Ep. 380: Dad's First Bow Buck and the Back 40 Transformation
October 15, 20201h 54m
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
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"
Connect with Mark Kenyon and MeatEater
Mark Kenyon on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook
MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube
Shop MeatEater Merch
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.