About this episode

This episode discusses the insights gained from thousands of blood trails and how they can improve deer recovery strategies for hunters.

Thousands of blood trails. Thousands of recoveries. What can they teach us about finding wounded deer? In this episode of Before the Echo , I'm joined by Shane Simpson to dive into the incredible data being collected through the TRAKR App and how it's changing the way hunters think about shot placement, blood trailing, wait times, and recovering wounded deer. We discuss: What thousands of real-world blood trails are revealing The biggest mistakes hunters make after the shot Common myths about wounded deer behavior When to track and when to back out How the TRAKR App is helping recover more deer than ever before Stories from Shane's years of tracking deer with dogs Whether you're a seasoned bowhunter or just getting started, this conversation could help you recover your next deer. Check out the TRAKR App: https://gettrakr.com Follow Shane Simpson Hunting: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShaneSimpsonHunting Partners of Before the Echo 🏹 Latitude Outdoors (15% OFF) https://www.latitudeoutdoors.com/discount/BTE 🦌 ASIO Gear (15% OFF) https://asiogear.com/discount/ECHO15 🔭 Hawke Optics (15% OFF) https://us.hawkeoptics.com/discount/BTE If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to LIKE…

People in this episode

Host: Josh Teulker

Guest: Shane Simpson

Topics covered

• wounded deer recovery
• hunting techniques
• blood trailing
• shot placement
• hunting myths

Keywords

• blood trails
• deer recovery
• hunting
• TRAKR App
• bowhunting
• shot placement
• wounded deer

Sponsors

Latitude Outdoors, ASIO Gear, Hawke Optics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TRAKR App

Places: Public Land

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