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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