Canadian Dragoon
36 Cl.
So I have been deer hunting with flintlock for the past 3 years. I hunt with 4 others in a camp here in eastern Ontario and the rest of the group shoot only unmentionables and I brought one as a backup for rainy weather until this year, I’m in camp now with no backup just my 50 cal Traditions Frontier I built from a kit. This gun is a pleasure to shoot (in my limited BP experience) and will keep every shot inside a 6” circle all day long at 100, I’m no sniper but that’s sufficient for deer so it works for me..
this morning I was on a stand as we pushed a large section of bush when a beautiful timber wolf showed up and walked along the base of the knob I was standing on and stopped about 15 yards from me … I cocked as quietly as possible and centred the sights behind the front shoulder and fired. When the smoke cleared there was no wolf just the sound of a few branches breaking as he vacated the area.. No hair no blood nothing so I’m calling it a clean misss.
Pretty upset with myself another just because of the buggered shot but also for failing to take a apex predator that will certainly have future opportunities to kill a bunch of deer/moose in our area because of my failure.
I’m starting to second guess using the front stuffer exclusively because I’m certain if I was using a CF there would be one less predator chowing down on the local deer herd..
What are your thoughts on hunting with traditional vs modern arms?
I’ll be sure to post pics here if I manage to take a deer with my frontier.. meanwhile I want to wish everyone that’s out trying tomfill a tag the best of luck..
Cheers from a crippled old dragoon
this morning I was on a stand as we pushed a large section of bush when a beautiful timber wolf showed up and walked along the base of the knob I was standing on and stopped about 15 yards from me … I cocked as quietly as possible and centred the sights behind the front shoulder and fired. When the smoke cleared there was no wolf just the sound of a few branches breaking as he vacated the area.. No hair no blood nothing so I’m calling it a clean misss.
Pretty upset with myself another just because of the buggered shot but also for failing to take a apex predator that will certainly have future opportunities to kill a bunch of deer/moose in our area because of my failure.
I’m starting to second guess using the front stuffer exclusively because I’m certain if I was using a CF there would be one less predator chowing down on the local deer herd..
What are your thoughts on hunting with traditional vs modern arms?
I’ll be sure to post pics here if I manage to take a deer with my frontier.. meanwhile I want to wish everyone that’s out trying tomfill a tag the best of luck..
Cheers from a crippled old dragoon