buck Now – Few things are more depressing to a die-hard deer hunter than watching the sun set on the last day of deer season. Unfortunately, all good things must come to […]
U.S. whitetail hunters are taking more mature bucks than 1½-year-old or “yearling” bucks for the first time in modern history, according to data compiled by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) for its 2016 Whitetail […]
A multi-year study to guide buck management in New York State found deer hunters prefer to harvest older bucks and that further expanding mandatory antler restrictions is not warranted at this time, Department of Environmental […]
All hunters treasure a large-racked, mature buck, and record numbers of bucks in this age and antler class are being shot each year. That is great for hunters and the future of hunting. Every hunter […]
Some doe fawns breed and conceive in their first fall, at around six to eight months of age. The percentage that do this is determined by nutrition – they attain sexual maturity if they reach […]
If you lease hunting land, few sights are more disheartening than the appearance of skidders, log loaders and logging trucks, especially just before or during hunting season. If you own your hunting land, you are […]
Where is the line that separates bucks you will try to kill this year from the bucks you won’t? Maybe it’s between bucks with six antler points and those with more. Maybe it’s based on […]
Let’s face it, hunting public land can be tough. This is especially true when you have never laid eyes on the property. There are some steps you can take, however, that will tip the odds […]
We’ve received photos of some extremely weird deer at QDMA, but the ones I got this week from my friend Ryan Basinger in Alabama deserve a place in the Hall of Strange. Here was a […]
Even in a mild year for EHD and bluetongue viruses, which 2015 appears to be, there are always a few dead deer to be found. The dying buck in the photo above, photographed on September […]
Each year, hunters across the whitetail’s range encounter deer with “warts,” like the buck in the photo above, sent to us by QDMA member Evan Heusinkveld. The growths on these deer are cutaneous fibromas and […]
The doe kicked and ran out of the food plot like a hard-hit deer, hunched with its tail tucked, and I heard loud crashing sounds not far into the thicket. Confident I had venison on […]
Next fall will mark 30 years of deer hunting for me. You can’t spend that much time in the woods without accumulating a lot of special memories. I still vividly remember the details of my first successful […]
I consider myself a good rifle shooter. Not a great one but a good one. I’ve put a lot of venison in the freezer with a rifle or muzzleloader and can honestly count on one […]
Winter wheat is an excellent cool-season forage for white-tailed deer. Healthy, green, growing wheat contains more than 20 percent crude protein, and with less than 25 percent acid detergent fiber it is highly digestible. Forage yield is […]
Over the past two years the North American Deer Summit has met twice to address issues facing deer and deer hunting. The first Summit spawned the National Deer Alliance (NDA) which led to the most […]
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a serious threat to the future of deer hunting. Yet, there are many hunters who don’t understand or appreciate the threat, who feel it is not something they have to […]
An amazing auction packed with over $300,000 of top shelf hunts, a ticketed raffle with over $37,000 worth of hunts and bowhunting gear… plus special event raffles held throughout the convention. That is what you […]
American deer hunters are killing the highest-ever percentage of bucks age 3½ and older, according to data gathered by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) for its 2015 Whitetail Report, now available online. In the […]
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased to report that hemorrhagic disease (HD), including EHD and bluetongue virus, seems to have taken a summer vacation in 2014, and the danger of a serious outbreak […]
With the recent partnership of Whitetails Unlimited, the National Deer Alliance is proud to announce that the three largest deer hunting and conservation organizations in the nation have now pledged their support to the NDA. […]
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) applauds the Missouri legislature for upholding Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of bills that would have re-classified captive deer as “livestock,” putting them under the jurisdiction of the Department of […]
With a $100,000 pledge, the archery and bowhunting industry has made its support of the National Deer Alliance (NDA) resoundingly clear. The Archery Trade Association’s (ATA) donation is certain to push the NDA in the […]
You hear it all the time: A hunter gets a bunch of trail-camera photos of a buck early in the season and then, poof, the deer pulls a Houdini and disappears for the rest of […]
The Pope & Young Club is proud to announce their 2014 Youth Hunt Giveaway. The drawing will be held on September 2, 2014 and is open to any Pope & Young Club Youth Member or […]
National Deer Alliance Formed To Unify Deer Hunters Throughout North America. Deer hunters, conservation organizations and hunting industry companies from across North America are rapidly uniting to form the National Deer Alliance (NDA) – a […]
The Yukon Series has all the capabilities a walleye fisherman needs. Designed after our popular DVX Series, the Yukon is constructed with a thicker .125 gauge aluminum and includes standard driver and passenger side consoles. […]
The E-Ped is a telescopic mast that elevates the electronic fish-finder/ GPS to a convenient height above the casting deck, giving you the ability to view and operate the fish-finder effectively while fishing in a […]
Ducks Unlimited (DU) announced today the winners of the 2014 Wetlands Conservation Achievement Awards during the 79th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources conference, held at the Denver Sheraton. This year’s recipient of the Conservation/Private […]
Deer hunters who participate in Quality Deer Management (QDM) Cooperatives enjoy nearly twice the level of hunting satisfaction that other deer hunters experience, according to new research from Michigan State University (MSU) that appears in […]
Pro Staffer Jeff Kelm drills a hole checking ice before a short trip this past weekend. Notice the bright orange auger? That’s the new Polar Fire hand auger with the offset handle for easy drilling. […]
Using new authority granted by the last regular session of the Legislature, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Thursday approved a rule requiring anyone leaving or approaching public waters in 17 North Texas counties to […]
AMERISTEP® and Lightspeed Outdoors® are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW innovative line of ground blinds complementing Ameristep’s existing premier ground blind line up. Unique to this product line are the patented Lightspeed® […]
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) helped establish three wildlife management cooperatives in March – two in Oklahoma and one in Michigan – that now encompass over 70,000 acres of public and private hunting land. […]
Two young mountain lions spent a miserable hour trapped on a fence by five coyotes last Thursday in Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. Refuge staffer Lori Iverson snapped photos of the spectacular evening standoff. The juvenile cats […]
The Nashville Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC) and Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) have joined forces to help Tennessee residents and visitors better enjoy our public land at a local state park–just in time for […]
If you haven’t submitted an application and want a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire this fall, then you better get moving! The deadline for entering the New Hampshire moose hunt lottery is just […]
Smith & Wesson Corp. today announced that Team Smith & Wesson members captured three national titles in the Overall as well as the Senior and Women’s categories at the 2013 United States Practical Shooting Association […]
The TreeBlind™ by Nature Blinds is quickly becoming the hottest ground blind on the market. It looks exactly like a real tree you’d find in nature, because that’s where the artist that created it went […]
Camo pattern leader Realtree® has developed the industry’s most realistic pattern ever. Today the company unveiled its new camo pattern, Realtree Xtra, also available in Realtree Xtra Green. The breakthrough in camo pattern realism comes […]
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