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Michigan Quality Deer Management Association The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is a non-profit wildlife conservation organization dedicated to ensuring a sustainable future for white-tailed deer and white-tailed deer hunting. Our mission is to promote ethical hunting, sound deer management and positive relationships among hunters, non-hunters, landowners and biologists through education. Membership in the QDMA is open to anyone with an interest in the wise management of white-tailed deer. The QDMA currently has members in more than 40 states and four foreign countries including the largest number of deer management professionals of any organization dedicated to the white-tailed deer.

The QDMA was founded in 1988 due to a concern by many landowners, hunters and biologists about the future of deer management and deer hunting. Across much of the white-tail's range, increasing deer populations and decades of over-harvesting of young bucks had resulted in large deer herds with heavily skewed adult sex ratios favoring females and very young buck structures. Increasing deer/vehicle collisions and damage by deer to crops, timber and the environment were also serious concerns. This revolution came with the introduction of Quality Deer Management and this "movement" is sweeping the country!

Quality Deer Management typically involves restricting the harvest of young bucks, increasing the harvest of female deer, improving deer herd nutrition, maintaining accurate records and enhancing hunting experiences. A hunter's involvement in QDM extends his or her roll from a mere consumer to that of a manager. The Code of Conduct was developed by the QDMA to help enhance the public image of deer hunters and deer hunting. Click here to review Code!!!
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Michigan QDMA Hot Topics & Events

• Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) passes minimum antler requirement for Deer Management Unit (DMU) 107, located in Clare County. Hunters in DMU 107 will be permitted to take an antlered deer that has at least one antler with 3 or more antler points, one or more inches in length. The 5-year demonstration program will become effective this Fall with the 1999 hunting season. Click here for additional details/press release.
  
  
• The Thumb Area Branch formation was finalized in June 1999 by its founder and President Perry Russo. This is an exciting time as the Thumb Area Branch becomes the second official QDMA Branch in Michigan. And members are becoming more involved, as QDM spreads across the State. Contact Perry at (work) 248-852-0400 or (home) 248-620-1923, if you would like to become a Thumb Area Branch member. Also, July 13, 1999 QDM workshop in Caro, MI ~ Click here for details, location, etc.
  
  
• Click here for Mid-Michigan Branch QDMA meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, seminars, etc.
  Thanks to the General Public, Volunteers, QDMA Members, Michigan D.N.R. and Speakers (Dr. Harry Jacobson, Dr. Bill Moritz, Mr. Brad Smith and Mr. John H. Williams), who combined to make the September 12, 1998 "Annual QDM Educational Seminar" such an outstanding event!
  The 2000 educational seminar will be held on September 16th at Jays Sporting Goods, Clare, MI. Dr. James Kroll will be our featured speaker. Dr. Kroll is one of the foremost authorities about white-tailed deer biology and management. He has more than 25 years of research and management experience with the white-tailed deer and is a regular writer for many outdoor magazines including the North American Whitetail. Mark your calendar!! Click here for seminar agenda and topics to be covered
  
  
• Next Mid-Michigan Branch meeting Saturday, July 10, 1999 at Jay's Sporting Goods, Clare, MI - Public Welcome! Click here for agenda
  
  
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Click here for links to publications/articles/surveys by Mid-Michigan Branch Quality Deer Management Association including "An Explanation of Quality Deer Management", "QDM A Personal Experience", "QDM Keep Your Standards High", "The Quality Land Quality Deer Connection", "Is Protecting Spikes Unnecessary In The U.P.? Well Yes; But Not Exactly", and other links of interest.

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