QDMA
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is a
non-profit wildlife conservation organization dedicated to
ensuring a high-quality and sustainable future for white-tailed
deer and white-tailed deer hunting. Founded in 1988, the
QDMA currently has more than 40,000 members in all 50
states and several foreign countries including over 800 deer
management professionals - more than any other white-tailed
deer organization. The QDMA has developed numerous
partnerships with state wildlife agencies, timber companies,
hunting groups, and product manufacturers. These
partnerships have increased both the awareness of the
QDMA and participation in the Association's management
philosophy, Quality Deer Management (QDM). Without
question, the QDMA is rapidly becoming the most respected
and influential white-tailed deer organization in the United
States.

The QDMA promotes:
* Safe and ethical hunting.
* Adherence to wildlife and trespass laws.
* Adequate harvests of adult does.
* Restraint in harvesting young bucks.
* Hunter involvement in education and management.
*Cooperation with wildlife biologists and enforcement officers.
*Education of hunters and non-hunters toward a better      
understanding of wildlife management.
*Stewardship and appreciation of all wildlife.