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Re: What are your goals? We've been in QDM for 16 years now. We have 120 acres. Around 77 acres is in a CRP program. Of that 77 acres 65 acres or so is planted with native grasses such as Big blue stem. Big Blue Stem grass is unbelievable when it comes to providing cover for Whitetails and other wildlife it is hard to beat. I saw 11 different buck opening day and 13 the second of our firearms season. I saw 3, 3 1/2 year olds or better. I shot a nice 3 year old 8 pointer. Three people hunt our land and took 15 deer total off of it between gun and bow hunting. Three were bucks, one 4 year old, one three year old, and a wounded screwed up rack 2 year old. I guess if there was one thing that i would really concentrate on this year is to educate the neighbors some more about QDM. My dad and I started QDM in our area 16 years ago and until just the last 2-3 years the neighbors shot anything and everything. (except for doe!!) Now we are doing what we can to curb the doe population, feed them better groceries, maintain a better age structure and manage a healthier deer herd. I know there are many opinions about this on this forum, it took us 13-14 years to get the neighbors involved and I personally went 10 years before harvesting a mature buck but, when it finally happened, It was all worth while!!

Re: My 2006 Indiana Whitetail Nice buck, congrats!!

Re: Bohning Blazer [ QUOTE ] There the only Fletch as far as I'm concerned. [/ QUOTE ]Ditto!!

Re: Herd Management Shooting Congrats, Nice doe!!

Re: Cousin\'s 2nd Bowkill MMMMMMM............Backstaps. Congrats to your cousin!!

Re: Uncle\'s cuddeback bucks All kinds of bucks left for you Craig!! How many days?!!

Re: Sunrise Pic, PART 2

Re: My cousin got his first deer! Tell him congrats!!

Re: Took Out An Injured Doe Congrats slughunter, you did the right thing.

Re: Squirrel Proof Seats [ QUOTE ] I find it best to share..... I'm not sure who is watchin who.... hangunnr [/ QUOTE ]SEE he ate the seat off that one too!! LMBOROF

Re: Help Me Out Don't forget the camera!! We want pics when you get back!

Re: Winter deer survival? [ QUOTE ] well they managed to make till now! LOL sure we lose some but the know how to survive. i mean how long have they been in exsistance? how do pheasants do it? all wild animals for that sake? i think the deer will be fine ya know! i can see some management concerns but what would you suggest? [/ QUOTE ]I Didn't know if there was a scientific explanation. I had a guy at work ask me and I told him I didn't know. He also asked about pheasants. Do they eat snow? Do they not need as much water when it is very cold? Can they get enough water from eating twigs and such? Do they get water from licking ice? In Canada unless they find a spring where do they drink? or don't they? It got me thinking about it. What do they do? Birds can fly long distances to find water. It's not that I am overly concerned about there well being because you are right they have made it this long. I was just wondering HOW they survive.

Re: Winter deer survival? Nobody is concerned about winter deer survival????

Re: Squirrel Proof Seats [ QUOTE ] I have a Hunters View Razorback that has a padded seat over steel mesh with some clips that you can just unclip it and take with you when you leave. I feel your pain,I have an API with the tuck and fold seat that's about half chewed up. [/ QUOTE ]Have you ever sat in it without the cushion? Is it somewhat comfortable? Also where did you get it?

Re: Squirrel Proof Seats I take it there are no Stands without padded seats????

Re: The last of the Grandpas Prayers are sent.

Morning Everybody!!

Re: 4 wheeler ride Boy does that bring back some memories!! That looks like a blast!!

Re: Best fight song ever [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Wisconsin's: When you say WISCONSIN Nothing like watching Camp Randall polka to that [/ QUOTE ] Yep, that there sounds about right! [/ QUOTE ]GO CHEESEHEADS!!!!!

Re: Lake of the Woods pics from last summer!! [ QUOTE ] very nice fish, catch anything else? [/ QUOTE ]We fished Walleyes and Perch for about an hour for a fish fry one night. We caught our 4 Walleyes and about 12 BIG perch. We were catching too many Muskies to stop to catch supper!! Not a bad problem to have when it comes to muskys!!

Re: Son\'s First Deer That is awesome!!!

Re: Whacked me a Doe! Cool, did you know it was the same one before you shot her? Congrats on some nice backstraps!!

Re: goose hunt Congrats on a great hunt!!

Re: Keep on tracking........... [ QUOTE ] Great job sticking with the tracking. Bad shots happen. [/ QUOTE ]Ditto!!

Re: Favorite Hunting Show Roadtrips, Getting Close, and Dream Season.