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Zutt-man

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gets another groove filed into the trigger guard after today.

It’s been a ROUGH season.

I’m not sure I’ve been put through the wringer as much as I have been this year in what ended up being a very long season. Hunting pressure ramped up this year on the surrounding properties. A neighbor graciously threw a bar of soap under one of my stands (awfully nice of him, don’t ya think?). I had a heartbreaking encounter with a what would’ve been my largest archery buck to date. I painstakingly watched my main target buck cruise the neighbors during daylight for weeks on end. Deer populations in the area I happen to be hunting (particularly the doe population) has been low. To wrap it up, virtually every deer I was chasing disappeared after Thanksgiving.

Brutal.

However, one of my side goals this year was to harvest a deer with my flintlock. Wouldn’t you know it, a buck who I passed just a couple weeks ago in hopes one of the bigger bucks would show, made an appearance. He proudly cruised a finger pushing a smaller 8 point to 103 yards which was the closest opportunity I was going to have.

While I carried my high power along for the sit, I felt confident in my abilities with a solid rest to send a 279 grain lead ball down range with an accounted for 5” drop in trajectory where he stood. The .57 hornady projectile did its job as I landed a heart shot and he only made it 24 yards.

While he broke his tallest tine (go figure 😅) in September, I didn’t care too much. It’s a major sense of accomplishment being able to take home a mature buck, let alone harvesting one with a rock banger.

Huge shout out to the landowners that make this happen and the family for putting up with all of my time spent out of the house! We’ll see what the evening sit brings!

FYI, I did cross post this as the hunting portion of the forum doesn’t get as much attention
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deer season was tough here in ND too. I shot one with my modern rifle (built in 1875) none during archery season, but it is still on till January I guess. Muzzleloader season I only drew a doe tag and all I saw were bucks, lol, big ones, pretty much everyday😂. That’s the way it goes I suppose. I watched coyotes chasing deer several times, my property is crawling with them. I think Christmas week I’ll call some in. I haven’t been shooting them in a couple years since fur prices are so low. Well there’s always next year, god willing, nice buck!
 
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Was that buck taken with your turkey getter or do you have a 58 rifle also?I’m considering getting a 58 rifled barrel so I can swap out my 58 smooth barrel from time to time on my Colonial. . Nice buck.
 
Was that buck taken with your turkey getter or do you have a 58 rifle also?I’m considering getting a 58 rifled barrel so I can swap out my 58 smooth barrel from time to time on my Colonial. . Nice buck.
I have a rifled one as well. Swapping barrels didn’t occur to me to until after I had put together my bird gun, but I can’t say I’d go back either way. A shorter gun would be nice, but man… these things are so balanced. They do weigh on you in at 12,000’ chasing mountain critters though 😂
 
not one day in my muzzleloading hunting life would i have passed on that buck. Magnificent!
the heart picture is proof that you have put in your time hunting. congratulations on a fine buck.
and i like the smoke pole too!.
I’ve been blessed to live in a good state for big bucks and have a few farmers who give me permission for helping them out every once in awhile. I’ve been super patient allowing genetics to play their role, passing lots of young deer over the last few years. It doesn’t always work out as you lose permission from land exchanging hands, family wanting to hunt, or folks leasing it up. I’m finally reaping the rewards, though

At the end of the day I just want to fill the freezer with 3-4 deer. I’m just picky about my antlered ones 🙂
 
Geesh, nice buck. Congrats!! I hope you didn't have to drag that brute too far. :D Be sure and mount the bar of soap above the fireplace.
 
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