I definitely hear ya on the back. I'm still on the mend and still got that nonstop pain. Like you RD, this year due to back injury I got 2 more ground blinds in addition to what I had. Don't think I'll be ready to climb any trees till October sometime if at all this season. Definitely rather be in a tree, but it is what it is. I still see plenty of deer out of the blind. I've got to hobble out and set 2 more of them, then I'm good. And since I'm in Unit M, I think I'm using the crossbow during archery this year. Yea, yea, all the purists out there can hate! LOL. But I gotta do what I gotta do, I need meat in the freezer. Just not comfortable pulling the bow yet.
Wait till you young bucks get old .. .