Muzzleloader hunting
02-26-2011, 12:31 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 366
I started with flintlocks back in the 70s...I'm also a huge history buff and grew up hunting so it just was natural for me to want to hunt with a flintlock...Through the years I have built my own flinter, put together an outfit from the American Revolution and given and attended many talks on Colonial America...Kids love these talks and you are teaching them history...At the end of the talk, I always give them a demonstration of how to load and fire a flintlock...They scream with joy and beg me to do it again...
I've also had a young fellow that remembered my talk from years ago...He built a .40 caliber flintlock and hunts with it...He just got back fom a tour in Afghanistan as a sniper...Currently he is in training to be a game warden...
I've also had a young fellow that remembered my talk from years ago...He built a .40 caliber flintlock and hunts with it...He just got back fom a tour in Afghanistan as a sniper...Currently he is in training to be a game warden...
02-26-2011, 04:34 AM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Eastern Iowa
Posts: 1,021
To me muzzle loader hunting is all pros just love to hunt with them.
You have several seasons to hunt with a muzzle loader here in Iowa pending what county you hunt & the quota of the county.
1 early muzzle 9 days starts mid October
2 early antler-less 3 days after Thanksgiving only certain counties
3 1st shotgun 7 days 1st week December
4 2nd shotgun 9 days 2nd week December
5 late muzzle loader about 22 days starts after 2nd shotgun
6 late antler-less about 20 days starts after late muzzle only certain counties.
02-26-2011, 05:46 AM
#23
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,408
The vast majority of my hogs and nearly all my deer since 1999 have been killed using muzzleloaders. i do not feel handicapped when hunting deer with a muzzleloader. However, a muzzleloader is a distinct handicap when you're trying to control the wild hog population on several properties.
My muzzleloader training serves me well; every shot from my AR-15 is treated like it is my only shot.
My muzzleloader training serves me well; every shot from my AR-15 is treated like it is my only shot.
02-26-2011, 03:25 PM
#24
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
Don't know if this one was listed yet:
Con: Usually only one shot at an animal (except a dumb one)
Pro: Usually only one shot at an animal - so you have to be patient and make it count.
Con: If hunting with a flinter in a snow storm you might get a misfire if your powder gets wet
Pro: If you get a misfire you dont have to clean, drag and process the animal (but had all the fun trying)
Con: Usually only one shot at an animal (except a dumb one)
Pro: Usually only one shot at an animal - so you have to be patient and make it count.
Con: If hunting with a flinter in a snow storm you might get a misfire if your powder gets wet
Pro: If you get a misfire you dont have to clean, drag and process the animal (but had all the fun trying)
02-28-2011, 02:04 PM
#26
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 3
What part of Iowa you from I live just North of the Quad Cities by the Mississippi river
To me muzzle loader hunting is all pros just love to hunt with them.
You have several seasons to hunt with a muzzle loader here in Iowa pending what county you hunt & the quota of the county.
1 early muzzle 9 days starts mid October
2 early antler-less 3 days after Thanksgiving only certain counties
3 1st shotgun 7 days 1st week December
4 2nd shotgun 9 days 2nd week December
5 late muzzle loader about 22 days starts after 2nd shotgun
6 late antler-less about 20 days starts after late muzzle only certain counties.
To me muzzle loader hunting is all pros just love to hunt with them.
You have several seasons to hunt with a muzzle loader here in Iowa pending what county you hunt & the quota of the county.
1 early muzzle 9 days starts mid October
2 early antler-less 3 days after Thanksgiving only certain counties
3 1st shotgun 7 days 1st week December
4 2nd shotgun 9 days 2nd week December
5 late muzzle loader about 22 days starts after 2nd shotgun
6 late antler-less about 20 days starts after late muzzle only certain counties.
Thanks for all of the info guys. Now it is going to come down to deciding on which one that I want to get without breaking the bank.
Any recommendations?
02-28-2011, 04:53 PM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 491
I love the "one shot" mentality. I love bowhunting where you have to practice to get off the best shot you can when the moment arises. My rifle is a ruger number 1. Blackpowder fits perfectly into my style of hunting. You need to practice and know your gun and its limitations. The woods are much less crowded during blackpowder season. Try it and your hooked.
02-28-2011, 04:54 PM
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 491
I love the "one shot" mentality. I love bowhunting where you have to practice to get off the best shot you can when the moment arises. My rifle is a ruger number 1. Blackpowder fits perfectly into my style of hunting. You need to practice and know your gun and its limitations. The woods are much less crowded during blackpowder season. Try it and your hooked.
02-28-2011, 06:39 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
I love the "one shot" mentality. I love bowhunting where you have to practice to get off the best shot you can when the moment arises. My rifle is a ruger number 1. Blackpowder fits perfectly into my style of hunting. You need to practice and know your gun and its limitations. The woods are much less crowded during blackpowder season. Try it and your hooked.
03-01-2011, 10:34 AM
#30
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Clymer, New York
Posts: 35
For me living here in Western NY where we have to use slug guns, ML are more accurate and less expensive than premium sabot slugs, and we can extend our season 9 more days. That was my mentality 10 years ago when I got my first ML. Today, it is my favorite type of gun hunting hands down. There is something about having only 1 shot that has slowed me down and allowed me to enjoy the entire experience of hunting, not just the harvest. Muzzleloaders rock
