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NATIONAL QDMA ARTICLES |
KIP'S CORNER - JUNE 2010 "HUNTING LICENSE PRICES" by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region While all agencies offer licenses at bargain rates, let's compare each state, province and region to see who is getting a good deal and who is getting a great one.So, where does your state or province rank? Mine (PA) is just below the average for my region and nearly $6 below the U.S. and Canada average. Maybe that is why my state agency has unfilled positions and had to cut programs and services during the past few years. Unfortunately, it's not alone. Many states are losing positions and operating funds. Whether you like your state agency or not, I hope you realize our natural resources suffer from underfunded agencies. The next time you buy your hunting license take a moment to realize how much you get for that special piece of paper. You may even consider adding $1 or more to support wildlife and/or your local venison donation program. <<Click Here to Read Entire Article>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIP'S KORNER - MARCH 2010 "Cyber Deer" by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region As a hunter, what is the best way to gain access to a piece of property? By demonstrating you are knowledgeable about the game you're pursuing, ethical in your actions, and safe and proficient with your sporting arm or bow. Today's society has less tolerance for irresponsible hunters, and many landowners have less tolerance for irresponsible hunters. <<click here to read full article>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIP'S KORNER - DECEMBER 2009 "Antlered Buck Harvest" by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region The 2009-10 deer season is closed or nearing so for states across the whitetail's range, and biologists will be crunching data in the coming months to assess the outcome of this past season. Until that data is available, let's look at harvest data from the two most recent seasons - 2007/08 and 2008/09. <<click here to read full article>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kip’s Korner, September 2009 Buck Fawn Harvest by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region "The most important tenet of Quality Deer Management (QDM) is to balance the deer herd with the habitat’s ability to support it. Critics often speak of trophy bucks and antlers as the driving force, but hunters and managers who truly delve into the QDM philosophy quickly learn the correct number of deer for the landscape comes first, followed by balanced sex ratios and complete age structures. Fortunately, you can work on these three objectives simultaneously by harvesting the biologically appropriate number of antlerless deer and passing young bucks." <<click here to read full article>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kip’s Korner, March 2009 Fawn Recruitment Rates by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region "Herd monitoring is an important but often overlooked QDM Cornerstone. Some managers neglect to collect the appropriate data because they’re not sure how to use it for management purposes. With a little help in analysis and interpretation, managers can use the data they collect to assess the status of their management program within their respective state, as well as compare how well they stack up to other states and/or regions." <<click here to read full article>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2008 - Aging on the Hoof by Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Education and Outreach, Northern Region "Harvesting white-tailed bucks based on age is becoming an increasingly common management strategy. To implement this practice, hunters must have the ability to accurately age bucks on the hoof based on their body characteristics, an ability that most hunters considered impossible a decade ago. Today however, hunters across the whitetail's range are estimating the age of bucks in the field as a means for selective harvest within Quality Deer Management programs or merely for the fun of it. "<<more>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2008 - Deer Harvest Trends by Kip Adams "Interest in Quality Deer Management (QDM) has increased dramatically during the past decade and many states have implemented regulations to improve the health and quality of their deer herd(s) and habitat(s). Such regulations include buck harvest restrictions to reduce the harvest rate of yearlings and allow more bucks to reach older age classes, and increased antlerless opportunities designed to balance deer herds with the habitat." <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2008 - Evolution of a Small Property by Jim Jenzano "Our Pennsylvania hunting camp began in 1967 when my father, Joseph Jenzano, purchased 13 acres of land. Over the years he continued to add more land that adjoined our original property, and today we own 190 acres of mixed farmland and woods in north-central Pennsylvania" <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2008 - Habitat Management by Kip Adams "Quality Deer Management (QDM) continues to increase in popularity across North America. As hunters develop a more complete understanding of QDM, the importance of habitat quality takes a larger role." <<more>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 - Deer-Vehicle Collisions by Kip Adams "Some areas within the whitetail's range in the U.S. have low deer densities but many have abundant or overabundant herds. Overabundant herds cause hundreds of millions in damage each year to the forestry and agricultural industries" <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2007 - Do-It-Yourself Deer Surveys by Jason R. Snavely "Few topics related to white-tailed deer are discussed by a more diverse segment of society than are population levels. Deer numbers, whether defined at the local, county or state level affect each of us in some way." <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 - The "Modern" Deer Hunter by Kip Adams "Webster's dictionary defines modern as "characteristic of recent times." With respect to hunting, then what is a modern deer hunter? Is it a hunter who wears the most recent camouflage pattern?" <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 - Suburban QDM by Kip Adams "Urban and suburban deer management are among the most pressing challenges for state wildlife agencies and local municipalities. Many states struggle to reduce and/or maintain deer populations at appropriate levels in rural areas even with the willing aid of hunters. Some deer populations are difficult to control even with property access, proficient hunters and favorable hunting seasons and bag limits." <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2006 - Is Culling Necessary? by Kip Adams "Today many hunters are implementing deer management programs aimed at increasing the average age of bucks and the nutritional level for the deer herd. As they begin seeing more 2½ and older bucks, many managers become interested in improving the third piece of the antler formula - genetics." <<more>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 - Apples for Deer by Kent Kammermeyer "Nothing remains static. I evolved from growing apples for people 15 years ago to growing apples for wildlife today. What's the difference? Its huge. My home orchard in 1986 had Lodi, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious apple trees." <<more>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 2006 - Social Stress of an Overpopulated Deer Herd by Jason R. Snavely "Whether they are willing to admit it or not, most deer hunters want high deer populations on the areas they hunt. This is a natural desire since frequent interactions with deer are what they seek." <<more>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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