NYS, Offers QDM area's that anyone can hunt.Priviate landowners can micro manage their property and have very strict QDM as they see fit.If you get together with your neighbors and convince them that QDM is the best thing,that's great.

I see people saying that the DEC does a terrible job of controlling the deer herd,but you want them to oversee QDM, for the whole state?

I want to see a healthy herd. I walked our lease 260 acres when we had snow down one day during the season and cut four sets of tracks. This place is next to 15,000 acres of State land honesly didn't hear that many shots on opening day.Where I hunt in town there are deer everywhere.Both are within the same zone. I could have shot four doe and a small buck off the spot in town with out any effect on the herd. I wouldn't shoot a doe off the lease.

Let's face it he last few winters hurt many populations around the state and others are still doing great. The funny thing is this is occuring with in the same zones.

I really don't care if someone wants to shoot a 5 pt if it's the right thing for the area.I don't think the state will really do a good job of micro managing the area's I hunt. Not really into anymore goverment interfernce in my life either.