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How to track a deer after the shot: A blood-trailing refresher for gun season
Every season, deer are lost that could have been found. Here’s a refresher on reading a deer’s reaction at the shot, waiting the right amount of time, and knowing what the blood is telling you.
Steve Sarley: Avid fisherman goes dove hunting
I’ve stepped outside of my comfort zone the past couple issues of Illinois Outdoor News.
Jeremiah Haas: A first deer is a magical time for a young hunter
Most of us remember the first time we pulled the trigger or released an arrow
How to track a deer after the shot: A blood-trailing refresher for gun season
Every season, deer are lost that could have been found. Here’s a refresher on reading a deer’s reaction at the shot, waiting the right amount of time, and knowing what the blood is telling you.
Top Regional Stories
Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2145
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Opinion
Age-old broadhead question: mechanical vs. fixed-blade
Illinois letters to the editor: It’s time to protect small game by upping bobcat harvest quota
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Commentary: Hunting and fishing need your voice – and your vote this November
All About Hunting
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Even in north-country states like Minnesota that get first crack at fresh birds coming down from Canada, sharp-eyed ducks quickly
Age-old broadhead question: mechanical vs. fixed-blade
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How to track a deer after the shot: A blood-trailing refresher for gun season
Every season, deer are lost that could have been found. Here’s a refresher on reading a deer’s reaction at the
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Wildlife Forever’s annual artist contests get underway for ’26
Wildlife Forever recently announced the opening of the 2026-27 Art
Why hunting the lunch hour might be your best bet for tagging a good buck
We all know we should sit all day, but how
Gretchen Steele: Let’s talk about ‘things that go bump in the Southern Illinois bottoms’
There are things in the southern Illinois river bottoms that
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
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Backyard and Beyond: Autumn’s Array
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Mystery about winter survival follows armadillos into Illinois
Steve Washko has seen his share of central Illinois roadkill
Best method to count Illinois deer herd? AI taking a crack at it
Is AI the answer to sizing up the Illinois deer
Illinois DNR hits pause on CWD meetings as strategy evolves
Illinois hunters, landowners and others concerned about chronic wasting disease
