My partners and I hunt on about 200 acres in central NC. The property belongs to family and I think we'll have the lease for as long as we want it. The property has 50 acres of soy beans, a creek, a pond and a lot of hardwoods. It is also boardered by two neighborhoods. We've had a heck of a time keeping tresspassers on ATVs out. And we KNOW that property owners around us will shoot anything that moves.

Anyway, we're having a debate about whether or not to practice QDM on the property. The rule last year was not to shoot anything that was 4 points or less. I passed up two bucks (one of them twice) that were small 6 pointers. Legal according to NC wildlife regs and according to our club rules.

One of the other guys told me he would have shot either deer and would if he saw them during the remainder of the season. It ticked me off and we started a rather heated debate about whether you can practice QDM and still shoot small 6 pointers.

I say, we either practice QDM or we don't. No in between. I need some expert advice from you guys.

Thanks.

Eric