Ep. 380: Dad's First Bow Buck and the Back 40 Transformation

Today on the show we've got the roller coaster story of Year 2 on the Back 40 and my father's recent hunt there which ended with his first kill with a bow and his biggest buck to date. Topics discussed:

What worked and what didn't work for habitat improvements in Year 1 of the Back 40

Why our plots failed

Why we didn't see as much deer activity as expected the first year

How we improved our fields in Year 2

The new food plot plan

The power of bees

The incredible change in trailcam results in Year 2

My father's journey as a bowhunter

Dealing with a vision impairment and hunting

An exciting but disappointing Night #1 on the Back 40

Lessons learned from a missed opportunity

My dad's first bow kill and takeaways from the "best hunting trip of his life"

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