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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