First flintlock deer!!

[dalejrfan308]

I bagged my first flintlock deer in Western, NC a few weeks back! :grin: Me and my brother were hunting and spotted a doe standing out in the field. There's a dirt road leading back to our barn. We had the wind in our face, so we slipped in a little valley and put a hill between us and her. We made it to the road and crept forward. There were a lot of honeysuckles and small pines to provide cover about half the way to her. When the cover ran out, we belly crawled the final few yards. She went behind an old dead pine tree pile long enough for me to make my final preparations. I rested my .62 cal smoothbore on the old fence rail beside the road we had advanced up. She was at about 50-60 yards. She finally stepped out from behind the old pine and I aimed right for her shoulder. Just as I was about to squeeze the trigger, she turned and started walking toward me! I let her come and she stopped at about 25 yards, nice and broadside. I squeezed the trigger and she dissapeared into a white cloud of smoke momentarily. She ran for the woods, with her front end obviously down. I knew she was hit. After a little wait, we went to the spot where she was standing. There was a nice spot of blood. There was a good blood trail leading to where she entered the woods. We followed and found her about 20 yards inside the woods. She ran about 70 yards from the point of impact. I was thrilled!! My first flintlock deer, in period dress, no less! I do not plan on rejoining the "modern" deer hunting world! :grin:

I used 70 grains of FFF Goex powder with a patched .600 round ball. I also cast the ball myself. This, my friends, is a very rewarding and satisfying way to hunt!

-Andrew

 

[rabjr]

Nothing like it is there?? Job well done! Grats! :hatsoff:

 

[buckskinner]

Well done ! Very fine indeed

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup:

 

[fort fireman]

Way to go fellow tarheel!!! :thumbsup:

 

[texcl]

Nice deer, I shot my 1st flint deer with a .62 fowler also, this year I'm filling tags with my new .58 virginia rifle. So far I've only shot one bear with it, but I have 6 more deer tags so she'll be broken in soon.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Nice deer and nice gear! :hatsoff:

 

[chance]

Way to go great job!!!

 

[dbutch]

Nice shot!..Congratulations on your first flint deer!. love the traditional outfit...flintlocks bring it too a new level... what did you think of the impression the 62 cal rb made on your deer?.....Thanks for sharing...Dan

 

[Skychief]

Congratulations!!! :thumbsup:

 

[Woodland Roamer]

Congradulations little brother!! I'm glad I was there to see it all happen! :wink:

Alan

 

[410-er]

:thumbsup:

 

[trent/OH]

Attaboy, that's the way it used to be done all the time. You may well shoot a trainload of deer in your lifetime, but this is the one you'll always remember. I hunt with a modern gun about once every five years now, but it feels like I'm cheating.

 

[dalejrfan308]

Thanks all!! Yes, it was quite an experience. The .62 ball did quite a number on her. I got a complete pass through. It wasn't too pretty in there when we pulled the skin back.

-Andrew

 

[roundball]

Sounds like a memorable experience for sure, congratulations !
:thumbsup:

 

[tiger955]

Great job!!! even more thrilling when you have a good stalk on one. You weren't screamin when you found her down were ya? YeeeeHaawww

 

[agill]

Congratulations! :thumbsup:

 

[nw_hunter]

:thumbsup: Nice Doe! Got my first 62 smoothbore deer this year also, and it does a number on them for sure.
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[Walks with fire]

You put a good shot on her. Nice pic's. Congratualation on your first deer. It sure beats centerfire season all to h don't it.

 

[Capt. Fred]

Great job! :thumbsup: