Post by prostreetcamaro on Oct 27, 2007 21:19:19 GMT -5
Ok my father and I both use inline muzzleloaders and have been for years now. Well we decided today we were going to break out both of our old sidelock smokepoles shooting REAL blackpowder and patched round balls.
Had a blast today. When we first got there the 3 of us drove a tall grass field where deer like to bed down. Half way through a very nice 8 pointer jumped up no more than 30 yards in front of me! I couldnt shoot because its doe only (I had a hard time restraining myself trust me).
Well anyway we finally get settled into our spots for the evening and not 15 minutes later I hear my father shoot (God I love the sound of a REAL blackpowder gun!). He got on the 2 way radio and said he dropped a big doe in her tracks and it is kicking around and told me he couldnt get the second ball down the barrel.
So my cousin go over there (he is much closer to my father than I am) and they start looking for the deer. As my father was trying to reload the deer got up and moved out of sight. They found a big puddle of blood thrown all over the place from it kicking on the ground. The blood ran out only 10 yards beyond where the shot was and we never found her. I felt so bad for my father! He was so excited knowing he dropped her with his old gun instead of his scoped NEF Huntsman.
He said it was about a 50 to 60 yard shot and we were useing 90 grains of blackpowder and a round ball. He is pretty sure he hit her right square in the shoulder. He said she reared up and backwards right onto her back then layed there and thrashed around. He figured she was down for the count and I did to. Deer unless they are slammed pretty hard in a good spot dont normaly react like that.
We think she made it into a super thick area that we could not get into. It is so thick with briars there is no way into it. I may go back in the morning with some hand tools and try to make my way into it. We are pretty sure she is in there.
Well anyway just wanted to share this story with everybody! My legs are shot right now from all the walking up and down those libertytown hills.
Had a blast today. When we first got there the 3 of us drove a tall grass field where deer like to bed down. Half way through a very nice 8 pointer jumped up no more than 30 yards in front of me! I couldnt shoot because its doe only (I had a hard time restraining myself trust me).
Well anyway we finally get settled into our spots for the evening and not 15 minutes later I hear my father shoot (God I love the sound of a REAL blackpowder gun!). He got on the 2 way radio and said he dropped a big doe in her tracks and it is kicking around and told me he couldnt get the second ball down the barrel.
So my cousin go over there (he is much closer to my father than I am) and they start looking for the deer. As my father was trying to reload the deer got up and moved out of sight. They found a big puddle of blood thrown all over the place from it kicking on the ground. The blood ran out only 10 yards beyond where the shot was and we never found her. I felt so bad for my father! He was so excited knowing he dropped her with his old gun instead of his scoped NEF Huntsman.
He said it was about a 50 to 60 yard shot and we were useing 90 grains of blackpowder and a round ball. He is pretty sure he hit her right square in the shoulder. He said she reared up and backwards right onto her back then layed there and thrashed around. He figured she was down for the count and I did to. Deer unless they are slammed pretty hard in a good spot dont normaly react like that.
We think she made it into a super thick area that we could not get into. It is so thick with briars there is no way into it. I may go back in the morning with some hand tools and try to make my way into it. We are pretty sure she is in there.
Well anyway just wanted to share this story with everybody! My legs are shot right now from all the walking up and down those libertytown hills.
