Blood color and texture tell a story about the shot placement. Bright, frothy blood with bubbles indicates a lung hit, while darker blood suggests a liver shot. If the blood is greenish or contains ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, which sets rules for hunting, met Dec. 17 and loosened restrictions on trackers.

That’s OK, though, because Monday marks the start of only the second full deer season to legally allow use of blood-tracking dogs to recover wounded or lost deer in this state, and both deer hunters ...

Tracking a deer after the shot is where hunts are either finished cleanly or fall apart fast. Even experienced hunters slip into habits that cost them time, sign, and sometimes the animal altogether.

How easy is it to get permission from the Pennsylvania Game Commission to track a deer after dark? So easy, a 56-year-old, technologically-challenged bowhunter did it. Earlier this year, I wrote a few ...