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

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 9 a.m.

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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:

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  • What worked and what didn\'t work for habitat improvements in Year 1 of the Back 40
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  • Why our plots failed
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  • Why we didn\'t see as much deer activity as expected the first year
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  • How we improved our fields in Year 2
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  • The new food plot plan
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  • The power of bees
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  • The incredible change in trailcam results in Year 2
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  • My father\'s journey as a bowhunter
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  • Dealing with a vision impairment and hunting
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  • An exciting but disappointing Night #1 on the Back 40
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  • Lessons learned from a missed opportunity
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  • My dad\'s first bow kill and takeaways from the "best hunting trip of his life"
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