There are lots of things to consider when it comes to cartridge selection for killing deer. But when it comes to recovering those deer, especially when hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor, there’s still plenty of confusion. So what’s the deal? Is there an issue with the cartridge? Or are there other factors at play? Shooting editor John B. Snow explains.

Read more: https://www.outdoorlife.com/badbloodtrails

This episode is hosted and produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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Our gear editor got a chance to hang stands and trail cameras with Levi Morgan this summer. Now he's back hunting with the championship archer in Illinois. Here's how Morgan thinks about everything from trail cameras to shot placement.

Guest host is gear editor Scott Einsmann.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

Guest is Levi Morgan.

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Every year, trawlers operating off Alaska’s coast legally catch, kill, and toss overboard tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of salmon, along with millions of pounds of halibut, herring, crab, and, occasionally, some killer whales. It's leading to fewer opportunities for sport and subsistence fishermen.

STOP Alaskan Trawler Bycatch — https://www.facebook.com/groups/181111123119023/

Alaska Senate Bill — https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0161A.PDF

Ocean documentary, narrated by Attenborough _ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9AwlypaY

Guest hosted by news editor Dac Collins.

Guest is David Bayes.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

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Antler collector Josh Duncan paid a premium to own the world-record whitetail shed antlers. But after he bought them, a troubling revelation came to light on social media.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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The MeatEater personality and longtime conservationist has been tapped to run Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Here's how Ryan 'Cal' Callaghan thinks about public lands, safeguarding them, and why he's still an optimist about it all.

Guest hosted by hunting and conservation editor Andrew McKean.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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Gear editor and absolute archery geek Scott Einsmann explains all the testing he's done lately on arrow speed and broadhead performance.

Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alex Robinson.

Produced by Executive Editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

Guest is Gear Editor Scott Einsmann.

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There's probably nobody out there who has covered precision rifles, ammo, and optics more intensely than OL shooting editor John B. Snow. But John is not saying to go out there and shoot elk at a thousand yards. In fact, just the opposite.

Video — I Built the Ultimate Deer Rifle: https://youtu.be/1U96Mr3nXaE

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Guest is shooting editor John B. Snow.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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There are a lot of things people get wrong about picking a bear rifle or defensive gun. According to our resident Alaskan and bonafide griz skinner Tyler Freel, here's what actually makes a great bear gun.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Guest is senior staff writer Tyler Freel.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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In an unprecedented move, President Trump announced he was invoking an obscure federal provision to disregard public feedback and move forward with the 211-mile private industrial corridor in the Alaskan wilderness.

Details on this week's announcement: https://www.outdoorlife.com/ambler

Additional reporting on how the Ambler Road could affect caribou hunting: https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/ambler-road-western-arctic-caribou/

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Produced and reported by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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The biggest story in the outdoors recently was a tragic one. Two elk hunting buddies, Andrew Porter and Ian Stasco, were found dead in southern Colorado. The week-long search for the missing men captured the hunting community's attention on social media, and generated plenty of sympathy, interest, and misinformation. Here's what actually happened.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Guest is news editor Dac Collins.

Produced by Natalie Krebs.

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

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