SAWMAN
Master
My hunting club had a preseason meeting this past Friday PM. We were notified that the land management company (RMS) that manages the land for the owner (IP) has mandated that the hunting clubs join,and continiously be a member of,QDMA (Quality Deer Management Association).
RMS has required that the clubs have a active member for every 200A of leased property. My club has 5200A+. But the president of our club had deceided that ALL club members will join QDMA. The cost per member is $15. per year.
The price is no big deal,however along with membership in QDMA comes other rules and regs. We will be mandated to take the jawbone of the deer we kill. The club will have to send them off to QDMA somehow. Club members will only be allowed to shoot "older" deer. Our club already has a 6pt,11" inside spread rule.
I would assume the QDMA people will be on the club trying to tell us how to plant,what to feed and how to fertilize,also how to set up feeders,and most likely more deer kill restrictions. We are already limited to one doe per year.
I am sure that QDMA is a great organization . . . however I do not like the fact that they are being force fed to the hunting clubs managed by RMS. I am quite sure that what QDMA comes up with,RMS will make the clubs go along with . . . or else.
More rules,more regs,added to what exists already. Maybe time to find my own property. --- SAWMAN
RMS has required that the clubs have a active member for every 200A of leased property. My club has 5200A+. But the president of our club had deceided that ALL club members will join QDMA. The cost per member is $15. per year.
The price is no big deal,however along with membership in QDMA comes other rules and regs. We will be mandated to take the jawbone of the deer we kill. The club will have to send them off to QDMA somehow. Club members will only be allowed to shoot "older" deer. Our club already has a 6pt,11" inside spread rule.
I would assume the QDMA people will be on the club trying to tell us how to plant,what to feed and how to fertilize,also how to set up feeders,and most likely more deer kill restrictions. We are already limited to one doe per year.
I am sure that QDMA is a great organization . . . however I do not like the fact that they are being force fed to the hunting clubs managed by RMS. I am quite sure that what QDMA comes up with,RMS will make the clubs go along with . . . or else.
More rules,more regs,added to what exists already. Maybe time to find my own property. --- SAWMAN