Joe LaPierre – New York

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.