QDMA Catawba River Branch

11/16/2020

This page will be deleted and a new NDA page will be built. For you whom haven’t heard QDMA has had a name and structure change. Look for the new Catawba River Branch NDA page soon and all the good things coming with it

11/12/2020

Today — November 10, 2020 — is the first day of work for the new National Deer Association. It’s a day of announcements about our new name, our logo, and our new strategic vision for safeguarding deer and hunting. To our staff and Board, it’s also the first day of work toward achieving that ...

11/11/2020

11/11/2020

Happy Veterans Day!

11/10/2020

The National Deer Association (NDA) has finalized a name, mission, leadership team and strategic vision for promoting wise stewardship of North America’s most iconic and important wild game animal. Forged from the combined strengths of two successful organizations, the Quality Deer Management Asso...

11/08/2020

No matter what month of the year you read this article, it’s likely that somewhere there’s a whitetail in rut. In January, that somewhere is Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. They’ll be rutting in the Florida panhandle into February or later. Even as you stand in your flip-flops che...

11/07/2020

Some hunters believe they witness an “October Lull” or a peak-rut “Lockdown Phase,” when mature bucks suddenly stop moving or hole-up with an estrus doe. Researcher Andy Olson did not see evidence of either in the movements of three mature Pennsylvania bucks wearing GPS tracking collars. “...

11/06/2020

Did you ever think putting up a tree stand takes all the fun out of hunting whitetail? Can you install a tree stand without all the physical demands on your body and do it in a safe manner? What if your tree stand lasted more than a few seasons? What if when you sat in your stand it was actually comfortable?

Heaven's Trail wanted all those things too so they decided to upgrade the tree stand, and it was about time. A Heaven’s Trail tree stand is a departure from the old way of hunting from a tree stand. They’re focused on comfort, safety, and quality while delivering you the best American made tree stand you can buy. Heaven's Trail is transforming the way people are thinking about tree stands. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3oT4N78

11/03/2020

You have to have your priorities straight 😂

11/02/2020

Our next free Beer & Deer webinar - brought to you by Whitetail Properties - is Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m., and it's one you don't want to miss! We're having Dr. Bronson Strickland of Mississippi State University as our guest to discuss the role of antlers in deer biology and management. Get registered today at --> https://bit.ly/beeranddeer

11/02/2020

Do you believe the list of attributes a buck must possess to be a successful breeder is long or short? Does it change depending on where you are in the whitetail’s range? Much research has gone into this topic, and we now have some definitive answers on what leads to specific bucks winning the rig...

11/02/2020

This graphic, produced by QDMA for an article in Quality Whitetails magazine, illustrates a fact that has stood up to repeated scientific testing over the years: The moon does not have a detectable influence on the timing of whitetail breeding. Scientists have known for decades that the length of da...