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.
Our
first planting of Imperial Whitetail Clover produced.
Daily deer activity brought sightings of some 15
different 1 1/2-year-old bucks. Our food plot was a
2-acre planting on our 37-acre farm. These sightings
were an increase of 50-70 percent over previous years.
Eventually, during the November muzzleloader season, my
son, Trail, harvested his best buck ever as the buck
followed two does into the clover just before dark.
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William Cousins is just
a farmer at heart, even with a degree in marketing from the University
of Alabama. He was raised on a farm and today owns his own farm in a
county north of Montgomery.
As a matter of fact, it
was farming that brought William to the attention of Ray Scott and
qualifies him as the “oldest” employee at the Institute. As a college
student, William worked summers on Ray Scott’s farm in Pintlala.
Impressed by his knowledge and work ethic, Scott brought the young man
on board as soon as he officially founded the Institute in 1988.
