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