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How Many Does Should You Harvest? Ask Yourself These 24 Questions

Sep 19, 2017 Comments Off on How Many Does Should You Harvest? Ask Yourself These 24 Questions
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Not everyone managing a hunting property needs to take does. But everyone should ask themselves each year whether or not they need to. There are a number of factors to consider, so the NDA has compiled 24 questions that will help you decide whether to take more, fewer or zero…

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How Do State Wildlife Agencies Estimate Deer Harvest?

Mar 16, 2015 Comments Off on How Do State Wildlife Agencies Estimate Deer Harvest?
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Every year we compile deer harvest estimates by state in our Deer Report and release them to the hunting public, and every year we receive multiple responses that go something like this: “Those numbers can’t be accurate. I’ve never been asked how many deer I killed.” It’s a common and perennial…

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Don’t Fear the Reaper: Timber Harvest is Good for Deer

Jul 6, 2012 Comments Off on Don’t Fear the Reaper: Timber Harvest is Good for Deer
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

The reaper is coming to my family’s farm in Southeast Georgia, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s a tree reaper, also known as a feller-buncher. It will be joined by skidders, loaders, log trucks and men with chainsaws. In a Disney movie, this event would be depicted like an invasion…

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Utah DWR Seeking Feedback On Multiple Proposed Deer Hunt Changes

Oct 30, 2023 Comments Off on Utah DWR Seeking Feedback On Multiple Proposed Deer Hunt Changes
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is proposing changes to several rules, and is requesting the public’s feedback. Over the next month, each of Utah’s five Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) will meet to discuss these proposals and submit recommendations to the Utah Wildlife Board. The Utah Wildlife Board will…

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Action Alert: Support Extended Youth Hunting Opportunities in New York

Mar 21, 2023 Comments Off on Action Alert: Support Extended Youth Hunting Opportunities in New York
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

New York Senate Bill 5420 (S5420) and Assembly companion 2887 (A2887) would extend a previously set pilot program that enables 12 and 13-year-old hunters to harvest deer with a firearm or crossbow under the supervision of an experienced adult hunter. Take Action Please consider joining the National Deer Association (NDA)…

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8 Ways Deer Are the Opposite of What Many Hunters Think

Mar 8, 2023 Comments Off on 8 Ways Deer Are the Opposite of What Many Hunters Think
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Using your common sense isn’t always a good method for understanding deer behavior and biology. It’s easy to believe deer move more on a full moon night because it makes common sense: They must be able to see better, right? Yet multiple scientific studies using GPS-collared deer continue to show…

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Advocacy Center

Jul 27, 2022 Comments Off on Advocacy Center
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Advocacy Center Here for Deer Protecting deer and hunting requires skill in the rooms where wildlife policy and legislation are formed. Uniting hunters behind wise deer policy is a primary goal, and the NDA has quickly positioned itself as a national leader on wildlife and conservation issues nationwide. You can…

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Kip’s Korner: Start a QDM Cooperative

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Kip’s Korner: Start a QDM Cooperative
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Quality deer management (QDM) is about balancing the deer herd with the habitat, balancing the adult sex ratio, and balancing the age structure for bucks and does. Sometimes, this is easier said than done, especially when most deer managers own or manage acreages far smaller than deer home ranges. This…

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State of Deer in America and Live Q and A

Jan 23, 2025 Comments Off on State of Deer in America and Live Q and A
February 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

All Premium and Lifetime members are invited to attend a live via zoom event where our own Kip Adams will be going over our annual deer report. This report contains up to date information from all 50 states detailing harvest trends, deer herd health, population, regional trends and more! You’ll…

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4 Reasons Mature Bucks Are Critical to Deer Herd Health and Hunting

Jan 8, 2025 Comments Off on 4 Reasons Mature Bucks Are Critical to Deer Herd Health and Hunting
January 25 @ 8:51 pm

Mature bucks can take your breath away. Whether it’s a frosty fall morning in the woods or a summer evening in an alfalfa field, the mere glimpse of a mature buck will make your heart race and a full sighting can leave you breathless. Today we are far luckier than…

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