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    First muzzleloader sight question

    Never elk hunted but I do hunt Whitetails with flintlocks and have used percussion guns. I am a fan of iron sights, the rear sight seems to get moved forward as one’s eyes age to make a clear picture. If I were hunting and fiber optics were legal they do give you a few more minutes of hunting...
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    2022 Muzzleloader Buck

    Beautiful buck!
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    Favorite small game recipes

    Excellent idea. I add bbq sauce and enjoy eating bbq squirrel pizza. Can’t go wrong with that
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    Shed hunting

    I live in TN and growing up I never found a shed and if I did it was from a 1 1/2 old deer. Our state mismanaged the herd and most all of the deer harvested were bucks. Now bucks are protected to 2 a year and you can shoot 300 does a year. I have picked up several nice sheds since management...
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    "I don't really want to kill anything"

    A lot of great memories and comments on this post. I tagged along with my dad stalking squirrels starting about age 4. I followed him on many adventures as just an observer. I learned so much just being there. Now Dad is 80 and he still has the drive and desire to go but lacks the energy and...
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    Does anyone eat coyote regularly

    Bobcat is good, I cut in chunks, rolled in seasoned flour and fried. Taste is in between chicken and pork
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    Anyone dress as traditionally as their muzzleloader?

    Not yet but I am all for it. I always hunt from stands and generally wear rubber boots. If I were going all out traditional I would have to hunt from the ground I guess. There is a series of dvds of brothers in SC that hunt in primitive gear
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    Never let a coyote walk

    True I like otter or raccoon for hats
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    Never let a coyote walk

    .562 round ball with .20 wonderlube patch
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    Never let a coyote walk

    One of many coyotes I have taken with a flintlock and then shoot a deer later on the same hunt. .58 caliber Early Virginia.
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    First buck with flintlock

    Well done. My favorite way to deer hunt.
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