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A Good Starting Point:

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Before getting into the books and videos I've gone through over the years, I want to start you off with the main website I go to for deer hunting and, more importantly, deer management.  Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) has been the steady stream of information for me over the last few years.  I used to bounce around between other websites that were full of more hunting only based information.  I learned that you need to know more about deer to hunt them and manage their populations and habitat effectively.  This breaks down to deer biology, sociology, habitat, behavior, etc.  Deer hunting became more than determining the biggest buck's pattern in the area and setting up a stand or attempting a still hunt to try to outsmart some old big racked buck.  Just as if I were going into a war zone, I wanted to know everything I could about the quarry I was going after.  QDMA does just that.  I see them as the authority on deer management.  I call it management and not hunting because that is my overall goal for deer in the area of my property.  Hunting becomes a tool in my management plan.  Sure some people just want to go out and get a deer.  I see no problem with that.  Not everyone has a chunk of property or the time to establish and run a management program.  But as a property owner surrounded by big woods, I feel a responsibility to the wildlife in my area other than just going out and getting a deer.  I intend to improve the habitat and thereby improve the deer herd I hunt.  This, in turn, gives my family a better return on the deer meat we harvest.  In doing this, we work to improve the habitat for the deer and the other wildlife in the area.  An important point to know is QDMA offers two courses for Deer Stewardship.  Both classes are offered online and in person.  Recently QDMA added two more classes that enhance education for deer management.  One is for Predator Management, and the other is specifically for Land Management.  Their website is full of information and great to get a start on becoming a well-rounded deer hunter.  Please check out QDMA's website.  https://www.qdma.com/

 

The QDMA Companion Book:

I have this book Quality whitetail: The Why and How of Quality Deer Management in both hard copy and Kindle.  This book is used for the QDMA Deer Steward Course.  It is written by instructors that teach the steward courses and it is a good source of information to go back to when needed for referencing the science behind deer behavior and management.  Also to note, this book is no longer in print.  Hopefully, you can still find used versions of it at the Amazon link provided.  If not then you'll have to go with the Kindle version found at the same location.  I am a geek about it and have both versions.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/quality-whitetails-r-larry-marchinton/1123890850

 
 

Public Land Hunting:

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Sometimes I have to give my property a break from hunting so I head out to public lands.  For my research on public land hunting and tighten up my hunting skills and techniques I looked into John Eberhart (http://www.deer-john.net/index.html) and his Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails DVD series.  John has over 45 years of experience in hunting whitetails on public lands and all three of his DVDs are full of information on topics from pre-season scouting, scent control, tree stand set-up and locations, lane clearing; even how he set up his hunting mini-van and so on.  He also has books if you choose to go that route instead.  I found on Amazon that you can get all three of his Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails on a single DVD, consolidating his three episodes.  Each episode is two hours and I have watched them numerous times to get as much information as I could.  These are NOT hunting videos, they are how-to videos put together from years of experience.  I highly recommend this series.

http://www.eberhartswhitetailworkshop.com/shop/

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