Shot a buck this morning. He's an old sucker, only had a few teeth left and was really grey on the face. It's a 4 pointer, with 5 points broke off.

Got to my treestand @ 6am, a good hour before legal shooting time. Had deer all around me feeding in a corn field, and making their way to a water hole. About 730am, a group of 8 does, plus 1 small buck cut into a woods right behind me, then come out behind me to my right. I aimed at a large doe, pulled the trigger..and "POP" is all I heard..no BANG. I use a muzzleloader during Firearm Season..my powder must have gotten wet from hunting the other day.

So I wasfreakin' pissed, got down..walked ½ mile to my truck..cleaned the barrel out...reloaded...then walked back the my treestand again. Sat there pissed off for about 15 minutes, then saw 3 does being chased by 2 bucks. They came directly to me. The does started feeding below me, and the bucks came right up to them..smelled the estrous I sprayed everywhere..then this guy put his nose on one of the does. I drilled him in the shoulder (quartering to my 4 o'clock), fell 30 yards later. I should have taken a pic of his heart..it was dominated by the 270gr Powerbelt.

Anywho, dressed out @ 173lbs. Should be a 9 point, but the G1's and G2's are broken off, and a drop tine was missing too. He has a funky shaped rack since he was an older deer. My father in-law saw this deer during bow season with all of his tines, just couldn't get a shot at him.