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Qdma's Whitetailreport 2020 DEER HARVEST TRENDS qdma ’s PART 1: WhitetailReport 2020 An annual report on the status of white-tailed deer – the foundation of the hunting industry in North America Compiled and Written by the QDMA Staff Field to Fork mentor Charles Evans (right) congratulates Andy Cunningham on his first deer. WhitetailReport Special thanks to all of these QDMA Sponsors, Partners and Supporters for helping enable our mission: ensuring the future of white-tailed deer, wildlife habitat and our hunting heritage. Please support these companies that support QDMA. For more information on how to become a corporate supporter of QDMA, call 800-209-3337. Sponsors Partners Rec onnect w ith Real F ood Supporters 2 • QDMA's Whitetail Report 2020 QDMA.com • 3 WhitetailReport QDMA MISSION: TABLE OF CONTENTS QDMA is dedicated to ensuring the future of white-tailed deer, wildlife PART 1: DEER HARVEST TRENDS PART 3: QDMA MISSION & ANNUAL REPORT habitat and our hunting heritage. Antlered Buck Harvest ....................................................6 QDMA: Ensuring the Future of Deer Hunting ................40 QDMA NATIONAL STAFF Age Structure of the Buck Harvest ..................................8 2019 QDMA Advocacy Update ......................................41 Antlerless Deer Harvest ................................................10 QDMA Mission: Progress Report ...................................42 Chief Executive Officer Age Structure of the Antlerless Harvest ........................12 QDMA Communications Update ...................................43 Brian Murphy Antlerless Harvest Preference QDMA Membership Update ..........................................44 QDMA Canada Update ..................................................45 Director of Finance & Administration Relative to Buck Harvest ...........................................14 April Robertson Age Data Sources - Private vs. Public Lands ..................15 QDMA Certification Programs Update ..........................46 Deer Harvest by Weapon Type ......................................16 QDMA Hunting Heritage Update ..................................48 Director of Conservation Harvest Data Collection Techniques ..............................18 QDMA’s National Headquarters Update ........................50 Kip Adams Harvest Reporting Requirements .................................19 QDMA Financial Statement ..........................................52 In-Season Harvest Estimates ........................................19 2018 Honor Roll of Donors ...........................................53 Director of Communications QDMA’s Wildlife Management Cooperative Lindsay Thomas Jr. PART 2: CURRENT ISSUES & TRENDS Coordinator - Michigan Update................................54 Current Look at Crossbow Use ......................................20 QDMA’s Wildlife Management Cooperative Assistant Director of Conservation Specialists - Missouri Update ....................................55 Matt Ross Trends in Number of Hunter Fatalities ..........................22 Firearm Season Start Time ...........................................24 QDMA’s Wildlife Management Cooperative Assistant Director of Wildlife Management Units at Deer Density Goals .......25 Specialists - Alabama Update ....................................56 Hunting Heritage Programs Traveling Requirements for Bows and Firearms ............26 QDMA Internship Program ...........................................57 Hank Forester Wild Game Processing Facility Regulations ..................28 QDMA Advancement ....................................................58 Lower Jaw Transportation Legality ...............................29 The Brothers-Hamilton Society ....................................59 Art & Design Manager Time Spent on FOIL, CWD, Deer Proposals 2019 QDMA Conservation Laura Colquitt and Education/Outreach ...........................................30 and Branch Achievement Awards ..............................60 QDMA Branch Highlights Communications Manager 2019 Deer Disease Update............................................32 and Special Events in 2019 ........................................61 Brian Grossman CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE CWD Samples and Goals...............................................34 QDMA Branch Directory ................................................62 Product Manager CWD Results Wait Time ................................................36 Deer Project Leader Directory .......................................66 Trey Fountain CWD Budgets ...............................................................38 Use of Targeted Removal for CWD ................................39 Founder & Senior Advisor Joe Hamilton INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE Whitetail Report cover photo by Members of the media who