Traditional Hunting Gear

TheDividQ · Oct 11, 2024

I am hoping next year to be able to get a tag for Muzzleloader hunting here in Northern AZ and I would like to do it as traditionally as possible. I am fairly knowledgeable about the accoutrements of the Civil War soldier but not so much of the average hunter of the time period. Would love to know what gear, other than rifle and ammo, would have been carried by a hunter in the mid 1800's and how he would have carried it. All information is appreciated.

Banjoman · Oct 11, 2024

There are some videos on YouTube that may help. These may be a little earlier time period than what you have in mind but might be helpful anyway.

Townsends
MUZZLELOADER Magazine
I Love Muzzleloading
Frontier Quest
Deerskin Diary
Hoffman Reproductions
Ramshackle Homestead

TheDividQ · Oct 11, 2024

Banjoman said:
There are some videos on YouTube that may help. These may be a little earlier time period than what you have in mind but might be helpful anyway.

Townsends
MUZZLELOADER Magazine
I Love Muzzleloading
Frontier Quest
Deerskin Diary
Hoffman Reproductions
Ramshackle Homestead

Thanks! I'll definitely look into these resources. While I have mid 1800's in mind I don't think early 1800's or late 1700's would be out of the question. Correct me if I'm wrong but I feel like these sorts of things would have been used for generations.

nessmuk · Oct 11, 2024

Scroll down to the reenactors section of the forum and click on the rocky mountain section and read some of the posts that should give some information on what you are looking for.

TheDividQ · Oct 11, 2024

nessmuk said:
Scroll down to the reenactors section of the forum and click on the rocky mountain section and read some of the posts that should give some information on what you are looking for.

Cool thanks. Pretty new here so I'm still figuring out where everything in the forums can be found.

nessmuk · Oct 11, 2024

Welcome to the forum. This is addictive.

TheDividQ · Oct 11, 2024

nessmuk said:
Welcome to the forum. This is addictive.

It is. I used to do some reenacting and while back but have been out if it for a while. Now getting back into not only that but actually shooting and hunting with muzzleloaders as well. Excited to dig into this stuff further.

Trigger · Oct 11, 2024

Gun. ammo. Knife. rope.

map

Costume?

You really leaving the cell phone and GPS home are you ok?.. so when you get lost and don't come back in 2024 looking like 1724. good luck.

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