i'm sorry but I can't seem to apply this to my 400 acres of highly pressured lease. My hunting buddy and I have talked to adjoining landowners about trying QDM. Its not gonna happen. Most adjoining properties are from 10-50 acres. There is a TON of pressure. The prevailing attitude is "brown its down". We have tried to change that and we can't. So I too will shoot what I see. We don't have a herd, we have some deer. Until I can afford to hunt land where QDM is possible I'm not going to pass much. this is my second year of bowhunting and I am having an absolute blast. That is what it is all about to me. QDM or QAM sure seems to be a lot easier for some than it is for others. And yes, I know I could do my part. I could have passed on the spike or the young 7pt. I killed this year. Just how effective would that be? Do you honestly think it would make a difference when one or two hunters out of dozens, (literally), try to manage the "herd"? Oh, BTW, we can only kill does during archery season. Most of the pressure is during gun season so our buck to doe ratio is a mess. Without the co-operation of other hunters and landowners QDM is just not possible on smaller tracts of land. I'm glad that you have the room and opportunity to practice QDM or QAM if that is your wish. I do not. I will continue to go out and have an absolute blast and kill whatever I see.