have questions about the Whitetail Report, need additional Luke Laha information, or need expert sources for stories on whitetail biology or management, can contact QDMA’s Conservation staff at any time using the information below, or contact NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS the National Office at (800) 209-3337. Rick Dahl, Chairman (Mo.) Nicole Garris, Vice Chairman (S.C.) KIP ADAMS Knoxville, Pennsylvania Chris Asplundh Jr. (Pa.) Melissa Bachman (Minn.) • QDMA Director of Conservation Louis Batson III (S.C.) • Certified Wildlife Biologist Arthur Dick (N.C.) • Certified Taxidermist Roland Dugas (La.) Kevin Gillespie (Mich.) Bachelor’s: Penn State University Dave Guynn, Ph.D. (S.C.) Master’s: University of New Hampshire Hugh Sosebee Jr. (Ga.) E-mail: [email protected] Ronnie ’Cuz’ Strickland (Miss.) Office: (814) 326-4023 Leon Hank (Mich.) Cell: (570) 439-5696 Instagram: @kipadams NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 170 Whitetail Way MATT ROSS Saratoga Springs, New York P.O. Box 160 Bogart, GA 30622 • QDMA Assistant Director of Conservation • Certified Wildlife Biologist (800) 209-3337 • QDMA.com • Licensed Forester Bachelor’s: University of Massachusetts Facebook.com/TheQDMA Master’s: University of New Hampshire E-mail: [email protected] @TheQDMA Office: (518) 886-1732 Cell: (518) 391-8414 Instagram.com/TheQDMA Instagram: @mattrossqdma 4 • QDMA's Whitetail Report 2020 INTRODUCTION BY KIP ADAMS est percentage ever recorded. Hunters are clearly reaping the benefits of more nat- Outlook urally balanced age structures in herds for 2019-20 Deer Season across the whitetail’s range. At the time of writing this Whitetail Re- In addition, the antlered buck harvest port, many 2019-20 deer seasons were still underway, so the statistics highlight- (those 1½ years or older) is at near record ed in this report are all from the most level, and last season’s buck harvest 5% recent hunting season that is complete above the previous 5-year average. This (2018-19). However, some states have is a very positive sign for deer hunters already issued press releases on the and managers. On the contrary, antler- 2019-20 deer season and we’ve includ- less harvest was down slightly from the ed five of the top headlines here as an prior year, and it was 4% below the 5-year outlook for the data you’ll see in next year’s Whitetail Report. If the early results average. The antlerless harvest has now hold true for the other states, 2019 was declined nearly 20 percent in the past a good year for many deer hunters. decade. Michigan hunters shot the most antlered bucks per square mile (PSM), and Kentucky Delaware hunters shot the most antlerless Record gun deer harvest. deer PSM. White-tailed deer are the most impor- Crossbow harvest exceeds the verti- Missouri tant game species in North America. More cal bow harvest in 11 of 25 states (44%). Harvest down 2% but still near hunters pursue whitetails than any other Thirty-one states collect age data from record numbers. species, and whitetail hunters contribute deer harvested on public and private land, Vermont more financially than any other hunter while only two states collect it exclusively Fourth highest deer harvest in segment. Collectively speaking, whitetails from private land and one from public last two decades. are the foundation of the entire hunting land. Twenty-six states are able to calcu- industry. late in-season deer harvest estimates for Louisiana That’s why I am so excited we can their hunters and deer managers. Less than Deer harvest through January 5 bring you this annual report on the status one hunting related death occurred for was up 9% from a year ago. of whitetail hunting and management pro- every 100,000 deer hunters. Over half of Wisconsin grams. We are in a unique position to be the wildlife management units east of the Deer kill down 14%. able to gather data from state and provin- Rocky Mountains have deer densities at the cial wildlife agencies, the nation’s leading established goals, while 23% have densities deer researchers, and other sources to pro- above goals and 22% have deer densities ago. The average wait time for a CWD vide a true “State of the Whitetail” address below goals. Regarding the 2018-19 total test result was 36 days, and this ranged for hunters, landowners, natural resource harvest, 66% of deer were shot with a fire- from four days in Minnesota to seven professionals and the media. arm, followed by 23% with a bow, 10% by months in Connecticut. Twenty-eight So, how are whitetails and deer hunt- muzzleloader, and 1% by other means. states reported a combined CWD budget ers doing? There are some very positive The biggest issues and trends include of just under $11 million. This ranged from trends occurring. Yearling buck harvest the continued spread of chronic wast- $500 in Massachusetts
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