PA Cottontails with a Flintlock

[Juniata]

I made a video a couple years ago of hunting rabbits with my friend Chris I met through shooting black powder. Last year I went down twice, and we did ok.
Today I went down for the first rabbit hunt but after heavy rains last night and 40 mph gusts today I didn't think it would be very good hunting. The morning started out decent with a few jumped and we each had a miss and I had a clatch. Knapped my flint, and I connected on one about an hour into the hunt when the dogs brought it right back to the raspberry patch they jumped it from.
We had a few others up but no shots. There after we made a big circle and only jumped 2, (sitting about ontop of each other) on the other end of the farm where we each shot at the one and got hair off of him.
Honestly at this point we figured it was kinda over but we had a couple hours yet to hunt.
I don't know what happened other than it dried out some, but despite the tremendous winds we started kicking up rabbits everywhere, even where we had just been in the morning.
I shot one on its way back on a nice tight circle. Then less than a half hour later the dogs kicked another out to me, which I killed.
I had 2 misses after that and I thought it might be hard to get that limiting rabbit with this fowler!
Sure enough after a few circles the rabbit came past me at 15 yards and I managed to shoot my first limit of rabbits with a flintlock.
I also got a squirrel at one point during the day.
I got more shooting than Chris did, but he struggled hitting them (as I often do as well).
It was a fun day, despite the weather and it made for an action filled afternoon.
Thanks for reading/looking.

 

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[sussexmuzllodr]

I miss Pa.

 

[Loja man]

That’s a great day!!

 

[Antelope Pete]

That's very cool. Old time guns make everything more interesting.

 

[hawkenhunter50]

Congrats, that's a pretty cool accomplishment. Thanks for sharing the story.

 

[zerosprk]

Red chili rabbit enchilada's = yummm! Ask me how I know...

 

[New Hampshire]

That's a great day Hunting!

 

[Spikebuck]

Excellent hunt. Congrats!

 

[ETipp]

Awesome hunt and some big ole rabbits.

Congrats

 

[Brokennock]

Red chili rabbit enchilada's = yummm! Ask me how I know...

Not going to ask how you know....
But, a recipe would be great

 

[BillyC]

I haven’t given any thought to small game hunting with a flintlock but now that I do and seeing your photos, I’ll bet they are pretty hard to swing through the brush on a running target.

 

[Pipe welder John]

I haven’t given any thought to small game hunting with a flintlock but now that I do and seeing your photos, I’ll bet they are pretty hard to swing through the brush on a running target.

I got a pedersoli brown Bess and rabbit and squirrel and deer is exactly what im
Planning on using it for cause I believe the .750 bore is almost a 12 gauge equivalent I do believe

 

[Reno]

That is awesome. Did you use a dog? Nothing hardly compares fun wise to hunting rabbits with a good dog. Quail hunting maybe with a dog. I loved hunting ducks with my lab. Few can understand the relationship between a Hunter and his dog.
Great pictures. Thank you

 

[Mike in FL]

Gorgeous guns. Thanks for the great pics.