Alsheimer wasn’t long into his work on private-land deer management when he realized there was a ceiling to QDM.

Alsheimer wasn’t long into his work on private-land deer management when he realized there was a ceiling to QDM.
Alsheimer was one of the first people to implement QDM. Here’s what he learned from practicing this management style on 160 acres.
Dan Schmidt provides his insights on how to grow bigger bucks while hunting with good friend Steve Bartylla in the infamous Golden Triangle of Illinois.
Are concerns about antlerless seasons decimating buck populations legitimate or unfounded? The truth lies in the statistics.
I like watching hunting shows on TV, and I like watching kill shots. What I don’t like watching is the nonsense that hunting programs show after the shot.
Having spent 38 years studying deer behavior on a daily basis, Charles Alsheimer was more than a writer and photographer. He was a true pioneer.
In the rush to jump on the mandatory antler point restriction bandwagon, in some states the basic principles of biology are being ignored in favor of public opinion. The end results are confusion, unhappy hunters and poorly managed deer herds.
It’s no secret: age, nutrition and genetics always are the critical factors that can determine how big a whitetail buck’s antlers will grow.
The critical key to good surveillance with your game cameras is preventing deer from even realizing they’re being monitored.
Keeping deer on your property isn’t difficult if you provide some tasty supplemental food in secure locations that keeps them happy and wanting more.