muzzleloader starts here in ohio next sat1/7/12 thru 1/10/12) can't wait ;my favorite time to hunt even use the muzzy for regular shotgun season already taken my buck(8pt) my set up is b/c triumph w/ b/h 209 & hornady 350 fpb & 3x9 leupold slam scope generally drt deer or a blood trail that stevie wonder could follow i have had bad luck w/ shockwave bullets(very little or no blood trail) seems to pass right thru w/o any expansion) & weather looks to be in the 40's with no rain very little snow in lorain county for deer hunting this year . just happy nto be out with the muzzy & looking for slick heads only