First one with a "flinter"

[pronghorn]

I have been muzzleloading for a few years, and have taken a few deer and elk with my percussion GPR.

I ordered a custom .58 cal Tennessee Mountain Rifle in 2006 and received it in January of this year. I spent 9 days this past September hunting elk, but only had one close call withot a shot being fired.

With a few inches of fresh snow and a late season doe tag in my pocket, I went up the mountain this morning hoping to make some smoke.

It did not take too long to locate a group of deer, and I was able to get within 70 yards undetected. After a few minutes the lead doe gave me the opportunity I had been waiting for, and made a perfect double lung shot.

I'm now officially hooked, what a thrill!!

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[jethro224]

Grats Pronghorn! :hatsoff:
Good shootin' and a good lookin' rifle. I get the feeling that doe is the first of many more to come with that flinter.:thumbsup:

 

[roundball]

Good work there PH...
:hatsoff:

 

[Greenmtnboy]

Way to go.
What part of CO are you from

 

[rabjr]

Nice pronghorn! Grats! :thumbsup:

 

[Roy]

Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[Kentuckywindage]

great lookin mulie. Good sized one to! One hell of a beautiful rifle.
After the shot, what did the deer do? How far?

Im from colorado also. 30 minutes west of trinidad.
:thumbsup: gotta be proud of that fine looking rifle and mulie!

 

[Big Ol Gobbler]

Congrat! Nice deer... great looking gun :hatsoff:

 

[PreglerD]

Congrats and Waidmanns Heil from Germany!

Kirrmeister

 

[beaverbill]

:thumbsup:

 

Congrats and welcome to the club!

 

[springer]

Congratulations!
I think hunting with a flinter is real fun.
Are you use bigbore airguns for hunting too?

 

[snagg]

Nice looking fat doe. :hatsoff: I like the bag and the m/l too. congratulations.

snagg

 

[Mountainman56]

Congratulations :thumbsup: Nice deer. Nice rifle.

 

[PitchyPine]

Very nice, congrats. :thumbsup:

 

[pronghorn]

Thanks guys for the comments.

Greenmntboy and Kentuckywindage - I live in Thornton, wish I was living in the hills like you two.

The doe only went about 30 yards before she collapsed. Even though I saw her go down, I always like tracking an animal from where they were shot to final rest. Half way through me tracking I came across a good size lion track. With the fresh snow and the gusty winds, I am certain they could not have been much more than an hour old. Sure made the field dressing jod a little nerve racking.

 

[jtmattison]

Way to go Pronghorn. Congratulations!

HD

 

[tg]

Nice hunt and a great pic, gotta love it!

 

[Maestro]

:applause: :thumbsup:

 

[smo]

Congrats Pronghorn! :thumbsup: