Back 40 Episode 8: Cal Hunts the Farm

Back 40 Episode 4: The Farm’s First Deer Hunt

With the preseason commotion on the property now behind me, I can finally start deer hunting. After kicking off the season with little action, I welcome the first guest to hunt the farm. Luke Macauley is a professor and cooperative extension specialist at UC Berkeley, an unlikely spot to find a guy who is thinking about hunting and habitat fragmentation. Macauley’s recent research has taken steps toward proving what I’ve always believed: This...

Back 40 Episode 7: Recovering “The Wide Eight”

After a long season on the property, I finally get a payoff with “The Wide Eight.” I also gets to share it all with my father and go on a special hunt with him. After an unsuccessful few days of hunting the property, we reflect on our family’s love for whitetails and two frantic weeks of rut hunting. There will be more twists and turns on this property, but killing this buck will be a high note. We’ll be looking back on this one for quite a while...

Back 40 Episode 6: A Successful Rut Hunt

With October in the rear view mirror and two great hunts in the books, I’m ready to hunt the rut. I’m rejoined Ben O’Brien for a week of all-day sits in hopes of taking home one of the few mature bucks that have been spotted on the property. It seems like all the stress of the last five months has led up to these crucial days. Follow along all season and be sure to subscribe to our Whitetail Weekly newsletter for updates. Click here to watch...