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Please choose from the following articles:
- A Glut of Does Harms Bucks
by John J. Ozoga
In white-tailed deer, the adult sexes live separately during much of the year, just as they do in mule deer, red deer, elk, moose, and many other ungulates. Scientists refer to this social and geographical separation as “sexual segregation" or "nich
- A User's Guide to Successful Apple Tree Plots
by Bill Mayo
- A View From Afar
by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
- Adult Sex Ratios (November 2003)
by Kip Adams
- Age This! (February 2007 Quality Whitetails)
by QDMA Staff
- Aggressive Doe Harvest
by Brian Murphy
- Aging Bucks on the Hoof
by Dave Richards and Al Brothers
- Aging on the Hoof (December 2008)
by Kip Adams
- Amazing Antlers
by Kip Adams, QDMA
- Antler Abnormalities (August 2004)
by Kip Adams
- Antler Basics (June 2004)
by Kip Adams
- Antlerless Deer Harvest (September 2003)
by Kip Adams
- Antlerless Deer Management
by Brian Murphy
- Are You Likely to See a Whitetail Sleeping?
by Kip Adams
- Buck Movements and Mortality: Limitations in QDM Programs
by Bronson Strickland and Dr. Stephen Demarais
Quality Deer Management (QDM) is an increasingly popular management strategy with today's landowners and hunters. QDM typically involves protection of young bucks coupled with an adequate harvest of antlerless deer to produce the desired herd size, age st
- Buck Use of Scrapes—What the Latest Research Reveals
by Karen Alexy
It is always exciting to walk through the woods on a cool fall morning and discover a well–worked scrape. Maybe we envision a mature buck vigorously pawing the ground and raking his antlers through the overhanging branches. Because of this, deer hun
- Burn to Better Browse
by Robert Smith and Jimmy Atkinson
- Button Buck Biology
by Brian Murphy
QDMA Executive Director Brian Murphy gives a revealing look into the world of buck fawn development and behavior. How much do you know about nubbin' bucks? Read this and you will know a lot more than the average hunter.
- Button Bucks at the Skinning Shed
by By Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Camera Surveys 101
by Jason Snavely
- Can You Age By Antlers?
by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
- Canine Teeth in Whitetails
by Kip Adams
- Chainsaw: A Quality Deer Manager's Best Friend
by Monte Burch
- Chainsaws: A Cornerstone Tool for QDM
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Chronic Wasting Disease (December 2006)
by Kip Adams
- Clover 101
by Kent Kammermeyer
This article provides an ABCs of High Quality Food Plots as written by Wildlife Biologist and author Kent Kammermeyer who is QDMA's "go-to" man for anything to do with clovers and food plots.
- Create Living Thicket Cover by Half-Cutting
by Jeff Jackson
- Deer Data Collection—Part I: Harvest Data
by Robert N. Smith
The two types of deer data most commonly collected are harvest data and observation data. Harvest data are collected from deer killed during the season or found dead at other times. Observation data may be collected at any time, but is generally collected
- Deer Density vs. Sightability (February 2005)
by Kip Adams
- Deer Harvest Trends – 2008
by Kip Adams, QDMA
- Deer Management Strategies (November 2004)
by Kip Adams
- Deer-Vehicle Collisions (December 2007)
by Kip Adams
- Defensive Food Plotting
by Lindsay Thomas Jr., QDMA
- Detecting the Rut Peak
by By Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, northern U.S.
- Diversify Your Whitetail Woods: Tree Plantings for Deer (PDF)
by John T. Buck
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- Do Brain Abscesses Hinder QDM Programs?
by Kip Adams
- Doe Lactation Rates: Useful Data That's Easy to Collect
by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, North
- Don't Procrastinate With Doe Harvest Goals
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Early Antlerless Seasons (December 2002)
by Kip Adams
- Elevational Food Plots
by Mark Thomas
- Food Plot Primer
by Craig Harper and Kent Kammermeyer
- Food Plots (March 2004)
by Kip Adams
- Habitat Management (February 2008)
by Kip Adams
- Hard Mast Management
by Derek Dougherty
- Have You Switched On Your QDM Sonar?
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Hemorrhagic Disease (September 2007)
by Kip Adams
- Hemorrhagic Disease in Whitetails
by David Osborn
- Hemorrhagic Disease... What Next?
by Dr. John Fischer
- How Do Deer "Talk?" (PDF)
by Larry Marchinton, Karl Miller and Tom Atkeson
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- How Many Antlerless Deer Should I Harvest?
by Kip Adams
- How Many Cornerstones Does it Take to Equal QDM?
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Hunter Stats (September 2008)
by Kip Adams
- Hunting Club Liability: Are You Covered? (PDF)
by Dr. Ed Wilson
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- Increase Your Sprayer I.Q.
by Brad Mormann and Dr. Grant Woods
- Infrared Camera Census of White-Tailed Deer (PDF)
by Dr. Harry Jacobson and James Kroll
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- Intensively Managed Pine Plantations — Barren Wastelands or Potential Deer Habitat?
by Scott Edwards, Steve Demarais, and Andy Ezell
If you are like many deer hunters in the Southeast, your primary hunting area is leased from forest products companies or timber investment management organizations (TIMOs). Most of the time, your hands are tied when it comes to improving habitat quality.
- Interpreting Deer Harvest Data (PDF)
by Kip Adams
Most QDMA members realize the importance of
collecting harvest data. As an organization, the QDMA has stressed the importance of this since its inception.
