Sponsored for Hunters by the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC)
The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) is asking Bradford and Kane hunters to bring their deer to the KQDC check stations during the 2015 firearms deer season. One lucky hunter will win a deer hunting rifle. Each hunter that brings a deer to one of the two KQDC check stations will receive a raffle ticket on a new deer rifle. Only hunters bringing their doe or buck to a check station will receive a raffle ticket. Deer should be harvested within or near the KQDC. The KQDC is located west of Bradford and north of Kane in McKean and Warren Counties.
The KQDC Check Stations will be open on Monday and Tuesday of the first week of firearms deer season, November 30 and December 1, and again on the first Saturday, December 5. The check stations’ hours of operation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. all three days. Hunters bringing in an antlerless deer will receive two raffle tickets on the rifle. Hunters bringing in a buck will receive one raffle ticket on the rifle. Hunters are particularly encouraged to bring in deer harvested with their DMAP permit.
The first check station will be in the middle of the KQDC on SR 59 at the Timberdoodle Flats Wildlife Area across from the former Warehouse and Harrison Grille Restaurants. The second check station will be on SR 346 west of Bradford at the north end of the KQDC at the Willows Restaurant. The Willows Restaurant is at the junction of Forest Road 173 and SR 346.
All deer are weighed and checked for sex, age, and health, and additional data are collected on antlered deer for points, spread, and beam diameter. The data collected provides critical information used in managing the health of the herd.
Maps will also be available for hunters at the KQDC check stations. Maps will show where recent wood harvests have occurred, deer densities over last winter, and how the roads are marked. Pick up your info at the check stations so you can better hunt the KQDC.
The KQDC is almost 75,000 acres of public and private lands managed to improve deer populations and habitat. The cooperators are Sand County Foundation, Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau, Allegheny National Forest, Bradford Water Authority, Forest Investment Associates, Collins Pine Co. (Kane Hardwood), and RAM Forest Products. Additional information can be obtained at www.kqdc.com or www.Facebook.com/The KQDC.