Originally Posted by
DeerandbearhoG
I think whether QDM works or not is irrelevant. If you truly believe in it, just do it. why would anyone feel the need to preach it to others, who will most likely never step foot within 100 miles, of anywhere you hunt? Seems to me, people who preach QDM are simply trying to put themselves in the advanced hunter camp.
I don't put myself in an "advanced hunter camp." I also don't think it's "preaching" when we have a discussion about QDM. As a hunter, I want to learn as much as possible about deer and various management tactics. And I've seen first hand the results of managing a herd and letting little bucks walk-- again, on a marginal tract of land.
I guess this is what it comes down to: if you're in it, like I am, to shoot a mature buck, then you can't shoot every spike that walks by. If you're in it for some other reason, then do whatever you want.