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 relationship