The Keystone State, success

[Juniata]

This year I saved vacation time to take off between Christmas and New Year's for late flintlock. Opening day near home in Central PA I shot a spike at 30 yards which in PA under 3" spikes is considered antlerless.
Wednesday through Friday I hunted with friends in McKean County.
I shot one first thing Thursday morning at 25 yards. I was into the deer and that's not always the case in late season.

.58 cal Early PA rifle
Rice 42" York profile
Larry Zornes Lock
70 3F + .562 ball .015 ticking lubed with bear grease/beeswax

 

[ETipp]

Congrats on a fine hunt and a couple of fine deer.

Should provide some fine eating.

 

[Dave Marsh]

Congrats on two fine deer. Looks like some good eating.

 

[Stykbow]

Congrats!

 

[Dutch7]

Good work Juniata

 

[snakebit]

Full freezer! Well done

 

[Terrier]

Good on ya!

 

[Andrewmtnman]

Fantastic!

 

[user 62740]

Congrats. Chasing the same thing here in PA.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

This year I saved vacation time to take off between Christmas and New Year's for late flintlock. Opening day near home in Central PA I shot a spike at 30 yards which in PA under 3" spikes is considered antlerless.
Wednesday through Friday I hunted with friends in McKean County.
I shot one first thing Thursday morning at 25 yards. I was into the deer and that's not always the case in late season.

.58 cal Early PA rifle
Rice 42" York profile
Larry Zornes Lock
70 3F + .562 ball .015 ticking lubed with bear grease/beeswax

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congrats. u gittin it done.good shooting bud. meat to eat

 

[son of rooster]

nice deer and gun!

 

[morehops52]

Congrats on your deer. i consider any deer taken with flint to be a trophy.

 

[3Setters]

Good shooting. We didnt see any deer hunters last week while out chasing hare around

 

[TTT]

Awesome Job Sir!!
I'd love to try that season in PA. For nostalgia purposes. Great job again!

 

[Juniata]

Good shooting. We didnt see any deer hunters last week while out chasing hare around

Did you get any hare?
I need to chase them someday with my dogs

 

[soup1279]

Where in McKean? We have a camp in the ANF in the Westline area and hunt regularly. We were up for NYE weekend. Saw 3 doe no shots. Wish I could have stayed longer to hunt.

 

[3Setters]

We got 4 hare this year, really good running conditions. I got some good video but don't know where to post it without violating the rules with modern cheater guns.

Soup, I get up to that area occasionally to chase grouse around. We saw a lot of deer sign on CP land south of Hazel Hurst.

 

[Juniata]

Had to get that black powder smoke in my nostrils again. 2 days back at work and all I want to do is be in the woods with a flintlock.
Shot 3 squirrels this evening after work.
Didn't get a pic of all 3. This is the first I've killed anything with the fowler I built in September.

 

[zerosprk]

Yummm, when's dinner? I've been called many things, but "late to the dinner table" hasn't been one of them...
Congratulations on a couple of succcessful hunts!

 

[The Crisco Kid]

That country the OP is in looks like a tough place to hunt. Good job!