QUALITY DEER MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

THUMB AREA BRANCH

AGENDA

1ST ANNUAL THUMB AREA BRANCH QDMA SHORT COURSE

 

 

12:00PM – 12:30PM Welcome, Introduction & Acknowledgements (Perry Russo)

Start of Silent Auctions, Drawings and 50/50 Raffle

12:30PM – 1:10PM Quality Deer Management – The Future of Deer Hunting (Brian Murphy)

QDMA National Executive Director & national authority on quality deer management practices.

1:10PM – 1:40PM Lunch

1:40PM – 2:40PM Deer Management for the 21st Century (Dr. James Kroll)

Director of the Institute for Whitetail Deer Research & Management, Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Forestry. Wildlife biologist by trade, known by many as Dr. Deer for his extensive research and management experience with white-tail deer. Author and regular writer for many outdoor magazines, including North American Whitetail.

2:40PM – 3:00PM Break

3:00PM – 3:40PM Antler Growth & Reasons for Non-Typical Antlers in White-tailed Deer

(Brian Murphy)

3:40PM – 4:40PM Food Plots & Supplemental Feeding in White-tailed Deer

(Dr. James Kroll)

4:40PM – 5:00PM Break

End of Silent Auctions

End of Drawings

End of 50/50 Raffle Sales

5:00PM – 5:30PM Special Presentation

Silent Auction Winners

Blue Drawing Winners

Red Drawing Winners

Orange Drawing Winners

50/50 Drawing

Door Prize Winners

Conclusion (Perry Russo)

5:30PM – 6:00PM Question & Answer Session to QDMA & Local DNR