Yesterday was the start of the antlerless muzzleloader season. I went out early in the morning and saw two bucks; a six-point and a four-point. They were in a field only 20 yards away from where I was sitting looking away from me. If only one had been a doe. In the afternoon I went [...]
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I just got a question from a reader asking if sabots are allowed in Pennsylvania’s second muzzleloader season (which just opened today). The answer is that in the second muzzleloader season sabots are allowed. There was a time when it was roundball only, but a few years ago they changed it to allow other projectiles. [...]
I had a good start to Muzzleloader Season. At about 7:30 AM three antlerless deer came out of the woods and started moving towards me as they were feeding. One of them finally stopped about 17 yards away from me presenting a shot between a couple trees. I took the shoot with my flintlock and [...]
I took my flintlock out groundhog hunting today. It was a great day to go hunting; I saw two other hunters out on another hillside. When I was approaching a fence row a surprised groundhog ran to his hole and stood there looking at me. It presented a perfect shot and my pan flashed, but [...]
The following was written by Rich Pierce (who knaps some really good flint) and is used with his permission. Common questions about flints Are English or French or cut American or knapped American flints “best”? There is no simple answer to this question. Lumping all French flints or all English flints or all American flints [...]
