Let me preface this by sayng this is intended for those who want to see larger bucks or want to practice some sort of QDM. I am not preaching that we all should use QDM, but if you would like to, or do, read on.

QDM starts with one person at a time. Myself and my brother hunt a public piece in north central PA. We try to pass smaller, but legal, bucks in hopes they survive and become bigger deer. This isnt to say that a day later this buck wont be shot by another hunter. BUT, atleast I gave that deer the opportunity to survive and that was MY job while practicing QDM. Some guys use the excuse that "if I dont shoot it, someone else will" then they blast him--thats a pisspoor attitude. That, at the very least, is a copout so that they can shoot smaller bucks, YET complain about only having and seeing small bucks as well.

If we believe that what we are doing is too small, a goal can never be accomplished. If you hunt on public land, all you can control is the decisions YOU make. While these decisions may not make monumental changes, it does have an impact on the deer herd. So, for those of you that complain about only seeing small bucks, and you would like to potentially see larger bucks, pass the next small buck that crosses your path. Who knows, you might see him next year. Let em go, watch em grow.