inghamtr

You might be right,I have an old semi custom flint lock on the wall,that I will trade for moosehuntersupreme gun any day.Except I am a lefty,lol

Muley Hunter

I guess it's all what you like. I like to use the old stuff. At least I like the way they look better.

No doubt the new muzzleloaders work better, but sometimes that's not important to someone. For some it's not what you kill, but how you do it.

inghamtr

Very True,I am a traditional archer,and hunt with a long bow.I have made a couple of self bows,after many attempts.,lol,,,I was walking down the road one day after a hunt and this landowner comes by and wants to look at my stuff,,he said cool,you can hunt my property too.I never thought I would hear that from him,but he liked the old ways and things too.

Muley Hunter

Very cool.

Blackpowdersmoke

Yes, I've met a few folks over the years that don't have a problem with you hunting their property with a bow but they won't allow anyone to hunt with a firearm. Mostly because they own horses and they felt that firearms spooked their horses. I don't attempt to try and reason with them otherwise... I just say "Thank you very much" and take it for what it is.

BPS

nchawkeye

Using what they used then gives us a better appreciation of what they went through...

Heck, anyone can fill their freezer with a modern, scoped rifle...

Muley Hunter

Not anyone. I know guys who have hunted elk for 10 years, and haven't got one yet.

inghamtr

We had asked this guy for permission to hunt before,he always said no.After looking at the bow and arrows I had made and talking to me,it was different..Later he gave me permission to muzzleload hunt..I guess it just came down to taking the time to talk.Plus he didn't think I could kill anything with it,except time,,lol

inghamtr

Agreed,you still have to know how to hunt,scout and shoot or else be real lucky.You would be surprised at the number of people who don't shoot their rifle from one year to the next.

Muley Hunter

No surprise at all. I see them at the range one day before the season starts. They take a couple of shots, don't hit much, and call it good.

I'm sure they're lousy hunters too, and don't get a chance to shoot at anything.