Whtelk1, thanks for the offer. I have been saying that I was going to go out there for years and have not done it. Years ago one of the family out there and I worked on the family tree and wrote each other for awhile, her husband died and she lost interest. They used to have family reunions there in Aug.

You was born in Barry Co, I was born in Ralls Co, at the opposite corner of the state. I live in Ripley Co. in SE MO but I hunt up in Ralls. Less hunters and more deer there.
I have my second blackpowder rifle, I did not shoot the first one. I have only shot the second one about eight times, I was checking to see if the sights were on and what kind of charge would shoot straight. I was going to use it during the blackpowder season, one of my sons and I were going. He couldn't, so I didn't. The gun is a slow twist Hawken, I have only shot Hornady PA conicals, they seemed to shoot accurate enough to shoot a deer at close range. I need to do some more shooting and see if patched ball is more accurate. It is getting a little cold here to do much shooting. Thanks again for the invite.