RE: Questions on QDM in NY or PA
I believe QDM is a fad that will not be around within 5 years in NY nor PA. QDM will NOT work here up North. Decimating the herd with "doe" permits and then factor in yotes, and vehicles, won't be any left to manage. Change is good in certain situations, QDM is not. Where I live, several neighbors got together and started QDM 5 or 6 years ago.. you know what, they post their land heavily. I talk to all of them and they think it is working. They tell me about all the does they kill and sub trophy bucks they pass on. Before QDM they always killed several 8 and 10 pointers. No B&C nor P&Y bucks killed to date since they started QDM. Oh yeah, they do all that food plot stuff and sanctuaries... Hell, they post their land so heavily the whole 1000 acres are sanctuary and still no B&C or P&Y buck. I'm still asking them to show me proof. You might say the big boys are hiding. I spot all the time during the summer and Fall when the big boys are together and I haven't seen any B&C nor P&Y buck yet!