i know this isnt bowhunting, but this is where i call home...

1-4-07 i was hunting with the flintlock. last drive of the day i had a small buck and doe get by on my right, then 2 more doe...not long after there is atleast 12 deer infront of me between me and the other kid with a flintlock..i quickly spotted 2 more small yearlings coming down the right across the creek like the other 4 did..thought they would follow the same path as the other 4, but they didnt. instead of crossing 50yds behind my, they crossed the creek and climbed the bank 15 yards infront of me. i was hiding behind a big oak tree and got the hammer back while they were climbing the bank...they were running straight at me...i set the hair trigger and they froze...made sure neither had antlers (would made it illegal for me..) and touched off the trigger with the bead on the white patch on the neck. it was looking dead at me...

when the smoke cleared, my trophy was laying on the ground 10yds away from me!!!

shot was perfect...dead center of the neck took out the arteries and took out the backbone and spine..i quickly realized that i probably shouldnt have taken that shot with the flintlock, i was in rifle hunting mode and got caught in the heat of the moment and was quick to thank that the shot worked well...with the rifle i would had no problem taking that shot, but with a flintlock and a roundball, i know i probably shouldnt have...glad it worked out for me...

turned out to be a button buck. i knew they were both yearlings, but when i saw 2 together i figured they were both does...at a quick glance i didnt notice the buttons..and am used to buttons being alone this time of year...





the deer were taken in a similar area that my buddy found that shed in my other post..different farm surrounding the same park. that same drive the drivers told us they had a buck get behind them that was probably 20" wide but thinner than the shed they found...just might have to look into bowhunting out there. the number of deer is amazing..i couldnt imagine how many more are in the park...

been an awesome year for me. my first bowkill buck ever...and now my first deer with the flintlock. got the hide salted and fleshed as good as i could do at home and am waiting on 2 coon hides to dry out some and am getting the hide tanned. think that was deer #12 for me..

thought i would share with you guys since this is where i spend most of my time...if you wanna move it or delete it, it wont hurt my feelings...its already in the ML forum..

poor Mauser(actual rifle) is bored and lonely in the closet...i dont know what i like more...letting loose an arrow, or making smoke with the rocklock...i love hunting with both...and will continue to do so...just something about watching an arrow fly and making smoke with a flintlock rifle...