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Rev. Donovan Larkins
– Ohio
Shekinah
Ranch has a unique approach to teaching Life Skills, Fostering Character
Development & Leadership Training. We are a non-profit organization with
a 501.c3 status dedicated to bringing maximum impact in the lives of
youth and young adults. With the use of outdoor educational programs
such as horsemanship training, environmental conservation education and
animal education we have developed an interactive/hands on approach to
help the community we serve develop the leadership skills necessary for
successful living.
After
relocating our outdoor education program to a new one hundred and twenty
(120) acre parcel I first needed one question answered: Could we develop
a quality food plot and wildlife management program on only one hundred
and twenty (120) acres. Having contacted experts on deer management we
were assured that there are very effective programs with much less than
one hundred and twenty (120) acres. This was our green light to move
forward.
After
coming up with an initial management program we still needed to make a
decision on a food plot product. After reviewing the information from
the Whitetail Institute more closely I was impressed to learn of their
continued research for testing and production. The concept seemed
interesting that they would invest to do scientific research to produce
hybrid offspring of clover that produced maximum attractant and
nutrition. The information they provided about deer nutrition, minerals
and antler growth is what I was in search of. One of the other factors
that helped me in my decision for our program was to find that the
Whitetail Institute is the leading company in food plot forage
production and I wanted a product that by design was intended to produce
maximum results.
Now three
years into our food plot/wildlife management program we are pleased and
amazed at the results. It has taken a lot of hard work, consistency,
commitment and some willingness to make changes when necessary but now
we are beginning to live out the fruit of our faith, labor, investment
and the invaluable support we receive from the Whitetail Institute. The
product of the Whitetail Institute is doing exactly what they promised
it would do. Three years ago we only spotted one or two turkey. Now in
our third year we see groupings of fourteen (14) to thirty (30) and the
sizes we see are breathtaking. Whitetail Institute products have taken
our wildlife management program to a whole new level. Now when we take
youth out for conservation/environmental science or wildlife education
they often actually see wildlife. This makes our interactive learning
three dimensional. Praise God! We look forward to our continued growing
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