How Many Hunt Only With BP Weapons?

[Matt85]

never hunted before 2012 and never been interested in hunting with a modern gun. if i hadnt got into BP i would probably still not hunt. something about my longrifle screamed "go hunting".

this year i hope to take one with a custom flintlock.

-matt

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Strictly BP weapons for the hunt for me too but someday I would like to take a game animal with a dart and an atlatl.

 

[ohio ramrod]

My hunting is purely black owder. But I have went "modern" for shooting trap, simply because of cost. :idunno:

 

[dc7x64]

Last year was black powder only. This year I have been using my Hawken for morning hunts, and my scoped Mosin Nagant for evenings. I still enjoy the bp hunting a little more.

 

[ryoung14]

My hunting is deer only these days and that's been all BP (with one exception) since Y2K if not earlier. I have done well with .50 conicals and .54 PRB. But prefer the .54.

The only exception was the '10 season when I didn't have much time to hunt and took the shotgun out one afternoon. For once it sent the slug where aimed and I got a nice 8-pointer.

If I were still hunting woodchucks or coyotes, the centerfire varmit rifles would see some use. But, for now, they're gathering dust.

 

[Jason Lewis]

BP all the way for me. have been that way for a few years now. for that matter i've never shot a pheasant with anything but BP.

 

[wet]

:grin: all my big game hunting and rabbit and squirrel hunting was black powder.
Bird hunting was with ithica 37.
till this year got a Bess Carbine .
Ducks are a hoot decoying ,pass shooting is another story.
Grouse 5 flushes 5 misses
one landed on a branch 20 yards away from me & dog and laughed!!!
I think dog is laughin at me to!!!

 

[Snydly]

I started shooting a Back in 1969. It was a Navy arms 44 cap and ball.Then a 58 zuave and never looked back. My son and I bowhunt the early season but if not successful I get out my Black powder buddies. My rifle of choice is my 54 cal. blueridge rifle but on ocassion I get out my 1885 hi-wall in 38-55. 55 gr.of black and a 330gr. Postell bullet. Other than that my Modern rifle was made in 1909. Besides...smokeless powder is only a passing fad!

 

[laufer]

muzzleloaders only, since 1900s.

 

[sarcasmn]

I have taken one deer with my truck gun, a Winchester 94 in 30-30 but other than that all my hunting has been done with a bow. Using a scoped modern rifle for hunting holds no interest for me. I really enjoy scouting, planning and stalking. This coming year will be a mix for me. My plan is to mix my hunts using the frontloader and the bow. I really like the challenge.