WV Heritage season
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Congrats on the does! 
I see two perfect high shoulder shots...musta dropped on the spot.
Good luck on the bear and turkey.
I see two perfect high shoulder shots...musta dropped on the spot.Good luck on the bear and turkey.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Great! Looks cold 
It was around 18 degrees, but it stopped snowing finally and the sun peaked out.Great! Looks cold
The shots completely passed through. Mine was 65 yards and I could tell I thumped it where I aimed, It ran 100ish yards and fell. The blood trail was easy to follow in the snow.Congrats on the does!
Good luck on the bear and turkey.
. My sons behaved similarly.beagle74
32 Cal
Great job. Lots of good eating there!
That's interesting. The neck/shoulder juncture, from what I've been told, usually drops them on the spot. Our member Roundball did a whole season of tests shooting a number of deer there: all DRT. I also watched a Brian Beckum video and they shot a half dozen+ in that spot with .490 PRB and all dropped. Always interesting to understand what different shots might do.The shots completely passed through. Mine was 65 yards and I could tell I thumped it where I aimed, It ran 100ish yards and fell. The blood trail was easy to follow in the snow.
Thanks for the details and congrats again on two really nice does.
Man I agree. I shot a buck with 308 during rifle season same location and it bang flop.
Just a tad more energy than a smokepole!
I shot a large doe with a .54 from a treestand at that junction as she quartered to me and she went around 70 yards. So, at least with muzzleloaders they aren't always DRT with that hit. Still an effective quick kill though.
I shot a large doe with a .54 from a treestand at that junction as she quartered to me and she went around 70 yards. So, at least with muzzleloaders they aren't always DRT with that hit. Still an effective quick kill though.
Patocazador
54 Cal.
I try to do neck shots on standing deer that are closer than 75 yards. If I hit the spinal column, they drop right there. If I miss it I might hit the carotid artery or jugular vein. In either case there will be a great blood trail to follow snow or no snow.
A centerfire delivers a massive shock to the area and that will disable the deer whether the spinal column is hit or not. A muzzleloading ball/bullet travels much slower and will drop them if if the bones in the spine are hit but just a little off and they may not drop at all. It's still a good target because the deer will get away unharmed if you miss by much. "No harm, no foul."
A centerfire delivers a massive shock to the area and that will disable the deer whether the spinal column is hit or not. A muzzleloading ball/bullet travels much slower and will drop them if if the bones in the spine are hit but just a little off and they may not drop at all. It's still a good target because the deer will get away unharmed if you miss by much. "No harm, no foul."
congrats to you and your son!!!! glad to see yaw got it done Those are some nice size does too.THANKS FOR SHARING.
Congrats on them big donkeys!
Ditt44
40 Cal
Those are a pair of big ones! I mean girls! Doe.. doe. Nice. Big. Doe.
Reflections on the 2025 Heritage hunt. Doing hunting camp alone is less fun than when your sons are there. I am getting old enough the breaking trial in 18 inches of snow is challenging Even more challenging dragging a deer in said snow.
I percussion muzzleloader hunt like it is 1982! I literally used powder ball caps etc from 1982. I use the same knowledge my dad passes to me 40+ years later. Dad did sit my youngest son in the shanty this year. Cam spent a lot of time with dad hearing hunting stories from when I was a kid. It happened to be dad birthday during the heritage hunt. I prepped the shanty prepped heaters and shoveled a walking path for him. I ask cam to sit with him. He told mom that was the best birthday ever!!
While prepping things for dad I found the old powder and ball from the 80s. The ball was poured from battery lead and the black powder was ffg. I prepped 6 speed loaders to use, I lubed the old dry patch with a spray of windex. That was the kit cam and I used.
The old gear worked fine. I realized I do things very similarly to the way I was thought be dad. While leaning on a tree not finding turkeys and bears (after deer harvest) I decided that I am going to buy a flintlock and start a new tradition! Prolly will still be influenced by dad and buy a tc renegade flinter. My old man loved renegades in 54 cal!!!
I percussion muzzleloader hunt like it is 1982! I literally used powder ball caps etc from 1982. I use the same knowledge my dad passes to me 40+ years later. Dad did sit my youngest son in the shanty this year. Cam spent a lot of time with dad hearing hunting stories from when I was a kid. It happened to be dad birthday during the heritage hunt. I prepped the shanty prepped heaters and shoveled a walking path for him. I ask cam to sit with him. He told mom that was the best birthday ever!!
While prepping things for dad I found the old powder and ball from the 80s. The ball was poured from battery lead and the black powder was ffg. I prepped 6 speed loaders to use, I lubed the old dry patch with a spray of windex. That was the kit cam and I used.
The old gear worked fine. I realized I do things very similarly to the way I was thought be dad. While leaning on a tree not finding turkeys and bears (after deer harvest) I decided that I am going to buy a flintlock and start a new tradition! Prolly will still be influenced by dad and buy a tc renegade flinter. My old man loved renegades in 54 cal!!!
