MDQDMAFARMERS

"We can help with a QDM Plan"
1. Many farmers and property owners are faced with an ever increasing
whitetail deer population. While in other areas deer populations have
stabilized or declining, if your farm and or area is not one of these and are
looking for a realistic deer management goal with a proven strategy, the QDM
approach may be what's needed.

2. The Maryland State Chapter QDMA and QDMA Branches focus has always
been on education, research and on-the ground management. The growing
support of QDM within the state and the forming of QDM co-ops, have provided
useful information. Record keeping of crop yields on QDM properties have
shown increases while other properties have declined. See the chart below.

3. Population management started with doe management. With existing deer
seasons and bag limits provided by the DNR, antler less management
strategies are made reachable.

4. Hunter management is a critical yet often difficult aspect of deer
management. QDMA members as hunters are rethinking what constitutes
making a positive contribution to deer management.

5. Many landowner, farmers and hunters receive great satisfaction from the
increased involvement with their deer populations that QDM offers.

The first step is to contact the Maryland State Chapter QDMA. Call E.W. Grimes
at 410-984-3356 or email at ewgrimes@marylandqdma.com for a overview of
our management plan.

THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CAN MAKE! THE
BROWN AND GREEN BARS ARE PROPERTIES THAT SURROUND THE QDM PROPERTY WHICH IS
REPRESENTED BY THE YELLOW BAR. THE QDM PROPERTY IS CLEARLY ABOVE THE REST IN CROP YIELD
AND IS BEING MANAGED BY QDM. A DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN CROP
YIELD! 2007 HAD A SEVERE DROUGHT WHICH REDUCED ALL YIELDS THAT YEAR.