QDM is a far cry from deer farming. I have and do some of both and they are not nearly the same. Deer farming and farming for deer are two completely different things.

Growing crops of deer in pens and hand picking the genetics involved is deer farming. My 7000 acre tract that we manage intensively and grow spring/summer crops is farming for deer. I do not try and push my views on others. QDM when done "right" with realistic goals can and is very rewarding for a club or property owner.

The struggle comes in when you have neighbors who are not like minded, but there is not much you can do about that unless you can get them on a coop program or show them the fruits of your labor. Often times that will bring them around to your side, or at least to a more management style of thinking. If it doesn't, oh well it's their property...

BSK's post about Trophyist attitude is spot on as well though.

But to compare deer farming and QDM is ridiculous. Deer farming is a business. QDM is management practices put in place to grow bigger deer.

Off my soapbox now.