Kip Adams, Director of Education and Outreach, Quality Deer ...
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Conservation Through Hunting<br />
<strong>Kip</strong> <strong>Adams</strong><br />
Certified Wildlife Biologist – Dir. <strong>of</strong> Ed. & <strong>Outreach</strong><br />
<strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Deer</strong> Management Association
…QDMA…
Membership Benefits
<strong>Education</strong>al Items
QDMA<br />
fights for…<br />
…every deer<br />
hunter in<br />
North<br />
America
Hunter Facts…<br />
• ~5% <strong>of</strong> U.S. residents purchase a hunting license<br />
• ~21,000,000 hunters in U.S.<br />
• Hunting industry contributes $67 billion annually<br />
to the U.S. economy<br />
• In Texas, hunters<br />
contribute >$4 billion<br />
annually to the economy<br />
• In 2011, the average<br />
hunter spent $2,484<br />
on all things hunting<br />
related
Whitetail Facts…<br />
• Nearly four times<br />
more hunters hunt<br />
deer than the next<br />
closest species<br />
• Whitetail hunting<br />
generates 53% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
entire $67 billion U.S.<br />
hunting industry
Whitetail Facts…
Whitetails<br />
Elk<br />
Mule deer<br />
Upl<strong>and</strong> birds<br />
Whitetail Facts…
Research<br />
Design <strong>and</strong> fund practical research projects<br />
•~$500,000 since 2006<br />
•Projects in over 20 states
Specialize in education <strong>and</strong> outreach to hunters,<br />
l<strong>and</strong>owners, <strong>and</strong> natural resource managers
…includes a big habitat focus
…includes a big habitat focus
Engage on management <strong>and</strong> policy issues<br />
impacting wildlife, habitat <strong>and</strong> our hunting heritage<br />
•Engaged in 72 state, federal <strong>and</strong> provincial<br />
issues in 20 states <strong>and</strong> 3 provinces in 2012<br />
•MOUs with numerous<br />
state <strong>and</strong> federal<br />
agencies
Personal <strong>and</strong> property certification programs<br />
•Through 2012, deer<br />
enthusiasts from 41<br />
states <strong>and</strong> abroad have<br />
attended at least one<br />
<strong>Deer</strong> Steward class
Youth Program <strong>and</strong> Mentored Hunting Program<br />
•Youth events<br />
•Youth website<br />
•Scholarship program, etc.
Impact on Habitat<br />
•>3,000 members are pr<strong>of</strong>essional resource managers<br />
•QDMA members manage >20 million acres in U.S.
Proper habitat management<br />
provides…
Year around cover…<br />
S<strong>of</strong>twood species
Year around cover…<br />
Hardwood species
Year around cover…<br />
Old fields/NWSG
Proper habitat management also<br />
provides…
Year around food…<br />
Agricultural
Year around food…<br />
Hard mast
Year around food…<br />
S<strong>of</strong>t mast
Year around food…<br />
Forbs
Year around food…<br />
Vines <strong>and</strong> shrubs
Year around food…<br />
Hardwood browse
Year around food…<br />
S<strong>of</strong>twood browse
‘Carrot’ is… better deer hunting
Good deer habitat benefits many<br />
other species…
…QDMA Resources…<br />
Free downloads at www.QDMA.com
<strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Deer</strong> Management Association<br />
www.QDMA.com<br />
1-800-209-DEER
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