Dedicated to the Development of Top Quality Whitetail Through Improved
Deer Management and Better Nutrition
History Of The Whitetail Institute
For years,
well-known fisherman and avid deer hunter Ray Scott was on the
trail of the best forage planting for his deer herd west of
Montgomery, Alabama. But every time he asked a fellow hunter, or
a university wildlife biologist or seed specialist, he got a
different answer. Some swore by oats, some wheat, and some rye.
In the fall of
1986 a friend recommended that Scott try some clover in his
testing.
After
purchasing my hunting property, the first year of
hunting we hardly saw any bucks and all had small
antlers with very few does. The previous owners lived
out of the area and lots of people hunted the property
shooting everything. The second year we planted Imperial
Whitetail Clover in three centrally located areas. That
hunting season we started to see a bunch more smaller
bucks and even a couple of large antlered bucks. We
started to practice quality deer management by selecting
8-point bucks or larger and trying to make sure they are
3 1/2 years old or older. The next year we planted three
more meadows with Imperial Whitetail Clover and started
using Cutting Edge nutritional supplements. Last hunting
season my friend was the first to harvest a 180-pound
dressed 8-point. Then another friend harvested a
190-pound dressed 9-point that scored 148 inches (see
photo). Then I harvested 180-pound dressed 8-point. WOW,
what year. Note: the attached photo is of the 9-point
taken – it grossed 148 inches and netted 140 6/8, that
will put it in the New York State record book.
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If hunting is in the
genes, Steve Scott is living proof. Steve shares his father’s love of
both fishing and hunting, especially hunting. He has traveled across the
U.S. in pursuit of whitetails and especially likes hunting in the
Midwest and stalking squirrels with his two young boys.
As he matured as a
hunter and had the opportunity to “fiddle with food plots,” he
recognized more and more the importance of forage and sound management
techniques. Like many hunters, he became obsessed with finding that
special forage advantage to improve his hunting opportunities
