What's everyone up to? How many flinltlock hunters we have in the gang? Did you know that opening day has always been the PGC's birthday present to me? See why I like them?

I'll be going out on Saturday. Sullivan County. I have a doe tag to fill.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

no flintlocking for me. I turn my sights towards foxes at night, grouse during the day in this late season. Freezer is full of meat, now I chase some fur and feathers.

I'll be out with the bow in Allegheny County in a bow only area waiting for all the sluggers to push them my way. A very large 8 pt has been seen using the property I hunt for escape cover all through the gun season. I'll probably take the smoke pole out on Saturday.

Happy Birthday Mark!

Member of NRA, BASS, Buckmasters and Life member of UBP.........Kill a big doe, Let the little bucks grow

Yeah I can't wait till Thursday. Smoke Pole Season is my favortie way to spend a Christmas break. Now it time to suffer some partial frustration of click and boom or no boom. Nothing like pulling the trigger only to not have a good spark and have to do it again. Hands down favorite season for me. Little more distance than a bow, no whackos firing their rifles at anything brown just a good slow walk through the woods in hopes of pushing a few out to the standers at the end of the woods. Happy holidays and Happy hunting!

It's the only time I use the ground flints like T/C sells. They don't last long and are expensive, but I always have a new one in when hunting. And just off the frizzen a smidgen. That gun has to fire then.

I admire you winter bowhunters. Even the fawns are pretty cagey on most of the lands I hunt by then.

Ill be out with my Renegade, hoping to fill a buck or doe tag.
Only luck I had this year was a doe in late bow season.
Good luck all!

Edited by - mr.d on 12/23/2002 19:39:33

I shoot a Renegade also. .54 cal. Could use a rebluing. Hard life.

Yeah, I'll be out for the first time with my muzzleloader. I've always carried the bow second season, we've always tried to save a tag for late season...you know, I feel it's harder to take a mature doe second season than a buck first season...sometimes it's down right too cold for the bow...burrr and I got a muzzleloader two years ago and finally sighted in in a week ago Sunday. I'm really excited about taking my first animal with the flintlock.

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Me too.....6 days in a cabin in N Central PA.
I'll have both the bow and the flintlock along.(bow for any rainy/snowy days)
Mhogan,
Same here with those cut Agate flints, between that a bored out touch hole, and FFFg powder down the tube my flinter goes off in a HEARTBEAT. In fact knock on wood here, but I have never had a misfire of any kind on game, and maybe a half dozen on the range just from laziness.......take care of things and with a few little tricks man do they go off!
One tip a buddy of mine came up with....get a can of that CRC &quot;Electronic Contact Cleaner&quot; and spray down your frizzen and wipe with a clean dry paper towel or cloth. It removes ANY AND ALL fingerprint residue or stray oils. You should see the dry hot sparks I get from my gun......looks like 4th of July! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

I'm shooting an older model .50cal T/C &quot;PA Hunter&quot; (w/ octagon stepped to round barrel) customized with a set trigger assembly replacing the horrid factory single trigger, and a fiber optic front sight, and a aftermarket touch hole.
100grs of FFFg and 295gr Hollow point &quot;Power Belts&quot;......hot load I know, but drives tacks which surprised me considering my gun's 1/66&quot; twist rate. We all save an antlerless tag just for this late season where I think I've taken 5 so far? And its also accounted for 2 in the regular &quot;OLD&quot; doe season where I just couldn't bring myself to tote a rifle.
The thing just flat out shoots.


Edited by - Matt / PA on 12/23/2002 22:39:07