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One might assume that as president of the North Mountain Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association, Chip Sorber wouldn’t be found anywhere else but in the woods on the Nov. 26 opening day of the rifle deer season.
Truth is, Sorber will be somewhere else.
He’ll spend opening day collecting data at QDMA’s deer check station in the parking lot of the Suburban News in Sweet Valley.
At no charge, hunters can bring their buck or doe to the check station to have it weighed, aged, and if it’s a buck, the antlers measured.
Last year hunters brought 67 deer to the check station during opening day, the highest figure during the four-year period the station has been open.
Since 2003, 188 deer have passed through the check station, including 166 bucks.
Sorber said the data is starting to show some trends.
“We know the deer are getting heavier and we are seeing more one-and-a-half-year-old bucks that are legal with three or more points on one antler,” he said.
For more information, call Sorber at 477-2303.