By: Brian Grossman

Brian Grossman joined the NDA staff in August, 2015 as its Communications Manager. Brian is responsible for amplifying NDA’s educational message for hunters through social media, e-mail, the NDA website, and Quality Whitetails magazine. He has been a freelance writer, photographer, videographer and web designer since 2003. A trained wildlife biologist, Brian founded the Poor Boys Outdoors and Working Class Hunter web shows and associated media during his free time while working full time as a wildlife manager. He came to NDA from the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, where he was a field operations supervisor, overseeing management of 15 Wildlife Management Areas. Brian currently lives in Thomaston, Georgia with his wife, Tina, and his two children, Dakota and Brooke.

Heavy vs. Light Arrows: Which Are Better for Deer Hunting?

May 12, 2021 Brian Grossman

For decades now, bowhunters have seemingly been on a quest to own the fastest shooting bow possible. During that time, manufacturers often touted their bows’ IBO or ATA speeds above all other features, and hunters…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Public Land Deer Hunting

Oct 7, 2020 Brian Grossman

You’ve probably heard all the talk recently about the decline in hunter numbers, with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reporting approximately two million fewer hunters in 2016 than in 2011. One of the reasons…

Scouting Large Blocks of Land Fast and Effectively

Sep 23, 2020 Brian Grossman

For me, one of the primary draws to public-land hunting is the freedom it provides to roam large tracts of land at a minimal cost. If one area doesn’t produce, I have seemingly unlimited opportunities…

Keep Deer Hunting Fun by Keeping It Real

Aug 12, 2020 Brian Grossman

Setting realistic expectations based on your personal experience and circumstances is key to keeping hunting fun and enjoyable. Here are some tips to ensure you are keeping it real this deer season. As communications manager…

The Case For and Against Summer Deer Scouting

Jun 17, 2020 Brian Grossman

For many, summer weekends are spent on family barbecues, swimming, fishing and trips to the mountains or the beach. But for some, summer officially kicks off the countdown to deer season. While whitetail does are…

Fire Up Your Deer Hunting With a Prescribed Burn

Jan 15, 2020 Brian Grossman

No other habitat management practice can positively impact as many acres in such a short period of time and for as little money as prescribed fire. Many state wildlife agencies have been taking advantage…

Treestand Accidents: Can We Stop the Insanity?

Sep 18, 2019 Brian Grossman

Can we stop the insanity? Can we just get through one deer season without a family having to bury a loved one who fell from their deer stand? Yes, deer hunting is our passion, but…

How to Hunt Deer With Less Gear

Jul 24, 2019 Brian Grossman

As hunters, we tend to make hunting more complicated than it has to be. For hundreds of years, deer hunters got by with just a bow, some arrows in their quiver and a good, sharp…

The Trick to Finding Quality Public Hunting Land

Jun 25, 2019 Brian Grossman

Let’s face it. Not all of us have access to high-quality, low-pressure, private hunting land. In fact, for many of us — myself included — public land is where we spend the majority of our…

Yes, EHD is Bad. But CWD is Worse

Mar 13, 2019 Brian Grossman

If you follow the QDMA on social media or keep up with the content we share on our website and in our magazine, you know that we are putting a lot of emphasis on the…