Traditional Hunting Gear

[TheDividQ]

I am hoping next year to be able to get a tag for Muzzleloader hunting here in Northern AZ and I would like to do it as traditionally as possible. I am fairly knowledgeable about the accoutrements of the Civil War soldier but not so much of the average hunter of the time period. Would love to know what gear, other than rifle and ammo, would have been carried by a hunter in the mid 1800's and how he would have carried it. All information is appreciated.

 

[Banjoman]

There are some videos on YouTube that may help. These may be a little earlier time period than what you have in mind but might be helpful anyway.

Townsends
MUZZLELOADER Magazine
I Love Muzzleloading
Frontier Quest
Deerskin Diary
Hoffman Reproductions
Ramshackle Homestead

 

[TheDividQ]

There are some videos on YouTube that may help. These may be a little earlier time period than what you have in mind but might be helpful anyway.

Townsends
MUZZLELOADER Magazine
I Love Muzzleloading
Frontier Quest
Deerskin Diary
Hoffman Reproductions
Ramshackle Homestead

Thanks! I'll definitely look into these resources. While I have mid 1800's in mind I don't think early 1800's or late 1700's would be out of the question. Correct me if I'm wrong but I feel like these sorts of things would have been used for generations.

 

[nessmuk]

Scroll down to the reenactors section of the forum and click on the rocky mountain section and read some of the posts that should give some information on what you are looking for.

 

[TheDividQ]

Scroll down to the reenactors section of the forum and click on the rocky mountain section and read some of the posts that should give some information on what you are looking for.

Cool thanks. Pretty new here so I'm still figuring out where everything in the forums can be found.

 

[nessmuk]

Welcome to the forum. This is addictive.

 

[TheDividQ]

Welcome to the forum. This is addictive.

It is. I used to do some reenacting and while back but have been out if it for a while. Now getting back into not only that but actually shooting and hunting with muzzleloaders as well. Excited to dig into this stuff further.

 

[Trigger]

Gun. ammo. Knife. rope. map

Costume?

You really leaving the cell phone and GPS home are you ok?.. so when you get lost and don't come back in 2024 looking like 1724. good luck.

 

[LSLibelo]

Welcome from California.

 

[Sebaney]

Cool thanks. Pretty new here so I'm still figuring out where everything in the forums can be found.

I’m right there with you, and glad you asked this question. I’m wanting to do the same here in AL.

 

[smo]

I don’t hunt completely primitive, but wool has its use in the woods.

 

[William O.]

Sounds like maybe you are looking at the era of Kit Carson? After fur trade but pre-CW?