In 2000 a group of forestland managers, hunters, biologists, and foresters, with support and guidance from Sand County Foundation,  formed the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC).  The goals were to restore quality habitat and quality deer, improve hunter satisfaction, and reduce the need for fencing to protect seedlings, shrubs, and other understory vegetation such as wildflowers from excessive deer browsing.  Management actions to achieve these goals were conducted on the Kinzua Quality Area, located in northwest Pennsylvania.  Lands from the Allegheny National Forest, the Bradford Watershed, and private timber companies (Forest Investment Associates, RAM Forest Products, and Collins Pine Company) were pooled into a solid block of 74,000 acres and managed to achieve the goals.  Hunting on the Kinzua Quality Area is free and open to the public.   

The Kinzua Quality Area is located in the northeast corner of the 500,000+ acre Allegheny National Forest.  Both are located in northwestern Pennsylvania just south of the New York-Pennsylvania state line.  The area is easily accessed from Pennsylvania&S217;s I-80 on the south and New York&S217;s I-86 on the north.  U. S. Routes 6, 62, 66, and 219 in PA lead there and make for scenic travel to the area.  Whether you're coming from the East, West, South, or North, getting to the Kinzua Quality Area is easy.