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    12 guage TC Black mountain magnum shoots low

    A while back I purchased a previously owned but never fired Thompson Center Black Mountain magnum 12 gauge shotgun with screw in chokes. I have been playing with it as of late and one thing that bugs me is that it patterns low. I was patterning on a turkey head target at 25 yards with 100...
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    Thanking Landowners......

    Here in New England any sort of lease is considered pretty much unheard of. It is either a yes or a no when it comes to private land permission. In fact many states in New England view any unposted property as open to hunting and fishing. I generally offer a bottle of "cheer" and a fruit basket...
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    My first black powder bird!!

    That is a fine bird. Nothing wrong with a jake. Many hunters go home empty handed.
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    Pig Hunting Question

    Any head shot that allows the projectile to reach the brain will be lethal. The .40 would be able to do it if you could shoot somewhere around the ear canal area. This is not muzzleloading related but more than a decade ago I shot and killed in Florida what is classified as a meat hog. A boar...
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    first hog with the 32!!

    For a moment I saw the title and said to myself that the 32 was a bit small for boar. Nice shooting. Now you going to eat that thing?
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    Roedeerseason starts in 4 weeks!

    Good news Kirrmeister. Here in the US with the exception of wild turkey and black bear,deer hunting is generally restricted to the fall and early winter months. In most states the special muzzleloading seasons tend to be at the end of the modern rifle so game is pretty well earned their PHD in...
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    Hi from England

    Welcome to the forum. You will be able to have any question regarding muzzleloading answered here.
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    muzzleloading chukar hunt !!!

    It sounds like everyone had a good time.
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    Black Bear Hunting

    That is very true.
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    Black Bear Hunting

    To be honest, 150 lbs is a nice bear. Many people think that the average black bear is the size of a volkswagon. That wieght is about average. Taconic? Lets see some pictures.
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    Eating Skunk?

    Having trapped members of the mustelid family, of which skunks are in that catagory, I would not eat one unless we had an asteroid impact and that was the only thing available. All of these animals have a musky aroma to them and it is not pleasant. I have boiled skulls of these creatures in my...
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    Black Bear Hunting

    How do you spot and stalk in this? Or in this? Many people who hunt west of the Mississippi may not be aware of the conditions that we hunt in on the East Coast. These two pictures are your typical New England woodlands in which many of us hunt deer and black bear in. Spot and stalk...
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    Hunting coyotes primitive style.

    The use of a bait pile is becoming the most successful way of hunting coyote in the east. Calling is very iffy at best in this part of the country. What a number of hunters are doing is making bait piles and for winter hunting, meat cicles.
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    What game do you hunt? Especially for members in other nations.

    I am happy to see many responses. Sometimes I like to daydream of hunting in the different places of the world.
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    Gobs of gobblers

    We in the Bay State have to wait until the fourth monday in April to hunt for spring turkey season. Right now I am not sure where they are.
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    What game do you hunt? Especially for members in other nations.

    I would like to start a friendly discussion on what you hunt for with your muzzleloaders in the area you reside. I know we have hunters from other nations and it would be interesting to hear from them as to what game is available to them with their muzzleloader. Here in Massachusetts we have...
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    Black bear hunting

    I would not worry so much about the gun and load combination. The Hawken will do well. The average Maine black bear is 140 to 150 lbs so bear that in mind. Having hunted bear with dogs may I offer some cogent advice? Get in really good shape. You will be pushed to your limit. If you have any...
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    C & B Revolvers for Deer

    That would be great. I well made cap and ball single action large enough to contain a hunting charge. I wonder if someone who is a skilled machinist could not create one?
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    Do your own Bear hunt/HELP

    One thing I might try is using a bear call. I looked at the regulations regarding bear hunting in Massachusetts and I do believe you could use some bear urine as a cover or maybe even an attractant. You are planning a very tough hunt. The state of Massachusetts gives out a couple thousand...
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    Do your own Bear hunt/HELP

    Hello There: I am a Mass resident and have hunted black bear in the Berkshires a number of times. I will add that I have never seen one nor taken a shot at one while hunting. I pretty much gave up because the odds are very much against you. You cannot use bait. You cannot use dogs. You cannot...
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