How often do you run into other muzzle loader hunters?

[renegadehunter]

Where I'm at in Idaho the only muzzleloader only season is in December, a late elk hunt and whitetail does can be taken too. I see other folks packing muzzleloaders, but usually of the unmentionable variety. The guy that took me shooting muzzleloaders for my first time (sidelocks) hunts elk during that late season, he is the only other one I recall seeing packing a "traditional" style. I only do this hunt if I was unsuccessful during early archery elk season (quite often!).
I do most of my muzzleloader whitetail hunting during the "any weapons" season, it runs through the rut and is a great time to just sit still and wait for a nice buck to wander by in range. I NEVER see anyone else that chooses to use any kind of muzzleloader during that season.

 

[Heelerau]

Most hunting is on private property here down under, so I have never run into another hunter using a muzzle loader. In fact In 40 years of working, I have only ever run into two other workmates who shot with black powder.

 

[Sun City]

I feel akin to the Lonely Maytag Repairman!

 

[nhmoose]

Traditional hunters never. Unmentionable ml every year. They hunt with them as a chance to get "their deer" gives them another 11 days of season..

At this point in NH I would like the ML to just stop. The archery guys get 3 months extra tags and wound and lose more deer but they have a good lobby.

IMHO Archery and traditional [tradition side lock iron sights only] should have one season together 2-3 weeks tops. No extra tags.

 

[Grimord]

Traditional hunters never. Unmentionable ml every year. They hunt with them as a chance to get "their deer" gives them another 11 days of season..

At this point in NH I would like the ML to just stop. The archery guys get 3 months extra tags and wound and lose more deer but they have a good lobby.

IMHO Archery and traditional [tradition side lock iron sights only] should have one season together 2-3 weeks tops. No extra tags.

I whole heartily agree, except I would add that the traditional muzzle loader must shoot patched round balls, .45 caliber or larger.

 

[Billy Boy]

One time, late November, 1990. I was hunting in my families ‘hunting grounds’ where I started hunting years before. My dad had died three mo earlier and I was the last one left. Hit a large, fresh track, single deer, followed it around the end of a small lake, dead calm, 16 degrees below zero. Heard a shot about 100 - 150 yds ahead. Came out to a logging road and there were a dad and two sons standing over a big doe. The kid had a very nice 40 cal percussion rifle, dad had a half stock, little guy carried a rope. The deer was shot thru both lungs, went about 80 yds after the shot. They asked if I was tracking it, said I was, told them I would probably never got a look at it. Kid’s first deer. It made my whole season, set my loss of my hunting partner in prospective, someone else was taking over and it was OK.

 

[Greg Blackburn]

My father is not a hunter. I've only hunted with friends but hope to soon hunt with my GF.

 

[kd8jgu]

The area I am in is musty inline hunters
have met up with a few wanting to tranditional

 

[nhmoose]

I whole heartily agree, except I would add that the traditional muzzle loader must shoot patched round balls, .45 caliber or larger.

My .40 flintlock has no problem killing deer in NH, why .45 I don't like folks making laws like that.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

I hunt on public land and have never seen another hunting with a muzzleloader.

 

[n3wyu]

One time, late November, 1990. I was hunting in my families ‘hunting grounds’ where I started hunting years before. My dad had died three mo earlier and I was the last one left. Hit a large, fresh track, single deer, followed it around the end of a small lake, dead calm, 16 degrees below zero. Heard a shot about 100 - 150 yds ahead. Came out to a logging road and there were a dad and two sons standing over a big doe. The kid had a very nice 40 cal percussion rifle, dad had a half stock, little guy carried a rope. The deer was shot thru both lungs, went about 80 yds after the shot. They asked if I was tracking it, said I was, told them I would probably never got a look at it. Kid’s first deer. It made my whole season, set my loss of my hunting partner in prospective, someone else was taking over and it was OK.

When you give up a shot and give it to a young kid it makes the whole season

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

When you give up a shot and give it to a young kid it makes the whole season

n3wyu, is that your ham call sign? I looked it up on QRZ.com and it is a legit call. Mine is KM4JZJ.

 

[n3wyu]

n3wyu, is that your ham call sign? I looked it up on QRZ.com and it is a legit call. Mine is KM4JZJ.

Ya you got me. I been a ham since 96

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Ya you got me. I been a ham since 96

I know a ham call sign when I see it. Nice to meet you George. I'm Steve, KM4JZJ and my QTH is western Kentucky. QSL? I've been a ham since 2015. I'm an extra class, VE, and the president of the Marshall County Amateur Radio Association. I also like muzzleloaders.

 

[n3wyu]

I know a ham call sign when I see it. Nice to meet you George. I'm Steve, KM4JZJ and my QTH is western Kentucky. QSL? I've been a ham since 2015. I'm an extra class, VE, and the president of the Marshall County Amateur Radio Association. I also like muzzleloaders.

I'm the same. When I was working in the mill I made a 1/4 wave ant put it on top of a dust collector and would call my wife at brake time. I also like muzzle loaders. Have a couple I've never fired. Seems like I always go to my hawkens 50. N3wyu "73"

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

I'm the same. When I was working in the mill I made a 1/4 wave ant put it on top of a dust collector and would call my wife at brake time. I also like muzzle loaders. Have a couple I've never fired. Seems like I always go to my hawkens 50. N3wyu "73"

I also have a few flintlocks I haven't shot, hopefully one day I will. I have a couple of .50 cal. Hawken's. They're both T/C and one is flint and the other is percussion.
73 de KM4JZJ

 

[Treestalker]

My father is not a hunter. I've only hunted with friends but hope to soon hunt with my GF.

If your GF works out to be a hunter, GRAB HER for a bride! My blacksmithing mentor back in the dream time had an Alabama-Coushatta wife who hunted alone and often brought back deer like a conveyer belt. Good thing too, they had five girls to feed.

 

[Greg Blackburn]

If your GF works out to be a hunter, GRAB HER for a bride! My blacksmithing mentor back in the dream time had an Alabama-Coushatta wife who hunted alone and often brought back deer like a conveyer belt. Good thing too, they had five girls to feed.

Thank you. Chatting on Skype with her right now actually.

 

[Greg Blackburn]

Bit harder to really test out my GF as she is a foreign national living 10,500 miles away. She is a great airgun shot (about all she can do in her country without spreading thousands of dollars to rent a real firearm) and has consistently supported my talking about hunting, shooting, carry, self defense, etc. She has many times voiced an interest in shooting, carry, and hunting.

 

[Mtbugle]

I have not other than 2 buddies that I have talked in to muzzleloader for deer. Though they bought inlines. As my GPR flint 54 was the only game getter I may get them converted yet.