Finally, I shot a deer with my CVA Silver Trophy Hunter III. I shot it with my .50 caliber flintlock using 50 grains of 2F black powder, under a round ball I cast with my Lee mold, held by a pillow ticking patch lubricated in crisco. I shot at the deer from a kneeling position from about [...]
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Most of the corn on the farms near where I hunt have their corn picked now. Today we drove the woods in hope of finding deer since they do not have the corn to hide in. We did not see any deer, but did see a few tracks. It turned a bit snowy today–that will [...]
It was a rainy day today. I went out a little just before noon and before dusk. I did not see anything though. On the positive side after all the rain my gun still went off at the end of the day.
Started the day early hunting with my Father near our house. He saw about three deer, but did not get a good look at them. For the afternoon we went to a nearby farm. I found a couple week old dead doe laying in the woods. Must have been one someone lost from rifle season. [...]
I had an interesting day hunting. My Father, three of my brothers, and I went to a state game land to hunt. I was watching for the first drive we put on. As I walked in to a bushy valley area to watch I saw a tail flick on the opposite hillside. I could not [...]
