National Deer Association's Pennsylvania State Advisory Council

National Deer Association's Pennsylvania State Advisory Council Founded in 1988, the QDMA is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization with 50,000 members in all 50 states and several foreign countries.

Founded in 1988, the National Deer Association (NDA) is a non-profit wildlife conservation organization dedicated to ensuring the future of wild deer, wildlife habitat and hunting. Membership in the QDMA is open to anyone interested in better deer and better deer hunting, and committed to ethical hunting, sound deer management and the preservation of the deer-hunting heritage.

A new beginning of habitat management on private lands.
08/14/2024

A new beginning of habitat management on private lands.

08/14/2024

PA deer hunters, the third round of antlerless deer licenses, as well as Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits will be available for purchase, tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 12, beginning at 8 a.m.

View real-time remaining antlerless licenses by Wildlife Management Unit (WMU): https://bit.ly/4bTgYYR.

Need more info? Find full DMAP permit details and a list of DMAP units on state game lands: https://bit.ly/4d4p1D9. News Release: https://bit.ly/4fBng2l.

Buy your license online at huntfish.pa.gov or in-store at a license issuing agent. MAP: https://bit.ly/43lds64.

Both residents AND nonresidents are now eligible to purchase UP TO their allotted three antlerless licenses, if available. If you purchased antlerless licenses during the first two rounds of sales, you will only be permitted to purchase one additional at this time.

Have questions? Contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Licensing Division by calling 1-833-PGC-HUNT or by emailing [email protected].

The 2024-25 Hunting License year runs from July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. Check out Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 seasons and bag limits online: https://bit.ly/4ekSKsZ.

THANK YOU for being a Pennsylvania hunter!

07/15/2024

Do you have an interest in bowhunting but don’t know where to start? 🏹

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is offering a Successful Bowhunting Course to anyone age 11 or older. The course will be held at the Perry Township Game Association at 1451 Moselem Springs Road, Hamburg, Berks County on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

The Successful Bowhunting Course expands upon the National Bowhunter Education Foundation's International Bowhunter Education Program curriculum and provides students with a certificate accepted by states that require bowhunter education.

Curriculum covers safe, ethical, responsible bowhunting, big game anatomy and shot placement, distance estimation, treestand use and safety, shooting basics, map and compass reading, and big game recovery and care. The course also includes a 3-D field exercise followed by an exam.

The classroom session for this course is 8 hours [8 a.m. to 5 p.m.]. Before attending the classroom session, students should complete an independent study portion using the Today's Bowhunter student manual. The online version of the manual can be found here: bowhunter-ed.com/pennsylvania/home-study/.

There is a $20 fee for this course.

Registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cLWnq6.

07/15/2024

Pennsylvanians, it’s time to take your best shot!

Discover the thrill of hitting your target in a supportive and professional environment with certified instructors at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Learn to Shoot Event.

Join us for an exclusive, free introduction to shooting sports this summer at the public shooting range at State Game Lands 205, in New Tripoli on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Shooters can expect 1-on-1 instruction with archery, shotgun, rifle, air rifle, simulated shooting (laser shot), and gun cleaning techniques. Instructors will also cover marksmanship, firearm safety, and more.

Participation waivers are required for all attendees. Anyone over the age of 6 is welcome to attend and participate, however there will be some restrictions on participation for those ages 11 and under.

For additional details, please visit https://bit.ly/49ILeoj.

03/15/2024

Recently, I introduced three bills to support Pennsylvania's hunters, farmers, and forests. This legislation would repeal the ban on Sunday hunting, connect farmers to licensed hunters to manage deer populations on their property, and require that at least one member of the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has experience in the agriculture industry.

Many thanks to the great people that helped shape this effort over many years.

Show your support for my three bills by contacting the House here: https://pahouse.com/steele/TakeAction?ac=173.

01/29/2024

We are pleased to name Dr. Duane Diefenbach of Penn State as our 2023 NDA Professional Deer Manager of the Year Award winner. This award is presented to a person with significant on-the-ground experience, and one who has made a measurable impact to deer and deer hunting through education, research, or management on public or private lands.

Duane is adjunct professor of wildlife ecology and leader of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State. He and his students have been collaborating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission since 2000 on a series of research projects on deer and deer hunters. This work has included studying survival and causes of mortality in fawns, effects of antler restriction regulations on harvest rates and dispersal in bucks, dispersal behavior of female white-tailed deer, and the spatial distribution of hunters and deer harvest as influenced by roads and landscape characteristics.

Duane’s current deer research is The Deer-Forest Study, which is a long-term study of the relationship of deer herbivory, competing vegetation, and soil conditions on the forest vegetation conditions. He and his students have presented their research at numerous NDA national and Branch events during the past 20 years.

Duane is also an avid bird and deer hunter. He received degrees from Washington State University, the University of Maine, and the University of Georgia. His areas of expertise include white-tailed deer, biometrics, population estimation and harvest management. He is most widely known for his work on the ecology and management of white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania.

03/06/2023

Registration is open for the June 12-16th, 2023 Mid-Atlantic Wildfire Training Academy at Garrett College, which is located in western Maryland, with trainings held on campus and virtually!

https://www.garrettcollege.edu/fire-academy.php

02/15/2023

Dear QDM Supporter,

Our Branch of the National Deer Association will be holding our Sportsman’s Banquet on Saturday, Febru ary 25, 2023
at the Watson Inn in Watsontown, PA. See attached Banquet registration form. I am reaching out to you this way because it appears our Banquet notification has been lost in the mail. I need to inform the Watson Inn
by Friday the 17 th of February as to the meal count. If you would like to attend please notify me as soon as possible. If you wish to
purchase early bird tickets please do so prior to F ebruary 17 th If you have any questions please feel free to contact
me. We hope to see you there.
Respectfully,
Dave Aumen
NCPB-NDA Branch President

01/23/2023

If you’re worried that using prescribed fire in hardwoods damages timber value, Dr. Marcus Lashley and Jordan Nanney have done your homework. Gathering the science, and assuming the high end of timber damage and costs of producing protein by burning in upland hardwoods, they found prescribed fire still produces the cheapest deer forage and protein per pound of any method, beating even warm-season food plots.

Marcus and Jordan share all the receipts for their math in the new article on our website, with multiple scientific studies backing their calculations. Check it out at https://bit.ly/3JhTCSf

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"I shall be a member of the Association, for there is no greater challenge nor more rewarding results in deer herd management than to be a contributor to positive change in deer herds, particularly as a member of a group of individuals with the same values of sportsmanship and welfare of the resource.” Al Brothers QDMA Co-Founder Founded in 1988, the QDMA is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization with members in all 50 states and several foreign countries. Membership in the QDMA is open to anyone interested in better deer and better deer hunting, and committed to ethical hunting, sound deer management and the preservation of the deer-hunting heritage.