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ORIGINAL: nchawkeye

This year I killed a few does on the farms with my centerfire, to get meat in the freezer, and help control the population...Then started using my flintlock for fun...Opening week of rifle season I called in a nice 8 point...Had him at 35-40 yards, but just didn't feel comfortable with the shot, he was following some holly trees and with open sights I didn't take the shot...With my .243 and scope it would have been easy...

Well, Saturday evening at 5:30 he shows up again....Sundown is at 5:05, so he was 5 minutes before legal shooting time is over...At 25 yards, I could not see my front sight....With a scope, no problem...When I told my hunting buddies they thought I was crazy not to use a centerfire during rifle season...I have killed 2 does this year with the flinter and I truly love it...It puts the hunt back into the game...

This doesn't bother me one bit...I hate to think I need to hunt just for the antlers and actually enjoy hunting more than I ever have (I'm 51)...Just to be in the woods and watch the sunrise or set makes my hunt complete...I don't really need the meat, and while he is a "good" buck, he is in no way the best I have ever killed...Guess what I'm saying, with a flintlock he is a real "trophy"...With a centerfire...Just another nice rack to go on the wall...

Well...Am I crazy???:)

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