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.
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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
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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.
Podcasts
Episode 617 – Minnesota deer opener. Post-election notes. Grunt tube tricks with Tony Peterson. DU’s ‘Into The Vault’ fundraiser. FFS research
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Episode 616 – Coaster brook trout, MN DNR changes, pheasant tips with Tom Carpenter, gut-pile study
Top topics this week include proposed protections for a small population of
Episode 615 – Banner bear season, nonresident fees, EHD outbreaks, pheasant and duck season updates
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Episode 614 – Pheasant opener, deer preview, Citizen Conservation Advisory conversation, emu afield
Top topics this week include a rough start to the 2026 pheasant
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Out west,
