We hunt approximately 2,000 acres in kansas my dad manages and farms. We also have permission to hunt other farmland as well. As much as we would like to participate in QDM, it just isn't possible. Between the poachers who road shoot nice deer and the farmers who want all of them dead, its hard to manage a herd.

We have watched a deer on camera and in the fields for two years and he was up to a heavy 11 point. We found his carcass in the edge of a field last month with the cape and rack gone. This is what makes it hard for some to do this.

Landowners that have given me permission said that I could hunt only if I agreed to kill the "mowers" whether they be doe, buck, or yearling. I will let a doe or two pass but I will not let many pass. These guys are losing acres of beans and milo to deer every year.

But, we own the property and we are going to do what we wish with the herd. We try to let smaller bucks go but they eat just like the bigger ones and that is important as well. If a big buck doesnt present himself, a smaller one or some does will go instead. We may let a nice 6 walk but when he crosses the fence, the neighbor will kill him.

So, maybe we shouldn't be so quick to judge what a guy does with his own property... its not our place.