The MeatEater Podcast - Introducing: Back 40

Episode Date: July 23, 2025

Back 40 dives deep into the world of whitetails, one burning question at a time. In each episode, host Jake Hofer sits down with multiple seasoned whitetail experts to tackle a whitetail conundrum facing hunters today. From controversial tactics to evolving strategies and mindset-shifting opinions, this is where perspectives collide. Whether you're managing your first forty acres or hunting whitetails in the big woods, the Back 40 podcast delivers real-world insight, straight from the minds of those who live it. One question. Eight answers. Endless insights. Tune in starting July 30th to Back 40 on the Wired to Hunt podcast. Connect with Jake Hofer and MeatEater MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've got the land, you've got the deer, but the season's closing in and your mind's racing with more questions than answers. That's why this summer I traveled across the Midwest to sit down with some of the most experienced whitetail hunters and land managers in the country to discuss the burning questions and whitetail dilemmas we all face on our own Back Forties,

whether it's 40 acres or 400. I'm Jake Hofer and this is Back Forty, a limited series show on why are to hunt part of meat eaters podcast network. Each episode I'll be asking eight whitetail experts a thought-provoking question or dilemma like how do I hunt the best part of the farm with less than ideal access. Everything is always risk reward. Is it worth the risk to go in here to hunt? The best spot on your farm has bad access. Then it's not the best spot on your farm. You stay in there. You know, I did that one season. I hunted the buck for 12 days and never once slept in my bed.

Well, should you? That's what the real question is. Stand without good access is not a good stand. That's what the real question is. Stand without good access is not a good stand. What can every hunter do to make the next 25 years better than the last? This will be the perfect spot, one of them. That's, I guess that's what I'm saying. It's as perfect as one man can make it. Well, I think that asking every deer hunter

to do what's right for the resource is a big ass that's never going to happen. So get in the game, figure out a plan to get your first piece of ground, you know, when you own the ground and you can make the decisions, you have to be able to do that. You know, get in the game, buy ground. One question, eight answers, endless insight. Hope to see you over at the Back Forty podcast. Find Back Forty in the Wire to Hunt feed on MeatEaters podcast network.