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    Skychief's photos

    Nice bird. This muzzleloading turkey thing is getting in my blood now.
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    Smoke-poled "Tommy-Three-Toes"

    Excellent job. Out of curiosity, what combination of load, wad and shot did you use on the big bird? Thank you for your reply.
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    Ultimate pistol

    Hmm. You want to build a specialty pistol for hunting but with a design of the early 1800s to follow tradition. Ok. This is what I would do. I would build a special underhammer single shot pistol. I am not sure what manner of underhammer action but I would have the barrel at 16" with a slight...
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    Duel Survival-Black Powder & a Flintlock

    I suspect that Dave has had his tetanus titer up to date for this show. I like to watch the show but I do realize that it is scripted for a general TV audience. I am sure there are many members here that could produce a real outdoor-survival show but I am not sure if it would generate a lot of...
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    First turkey !!!!!

    That is a great story. I like the idea of a fowler dedicated for the big birds. Don't fret about the so-called smart phone. Around noon time my Dad and I were chatting with a landowner and as many conversations go the topic of cell phones came up. She has a friend who is a well known brain...
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    1st Muzzleloading Turkey.

    I have been hunting the big birds since I was in high school. When you think of turkey hunting you really don't think of Massachusetts. In fact when you mention the Bay State you generally think of the opposite of hunting. Granted there are better places but if you learn a particular locale you...
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    First longbeard with my new Caywood

    Congratulations. In the South some of the turkey seasons start in March. Here in Massachusetts we open up on April 25th which is a monday as always. Then Connecticut opens up on Wednesday the 27th. Connecticut always opens up on a Wednesday for some reason.
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    Wooden ramrods?

    I use the standard wooden rods for my muzzleloading shotguns but the polymer and aluminum jobbies for the rifles. As a rule you aren't pushing with the same pressure on a wad and over card wad as you would be with a bullet.
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    Unindiginious Greys Are Off The List

    For the cost of a non resident elk tag you can use the same amount of money and shoot a bison on a private ranch. You will get your meat and some bragging rights to shooting a bison. I sincerely hope that some idiot judge doesn't pull some foul play and shut it down. Hmm. I just thought of an...
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    Coyotes

    That is very true. They are here to stay but that doesn't mean we can control them. That can be tough in a state like Massachusetts that has a closed season on the varmints. It closed on March 8th and won't be open until Columbus Day. It is feel good legistlation.
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    Coyotes

    The most effective means of coyote control is snaring. I know that it is not politically correct and even among some hunters it rubs them the wrong way but fact is fact. When Maine started a snaring program the dividend was a doubling of the deer kill in some places that were known for poor...
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    Ruger Old Army

    I found that my ROA shoots very high with the standard factory sights and using a maximum charge of powder and a heavy conical bullet. I tried to replace the front sight with a higher blade but it appears to be crooked to me. In the future I want to send it out to a black powder smith and have...
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    BP revolver or BP single shot???

    Why is it that this thread turned into a lets bash other states thread? Massachusetts isn't as bad as many make it out to be. The big issue is if you live in a large city like Boston does it become a pain because the gun licensing system is determined by the local police. Where I live if you...
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    BP revolver or BP single shot???

    One question that has to be asked is what is the predominant type of black powder handgun used in competition and casual practice at the club you belong to or plan to join? If there is a circuit of clubs that offer competion,what is the predominant type of handgun used? If most of the members...
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    A week at PA flintlock camp.... a review in pictures

    Wonderful pictures and memories. I don't begrudge any of those hunters wearing camoflage hunter orange clothing. Better safe than sorry. I don't believe that anyone has ever been shot during the flintlock season but there is always a first. I have always been intrigued by this type of hunt...
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    first cap and ball revolver kill !!!

    You have a wonderful opportunity to hunt and enjoy the great outdoors. PS: Don't be afraid to write your story on Microsoft Word and run the spell checker through it. Utilizing this can help you understand the rules of grammar. :thumbsup:
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    Tresspass Laws--everywhere

    Not add any more fuel, well.. Here in Massachusetts it has been tradition and law that in most towns any land that is not posted is open to trespass. With the exception of about one fifth of the towns in the Bay State if you see a stretch of woodland and there aren't any signs, you can go...
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    Shonuff Snowshoe Shooting

    Dear Swampy: I have hunted Buck Hill as well as the adjacent woods on the Bay State side. We too have a snowshoe hare season but in all honesty I have not seen one in ages. Once in blue moon I will see some tracks. The fisher, coyote and birds of prey have done a real job on them.
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    lion kill

    Could you just leave the carcass, set up a treestand or pop up blind and hunt for the big kitty? If so, that is what I would do.
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    Stalking or still hunting

    Don't feel bad about that. Most of the deer I have killed were taken out of a treestand. I sit up a tree like some big fat owl with glasses and patiently wait. There is a school of deer hunting known as tracking that is practiced in the large forested areas of northern Maine, NH, Northeast...
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