RE: less hunters.
 

Ml and bow is all I hunt with

RE: less hunters.
 

txjourneyman


I just read your post and like SHills, I agree. I'd hunt any day of the year with you. I understand the way a young person can make a mistake. You've squared your record in my eye, and are man enough to admit your pastmistakes. To me that says a lot for you personal character.

RE: less hunters.
 

Aolder gentlemen took the time to take me shooting a flintlock and I just thought it was so cool. It became an interestbutI never hunted with a ML till I was 16 or almost 3 years later. Though this was the same time I went gaga for archery sothe bowbecame my early weapon of choice.

I'll be honest the only reason I bought an inline was for hunting. It was at the time when I was working as a guide, so my season was limited. The inline bought me the opportunity to hunt for myself each year a variety of regular and draw game species, as Sept and Nov were right off's due to work. At that time less pressure was a fringe benefit to ML hunting, no doubt about it. Though now it really isn't as much a benefit it seems darn near as popular as rifle here! I like the aspect of the ML and shooting in general. As well reloading has become one of my favorite hobbies and a ML is much like my reloading hobby.The fact our deer ML season is in October my favorite month to be in the field has a lot to do with it still though.Besides deer I've used my ML to harvest moose and bear, I hope to include antelope & elk to that list in the not to distant future.;)

RE: less hunters.
 

I have to admit it was the reason I bought my first muzzle loader.
But now I'm just plain addicted to them

RE: less hunters.
 

The main reason I hunt with a muzzleloader is because I like 'em. Having the woods to yourself is just icing on the cake.

RE: less hunters.
 

For me there's actually more hunters for muzzleloader because we usually hunt on drives for muzzleloader season.

But I just hunt it because it's way cooler.

RE: less hunters.
 

I hunt in all of them except Archery Traditional and Archery Compound, but this year maybe Crossbow.

I enjoy ML, but exclusively!

RE: less hunters.
 

I just want to hunt! Here in AZ, it keeps getting harder to get drawn for elk. I was applying for cow archery for all my choices because I had the best chance of getting drawn...then someone at Game & Fish noticed that many were doing that and took away alot of the archery cow tags, giving them to MLand rifle. They said thatback when the rules were made, they assumed most people would apply for bull for first choice and cow as a back up, but many (like me) just want to hunt, and applied for only cow. So this year I went real radical in my application, and applied for 1st - archery cow, 2nd - ML cow, and 3rd - limited opportunity rifle cow. Hope all my bases are covered! In the past when I applied for bull as my first choice, I didn't get drawn, and I know of people who have applied for bull for 8 years without getting drawn. I just want to hunt!

RE: less hunters.
 

I just love to hunt deer. If there was a spear sason I'd probably be there...

RE: less hunters.
 

Here in Indiana, I don't think the numbers have changed. What we are seeing is more muzzleloaders in gun season. We are a no rifle state. Hunters are leaving the shot gun at home and converting to ML.