I didn't want to leave anyone out so I would like to let anyone that wants to share some personal info with their fellow posters (married?, kids?, career?, etc.)

I will start; I am fixing to be 36 and have been married for 16 years. I have 2 sons, 13 and 11, and we are expecting a daughter in August. I am self employed and do contract work for poultry companies as well as raise registered Brangus cattle. I have been hunting since I was 5, killed my first deer at 14 and have killed right at 70 since. I have been muzzleloading for about 4 years and it has become my hunting method of choice over the last 2 years.

Feel free to share as much or as little as you wish.

Well, I am 33, working on my second divorce, no kids, and travel the world for my job alot. Graduated from WVU in Electrical Engineering in 95. Work in optics system integration and test. Been in ML since 1990. Really liked them. Shot my first TC hawken then, then a few traditions. Got out of ML scene until came to MD from Ky, about 10 years ago. MD had a wonderful early season for ML. So got back into it. Got me several inlines at that point, and now going back to the sidelocks again.

Hunt several state parks where only ML are used, so its bascially my primary weapon in MD.

I'm 67 graduated from General Motors Institute and worked as Development Engineer for them 39 years. Retired to my own lubrication business making bicycle and firearm lubricants (petroleum based). Shot muzzleloaders on an off for 35 years. After cancer surgery I went to organic food and elk meat is tops on my list. Only way to get drawn in Arizona is for muzzleloader so I updated to an Omega. Just bought a T/C Hawken with both a .54 and a .50 barrel. Once you get back serious it seems to become very habit forming. I really enjoy reading the posts from the non-engineer "experts" that post from time to time. Not trying to start anything; and I would be the first to say if you want to say something on the web you are free to do so. I just hope new people do not take all the posts for fact. You have to sort your information very carefully and rely on your owners manual a lot. As hunting is my prime reason for being in the Muzzleloading business I am very interested and am checking out all the newer synthetic powders. So far Black Mag'3 wins my bid for the cleanest easiest to use for hunting situations. Got my elk this year with Black Mag'3; now I have about a year or two of meat. PS: Have a wife two grown sons five grandsons and a granddaughter due in two months.

I`m going to be 63 soon. I`m Married for the second time. BElieve it ornot I have a 5 yr. old daughter. A 41 year old and a five year old and two in between. I run a small hospital in southern Mi. I have hunted and fished all my life and look forward to retirement so I can do more.

I will be 43 in September I have five kids ranging from 18yo to 7mo old.(Last one an oops but another gift from God)

Been hunting since I was 11 fishing for many more years.

I have lived in NH my whole life and the only other place I would like to live is Alaska.

I am very political and don't care much for liberal people. I love guns but will never be convinced to bow hunt it is not in my soul.

I have a camp in Pittsburg I do not get to often enough with my busy life but I at least got up there once this winter to snowmobile. My hunting buddy got a nice four pointer 140lb there this fall only about 300yds from the camp.

I have been shooting muzzleloaders since the late 80's and am still learning all the time. (Thank you Cayugad T7 et'al)

I love sites like this and hope to keep talking to folks like you in the future.

Well I will be 58 this Sept. Got my first 22 rifle when I was 8.
Have been hunting & fishing ever since. Bought my first ML in
1969 a 50cal Kentucky long rifle in kit form from Dixie Gun-
works. I have been married to the same great gal for 38 yrs &
have three kids all gone but love them grandkids. I am very
fortunate to live in Western Kentucky where game is abundant.
I have taken many deer with my muzzleloaders, one fine eastern
tom turkey, and a Corsician ram with double curl. I love life I
love my wife & I love the Lord.

I will be 65 in August. Been married for 38yrs and have a son 27yrs old.
My first shotgun was and still have It, Win mod 12 20ga. My first rifle was
and still have it, J.C. Higgins Mod 51. 30-06.My first ML was and still have It
T/C Hawkens (kit) .50cal.
Had a business in Safe and Bank Vault's sales&installations, for over 10yrs.
Retired from the Sheriff's Dept. after 15yrs. Was in charge of all Prison locks,
doors, safes, vaults and anything pertaining to Prison security.Also worked
with the Drug Enforcement Unit, opening safes.We have 3 jails here in Tampa,
close to 7000 inmates.
Live on a 40 acre farm we purchased in 1967 and had a 200yd range untill all
the sub-divisions started to develope around me and the County made me cease
fire in 2003.
Have had hog dogs and breeded same since 1964 untill 1998. Now I stand hunt
for deer with ML and center fire.I use Knight Wolverine .50cal . When I go It's for
3 or 4 weeks or untill I get tired.

50 years old...old enough to know better, but still too young to care. Lived in south Texas all my adult life, loved hunting since I was a youngster.
Married 31 years, and have two boys, 22 and 19.
I'm a PMP (pest managment professional), and a certfied entomologist. My company does a lot of animal trapping and bird work, so I get to hunt on a small scale every week, and get paid for it!
First ML was a T/C Hawken kit...still have it, but don't shoot it much. First love are flinters, have several from .32 to 20 bore. I strongly dislike "pretend" black powders, others can use pyrodreck, cleanshot, etc, but they are not for me. If it isn't sulphur, saltpeter and charcol, I don't want it!
Still like cartridge guns as well, have and load for everything from .32 ACP to 577/.450 Martini.