QDMA Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Bogart, Georgia- September 20th will mark the 20th Anniversary of the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), a national non-profit wildlife conservation organization headquartered in Bogart, Georgia. The QDMA's mission is to promote sustainable, high-quality, white-tailed deer populations, wildlife habitats, and ethical hunting experiences through education, research, and management partnerships with hunters, landowners, natural resource professionals, and the public.

The QDMA was founded in 1988 by wildlife biologist Joe Hamilton with the intent to promote the Quality Deer Management (QDM) philosophy in a 14-county area in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. From these humble beginnings as the South Carolina Quality Deer Management Association, the QDMA has rapidly grown into the most respected and influential whitetail organization in the nation.

The QDMA currently has 50,000 members in all 50 states, Canada and other foreign countries. QDMA has seen record double digit growth annually over the last 10 years. Within the QDMA's membership ranks are more than 1000 of the nation's leading wildlife biologists, researchers, and managers. These professionals enable the QDMA to remain at the forefront of whitetail research and management and provide this information to its members for improved on-the-ground management.

The QDMA is among the most active educational conservation organizations in the nation, conducting over 200 deer management seminars and workshops annually. The QDMA also is an active financial supporter of deer research and management projects to further our knowledge of North America's most popular big game animal.

Today QDMA's message is conveyed through a multimedia effort that includes Quality Whitetails magazine, Quality Whitetails TV on the Outdoor Channel, publications like the landmark book Quality Food Plots and the QDMA Web site.

The public is invited to a 20th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday September 20, 2008, at 6:00 pm at the National Headquarters in Bogart, Georgia. For more information call (800) 209-3337.  Jason Smith Iowa Land for Sale in western Iowa's Loess Hills.