- Is Culling Necessary? (October 2006)
by Kip Adams
- Is Late Rutting Activity an Indicator of Problems?
by Kip Adams
- Living With Blank Buck Tags
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Far from badges of failure, blank buck tags are your tickets to better deer and better deer hunting.
- Making the Call: Field-Judging Skills
by Grant Woods, Bryan Kinkel and Robert Bennett
- Making the Shot
by Walter Stroman and SFC Kyle Ward
- Managing Native Vegetation for White–tailed Deer
by John Johnson
For many years hunters and outdoor enthusiasts have planted food plots to improve the nutrition available to their deer herd and increase their chances of harvesting a quality buck. While this is a good practice, food plots typically represent only 1?
- Mineral Supplementation—Necessity or Never Mind?
by Brad Howard and Brian Murphy
What can we do to help the deer on our property? How can we help our bucks grow bigger antlers? Are they missing something in their diet? These are just a few of the questions commonly asked by hunters. The answers to some of these questions are simple, b
- Mis-Management Bucks
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- October's Balance
by Dave Guynn - Clemson University
Harvest guidelines are our most important deer management tool. As such, regulations should spell out not just the number of animals to be harvested in an area, but the social classes (age and sex) of those animals as well. In formulating these regulation
- Oldest vs. Largest Does (September 2005)
by Kip Adams
- Over the Limit?
by John Donoughe and Mike Wolf
- Paradise: Construction Continues
by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
- Paradise: Construction Continues on a Budget
by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
- Plugging the Lowest Hole in the Bucket
by Grant R. Woods and Bryan Kinkel
We spend considerable time and resources finding and trying to plug the lowest holes in several different buckets. No, we are not tending a whiskey still. We manage deer herds and the holes we are plugging are not to keep corn from spilling out of a feed
- Protecting Yearling Bucks (February 2006)
by Kip Adams
- QDM and Coyotes
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
You will never defeat coyotes. However, research shows that through Quality Deer Management, you can reduce their impact on whitetails.
- Quality Deer Management Association Position Statement on Herd Elimination as a CWD Control Strategy
by QDMA
- Quality People Management
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Quality Vegetation Management
by Scott Edwards, Dr. Steve Demarais & Bronson Strickland
- Quality Warm-Season Forage Plots
by Craig Harper, Ph.D., Ryan Basinger, and John Gruchy
- REACH Program (June 2006)
by Kip Adams
- Realistic Goals Will Keep the Fun in QDM
by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
- Rural Economies and QDM (June 2005)
by Kip Adams
- Scouting After the Harvest
by Dave Edwards Jr.
Don't leave that rumen in the woods! Take it to the skinning shed and get ready to do some scounting.
- Seasonal Metabolic Rates (June 2003)
by Kip Adams
- Seven Steps to a Successful Cooperative
by Donnie Wood
- Shedding Light on Southern Timber Management (PDF)
by Derek Dougherty
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- Spikes and the Antler Equation
by Ben Koerth and Dr. James Kroll
"Once a Spike, Always a Spike" is a saying that has been heard around the campfire for years. Research has shown that this wife's tale is not true. Researchers Ben Koerth and Dr. James Kroll of Stephen F. Austin State University are engaged in a long term
- Strategic Food Plot Placement Equals Harvest Success
by Neil Dougherty
- Suburban QDM (March 2007)
by Kip Adams
- Summer Nutrition
by Kip Adams
Seasonal Nutritional Demands and Habitat Management Strategies
- The "Modern" Deer Hunter (June 2007)
by Kip Adams
- The Science Behind Sheds
by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
Antlers are one of the fastest growing structures in the animal kingdom. Finding a shed antler is one of the greatest pleasures of spending time in the woods. Did you ever wonder about the process that a deer goes through to grow, then shed an antler?
- Tracking Breeding Dates Through Fetal Aging
by Joe Hamilton
- What do Deer See?
by By Brian Murphy
- What is Carrying Capacity?
by By Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, northern U.S.
- What is TSI?
by Matt Ross
- What We Know About Scrapes
by Kip Adams, QDMA
- When Bucks Don't Shed Their Velvet
by Joe Hamilton, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, South
- Whitetail Science – Minerals
by Brian Murphy
Certified Wildlife Biologist and QDMA Executive Director Brian Murphy discusses the latest research on mineral supplementation for whitetails. This column originally appeared in "Bowhunting World" magazine.
- Whitetail Science – Rut
by Brian Murphy
Certified Wildlife Biologist and QDMA Executive Director Brian Murphy discusses the latest research on rutting activity, and its impact on bowhunters. This column originally appeared in "Bowhunting World" magazine.
- Whitetail Science – Sheds
by Brian Murphy
Certified Wildlife Biologist and QDMA Executive Director Brian Murphy looks at shed hunting, and the information hunters can learn from the shed antlers they find. This column originally appeared in "Bowhunting World" magazine.
- Why Are Deeryards Important?
by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, North
- Why are the Young Bucks Leaving?
by Jonathan Shaw, Richard Lancia, Mark Conner, and Christopher Rosenberry
- Will Dominant Bucks Dominate the Breeding?
by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach, North
- Winter's Impact on Developing Fawns
by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education & Outreach
- Young Hunters: Whose Rules Should They Follow
by Grant Woods and Bryan Kinkel
- Youth Hunter Recruitment (December 2005)
by Kip Adams
These articles were taken directly from previous issues of Quality Whitetails, the quarterly journal of the QDMA. The $30 annual membership to QDMA includes a subscription to this acclaimed publication. For information on joining QDMA, click here.
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