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Wired To Hunt Podcast

Ep. 958: Foundations - Blood Trailing Lessons That Help Us Understand Deer Better

Wired To Hunt Podcast

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.64.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This week, Tony shares his thoughts on the things a lot of hunters get wrong about blood trailing deer, and what they can teach us about ourselves and the deer in general.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:04.0

When the temps drop and the rut heats up, your system needs to hold up.

0:09.5

And this is where First Lights core and thermic kits come in.

0:13.1

The core kit adds warmth without bulk, perfect for all day sits during shifting weather.

0:18.3

And the thermic, it's built for the brutal cold, silent, durable, and designed for

0:23.4

hunters who don't head back to the truck when the forecast turns, because late October

0:28.3

isn't forgiving.

0:30.3

Cheap gear folds, bulky layers get noisy, but first light helps you stay focused when everything

0:36.2

else is working against you.

0:38.5

No shortcuts, no compromise.

0:41.0

The long sit starts here.

0:43.2

So head on over to Firstlight.com and get cold front ready.

0:47.6

That's Firstlight, L-I-T-E.com.

0:52.3

Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation's podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer

0:58.0

hunting, presented by First Light, creating proven, versatile hunting apparel for the stand,

1:03.6

saddle, or blind. First Light, go farther, stay longer. And now, your host, Tony Peterson.

1:11.5

Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation's podcast, which is brought

1:14.8

to by First Light. I'm your host, Tony Peterson, and today's episode is all about

1:18.3

blood trailing deer and what it can teach us not only about how to find, you know,

1:22.9

mortally hit, wounded deer, but just deer behavior in general.

1:32.6

Yeah. hit wounded deer, but just deer behavior in general. When it comes down to it, there's so much about deer that we just don't understand.

1:37.3

We fill in the blanks a lot to compensate for this, but it's just simply true that for the most part,

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