Last year we had an ADCNR rep come to our annual hunting club meeting. We were told that they anticipated revamping the DMAP program. We expressed an interest in joining and were asked to collect jawbones and observation data. We turned in our jawbones from this past season but haven't heard anything or seen anything written about it. Anybody know anything? I'm more interested in getting the jawbone data back but some doe tags for the upcoming season wouldn't be bad either since they scaled back to 1/day.

Nighthunter is yer huckleberry.

Nighthunter

We have been on it over 20 years. Data usually gets back to us in September. Good program. Hope yall stick with it

Call me. 256-302-3619

I will handle any issue you have.

Y S. Call the man. He is serious...and wants to answer any question you may have.

Will do. I think our club could benefit greatly from some of this data.

I'm curious to hear what they say Y.S. keep me in the loop about it if you don't mind

I can answer any question you have here or via phone. Unless it is club specific then of course you'll need to be a member.

N.H,
Just hunt pretty close to him and curious to hear what they have to say about the herd. Our club used to send away the jawbones and kill data every yr,for approx 10 years,and it was always the same info: shoot more does,and target mature bucks.

Sounds about like our usual results. Only thing I've seen from all the herd management and habitat improvement we've done the last 15 years is increase live weight of does. Haven't seen any noticeable change in size or number of bucks. Turkey population on the other hand has exploded

Well, it is different now. You will get more in depth reports and more on-site visits. BUT... the DMP is not intended to increase your buck quality, at least directly. It is a deer herd and habitat health/improvement and educational program. Hopefully for most, increased antler quality will be a byproduct but not always. We can't control the on-the-ground habitat management practices that usually impact antler growth. Sometimes the deer quality does go up dramatically but those deer are harvested due to poor hunting practices.

Again. DMP=Deer herd health, habitat health, and hunter/manager education program.

What is the minimum acreage to get in the program?

500 acres to enroll in DMP. If you just need some technical assistance, there is no acreage requirement but obviously you wouldn't be in the program. We will still help you with any questions or concerns you have about wildlife/habitat/hunter management.

Thanks man. I'm the guy over near you (Holly Pond) that you looked at this spring. I don't meet the acreage requirements but thanks for the info.