Pennsylvania Doe

[GANGGREEN]

I always enjoy seeing other folks' hero shots and nice firearms so here's my flint opener doe taken last Friday at 7:53 in the morning. My flinter is a .54. I also tried to bag a Snowshoe hare with a .36 rifle that I built myself on the following day but we didn't see one while I was there (though my "guide" sent me a video of one that bounced right past him shortly after I left that day).

Oh, I should also add that the knife in the photo is unique. It was a pre-retirement gift from a dear friend and it's actually a beautiful Damascus steel blade that was made by the gentleman that builds the rifles for the WVU Mountaineer (and I apologize that I can't recall his name but I know others here will recognize who I'm referring to). I had promised to "blood" the blade for my friend who gave it to me and I can consider that task accomplished.

 

[Spikebuck]

Congratulations! :thumbsup: Nice doe and a beautiful rifle. Quite the tight curl on that one.

Glad Pennsylvania has this late flintlock season so we are getting some new deer pics posted! :grin:

 

[wry]

Great job. Beautiful gun and knife. You 'made meat' so congrats to you!

 

[will5a1]

Well done, that is a nice doe, nice rifle and thanks for sharing your hunt with us.

 

[Patocazador]

Nice fat doe. Congrats!

How about a close look at the Damascus blade?

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Good looking doe and flintlock. Is the knife marked with MD initials? If so he is from the Morgantown,WV area. Dan.

 

[GANGGREEN]

Good looking doe and flintlock. Is the knife marked with MD initials? If so he is from the Morgantown,WV area. Dan.

I think the initials are MW and yes, he's from Morgantown. The knife even has the WVU colors (even though I'm a PSU grad I still like it). I'll try to take a photo of the knife tomorrow and post it here.

 

[stuartg]

Your smile says it all - there ain't better feeling than taking game with a flintlock. Congrats!

 

[gsday]

Congratulations! Nice big doe and a beautiful rifle.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Marvin Wotring. I bought one of his knives years ago and put on a shooting bag. He also builds 2 muzzleloaders and donates to the Buckwheat Festival In Kingwood each year. Nice gentleman. Dan.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Nice boom stick :hatsoff:

B.

 

[agill]

Congratulations! :hatsoff:

 

[Silex]

:hatsoff:
Congratulations!

Silex

 

[robinson]

Job well done! :thumbsup:

 

[Blackbruin]

Thats what flintlock season is all about, gotta love those slip on slings.....

 

[Okie Hog]

Congrats on the big doe.

 

[tddeangelo]

That smile from getting a deer with a rocklock is really somethin', ain't it?

I may need a sling like that. I haven't found a great way to use a pull rope with my long rifle, so I've been carrying it up/down the ladders. So far, so good, but a sling might be a worth investment.

 

[GANGGREEN]

Marvin Wotring. I bought one of his knives years ago and put on a shooting bag. He also builds 2 muzzleloaders and donates to the Buckwheat Festival In Kingwood each year. Nice gentleman. Dan.

Yes, you're right on the knife's maker.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Well done. A good lookin' rifle too.

LD

 

[Skychief]

Way to go ganggreen!