Quality Deer Management Association is having a seminar on March 17th in St Albans. See info below:

DEER MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

Hunters, landowners, and everyone interested in white-tailed deer biology and management are invited to attend a FREE seminar.

Seminar Topic:
What is Quality Deer Management and the QDMA?
Learn how QDM differs from traditional and trophy management and how it improves deer herds, habitat and hunting.

Presented by:
Kip P. Adams
Wildlife Biologist – Northeast Regional Director, QDMA

St. Albans Town Education Center
St. Albans, VT
Wednesday, March 17th
7pm in the cafeteria

Contact Kip Adams (717-451-7373)for information about the seminar or the QDMA

hey rob, isn't that the same day as the state's meeting in barre? if so, that was poor planning by someone. do you think the speaker will tell the truth about qdm, good and bad points, like how we have to knock down our herd to do qdm right, which should be right after we get the habitat situation in place first? all of the biologists that i have talked with on both sides of the issue have stated that qdm cannot be done without taking down the herd first, and that your total buck kill never comes close to what it currently is. love to hear the guy mention that part. or about how many deer get left in the woods because of mistakes made. or how we are putting extra pressure on the breeding population of bucks by not going after certain age classes of deer, and therefore actually hurt the very bucks we are trying to harvest. or how most states use yearling bucks to measure the health of their herds, and by passing on this age class, a great deal of valuable information is lost. i don't particulary like any aspect of qdm, can you tell, lol? any let's not forget the increase in land posted, the pay per kill aspect coming in here, either. all of these points i have made can be validated by this guy, let's see if he brings them up.

I believe the reason for the 17th is that the biologist is giving a seminar in NH on the 16th and another in NY on the 18th. Sounds like you should go and see if you can get some of your questions answered.

. . . Rob