The Facts About Crossbows in the Deer Woods

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Few discussions engage as many hunters as which rifle is the best – Remington or Winchester, .243 or .270, wood or laminate stock? One discussion that can rival it is crossbow use. Crossbows can be a polarizing topic in the archery world, but their use during deer season continues to expand. We’ve monitored crossbow use …

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Trail-Camera Catches a Bobcat Catching a Fawn

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In early July, QDMA member Robert Newcom of Kentucky saw a fawn hanging out in a quarter-acre clover patch, so he repositioned a nearby trail-camera to see if the fawn would come back. He ended up capturing the fawn and its mother on film – as well as the fawn’s untimely fate. “There was a …

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Fawns are the Fix for Most Deer-Hunting “Mistakes”

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I bring good news to all deer hunters who think they made some “mistake” last season or feel like “disaster” struck: The arrival of fawns each spring is the annual correction that makes it difficult for us to do long-term damage to deer populations. Some Quality Deer Managers believe they are supposed to be managing …

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Meeting a Deer’s Summer Nutritional Demands

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Pursuing Quality Deer Management goals can be a year-round endeavor, but the importance of your management efforts are higher in spring and summer than perhaps any other time of year. Adults can lose 15 to 30 percent of their body weight during winter. This loss must be recovered quickly in time for a buck’s body …

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Born With One Hoof in the Grave? Fawns Die Even Without Predators

| By Justin Dion, Jacob Haus, Joe Rogerson and Jacob Bowman
Predators are one of the most widely discussed topics of deer hunting in the past few years, particularly in regards to population management and fawn survival. If you were to ask any hunter what factor is most limiting to fawn recruitment where they hunt, chances are they will say coyotes. It’s no surprise why. Nearly …

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