Ep. 511: First Deer Stories on the Back 40 with Evan Barrett, Forest Wagoner, and Hank Forester
Wired To Hunt Podcast
MeatEater
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2022
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Today on the show, we're talking new hunter mentorship, getting you updated on what’s happened with the Back 40 in 2021, and then diving into a couple great stories about two new hunters that I had the privilege of helping mentor on their first successful deer hunts.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Podcast, home of the modern White Tail Hunter. |
| 0:07.6 | And now your host, Mark Kenyon. |
| 0:12.6 | Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Podcast. |
| 0:15.4 | I'm your host, Mark Kenyon, and this week on the show, I'm joined by two new hunters |
| 0:20.4 | that I had the privilege to mentor this year on the Back 40, and we're talking first-tier |
| 0:24.5 | stories learning to hunt and more. |
| 0:38.6 | Alright, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Podcast brought to you by First Light. |
| 0:43.5 | And today folks, we're talking new Hunter Mentorship. |
| 0:46.6 | We're going to get you updated on what's happened with the Back 40 in 2021, and then |
| 0:51.1 | we're going to dive into a couple great stories about two new hunters that I had the privilege |
| 0:55.4 | of helping mentor on their first successful deer hunts. |
| 0:59.3 | So joining me today, we've got those two aforementioned new hunters, Forest Wagner and |
| 1:04.1 | Evan Barrett, and then we also have Hank Forrester, the director of hunting at the National |
| 1:09.0 | Deer Association, who's the mastermind behind this field to fork mentorship program that |
| 1:14.9 | I was doing all this through. |
| 1:16.4 | So why should you listen to this? |
| 1:19.1 | Well, if you're new hunter, I'm thinking this one's going to inspire you. |
| 1:24.8 | You're going to hear from two folks who likely went through the exact same things that |
| 1:28.8 | you are, who struggled to figure things out, who sought out help, and who ultimately had |
| 1:35.3 | a pretty life-changing experience. |
| 1:38.8 | I think this conversation is going to give you some hope. |
| 1:40.6 | I think it's going to excite you. |
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