2009 muzzleloader season

[Swiftkid]

Question, why are there so many pictures with muzzleloaders laying in the rack? I'm a modern guy and have never wanted to go muzzle loading, i like shooting 300+ if i need too. I've killed alot of deer and never have i ever put my 7mm in the rack of a deer. I've never even taken a picture with my gun next to a deer i've killed. Maybe its a muzzle thing?

[gadwall]

Not a monster but it filled the freeze

Good job Critter!  How about a story?  What unit, how far a shot etc.

gadwall

[crittergitter]

...We had been on the Elk for a couple of days, no good shots but some fun watching. 4 or 5 cows, a couple of branch antler (4x4) and (2x3) and a few unknown, we stalked into our area and took about a five minute break and just as we started to move, the place came unglued. We had stalked into the middle of the herd. The one good look I got was the spike running down the hill,so I gave a blow with old reliable (hyper-lip single) and he stopped about 30 yards away behind some scrub, another hit on the call and he stepped into a shooting lane. I am completly sold on the hyper-lip, three years in a row it's brought the bulls back.

[kramman]

finally scored me a B-tail not big but meat on the table.I now have the wa. tri-fecta even though the BT was just a spike.I got him wed. morning about 10 am he and 2 does were in a clearing enjoying the sun.1 shot 1oo yds hit him a little far back through the liver he ran about 75 yds then bedded down I gave him 20 mins. and by the time i got there he had expired.My buddy also got a deer his 1st a fat doe it took him 4 yrs and you would have thought he got a monster.Only 10 more months till we get to do it again can hardly wait.

[Shank]

here is a phone pic of my 09 thanksgiving weekend white tail buck

[Ridgerunner]

we need more details on that WT, looks like a good one. Lets hear teh story.

[KLRKeith]

Finally figured out the post pics thing.  This was early season, Ritzville area.  75yards with a patched .54 round ball.  Entered left side in front of shoulder and out right side a lil behind the shoulder.  Lyman GPR percussion.  Saw this one and about three others the same size.  Good early season.  I also drew a special Dec hunt for anterless that starts this week.

[1bowhunter1]

Nice buck!  Cant wait till next year...No more Archery come on Muzzy!!  Nice job

[markts]

Should have had two but I am still chasing em.  got on two different bands today no shooter in the first batch and couldnt drive the others out of the doghair. Heading back after them in the am. Good luck to all. Mark

[whacker1]

My first animal with the muzzleloader

[mad-bomber]

my cousin and hunted 382 and saw a huge mule deer. passed on lots of smaller 3x3 and some small young 4x4s.but my deer on opening late season was decent. my cousin shot a little bit smaller 4x4 the next day 300 yds away.

[Rhino]

1st Elk w/ Muzzy

[Shank]

My story really isn't that exciting.  We headed for Pullman Friday after Thanksgiving.  Got there about 1:00pm.  Spent the rest of the day getting land use permission, we ended up getting permission for the entire weekend  from about 4 farms whose land connects.  Made camp down on the snake.  Woke up and spotted a nice 3X4 muley with some does too bad gmu 142 is closed.  Drove around hunted some new areas we havent hit before with no luck. We did however watch some dude shoot at a buck from over 500 yards WTF.  We headed to our "area"  my buddy dropped me off and headed to the other end of our spread, the plan- meet in the middle at last light.  I get about a 1/4 mile from where I was dropped off, crest a rise and BAM, here is this big buck grazing in a no hunting area, i headed to some uncut wheat and sit down,  I watch him for about 10 min, then out of the blue here is 3pt and a doe.  The big dude chases off the 3pt and starts following the doe around with his nose up her a$$.  He gives up on her and heads up in to a stand of trees about 700 yard way.  The "little" buck shows back up and starts grazing, the doe hop's the fence on to the property im on, I think to myself well at least I have a chance on a doe.  I keep watching this 3pt, he is slowly working his way towards me.  My buddy radios me, he just dropped a doe not more the 200 yards from the truck, in the middle of my converstion with him, BIG dude comes back out of the trees chasing another doe.  They both hop the fence on to the same property im on, then go behind a little rise.  I belly crawl to the top of the rise.  there is both does and this guy.  My heart is pounding as he walks away from the does towards  me.  He gets about a 120 yards from me broadside and I squeeze the trigger. double lung hit he runs about a 100 yards and drops.  I hit him with a 385 grain polymere sabot.  I tried to measrure him and i came up with about 128 i have no idea if that is even close. so thats my story and Im sticking to it.

[markts]

Wheres the pics Shank Mark

[Shank]

sorry, the pic is about the forth or fifth post down on page 4