Was talking to a friend this past weekend and he asked "When does the muzzleloader season begin?" I was taken aback, because the season opened last Monday. He's an avid bow hunter and the muzzleloader and archery seasons in Kansas begin at the same time. Turns out, he's much more of a plinker than a hunter when it comes to shooting a smoke pole. It got me to thinking, so I decided I'd start a poll!
Poll: What do you use your muzzleloader for?
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It's a recreational thing.
Both. Now I'm retired, I can do more of both. Always enjoyed hunting with mine, but it was a day or two here and there. I really enjoy shooting the cap and ball revolvers quite a bit. I have the time to do it now. Probably a lot of guys and gals are in the same category as me. We count on the meat, so I hit all the seasons archery, and yes the other weapons too. But the satisfaction of a well placed single PRB or conical on paper or behind a shoulder ranks way up there with bourbon and bacon of the things that make me happy.
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I use mine to exercise my rights under The Second Amendment.
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I use mine as a walking stick in the woods
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Just to be able to caress a gun not made of any plastic parts. The wonderful feel and looks of wood and steel combined with the knowledge that skilled workmanship was used in making. God Bless the Old Days.
Banjoman
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Bought and used for hunting but with a little target shooting mixed in.
Loading muzzles of course. 
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Mainly hunting but a bit of target shooting also.
Honest answer is my own enjoyment. Have as much fun building one as shooting it.
I voted "target shooting" only because I don't hunt, and there was no other choice. If I really want to hit targets in the bull's eyes with a firearm I don't shoot any of my muzzle loaders, sorry. I shoot muzzle loaders because they're so much FUN, and because they honor and remind me of American history, and because they enlarge my knowledge of firearms. So, I wish the poll had more choices, so I didn't have to default to a vote that's an activity only incidental to my muzzle loader shooting. The targets are there because something needs to be shot at, but mainly to give me feedback on how my gun's performing.
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99% of my shots are at targets. But if I can't see myself hunting with it at some point in the year, then away it goes.
Mgbruch
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Hunting deer and killing tin cans.
Both, range shooting and hunting.
99% Club target matches and Rendezvous. Used to do muzzleloader deer season camp until my friend died.
Did you guys go on public or private ground? (I ask knowing you're right next to 17,000 acres of KDWP land)
I don't have any of my old camping supplies, but that would be a fun weekend to do!
We used to do a week long camp at Melvern lake and hunt the public ground.
If I could afford to hunt deer,I'm sure it would be used for that. Hunting leases are a little out of my price range.
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