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KINZUA QUALITY DEER COOPERATIVE:
HUNTERS WELCOME HERE!
The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative is a logical partnership between
landowners and hunters. Both stand to benefit.
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KQDC information available at
the Bradford Ranger Station |
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During a time when more and more land is being closed to public hunting, the Bradford Municipal Water Authority, Collins
Companies, RAM Forest Products, Inc., Commonwealth Forestry Investments, and the Allegheny National Forest have placed out the 'WELCOME' mat to deer hunters on 73,250 acres in western McKean County.
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Hunt in the "Big Woods" |
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KQDC is an effort to balance deer with their habitat. This should result in a healthier forest, more small
game, songbirds, and other wildlife, and better deer. McKean County has an enviable record for producing bucks with big racks. Four of the top 14 typical bucks ever taken in
Pennsylvania, and the number 17 non-typical buck taken by gun were McKean County products. No other Pennsylvania county has so many bucks near the top of the records. A deer herd balanced to its
environment is far more likely to produce trophy specimens than an overpopulation.
Successful deer hunters are asked to bring deer harvested in the KQDC, both bucks and does, to one of three check stations
which are operated on key days during the season, including
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Spring & Fall Turkey Hunting |
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opening day and Saturdays. The deer are weighed and aged, antlers are measured, and locations of the kills are plotted on maps. Hunters
receive information about the project, raffle ticks for great prizes (two tickets for each doe, one for each buck), and invitations to an annual appreciation banquet.
Information gathered at check stations helps biologists track buck-doe ratio and health of the deer. Habitat quality and deer
density are also measured to monitor progress.
Your cooperation in KQDC might convince more landowners that leaving their land open to public hunting is wise forest
management. It might also put your name in the big game records.
Want to know more?
KQDC Hunting Data
Map of Area
Request a FREE Outdoor Recreation Map
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