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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: TC_outdoorsman on September 15, 2014, 11:53:19 AM

Title: Getting ready
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on September 15, 2014, 11:53:19 AM: Less than two weeks left for the ML general deer opener... who's ready? I have my Knight Bighorn sighted in, pack loaded up, speed loaders full, opening day can't come soon enough. I drew a 2nd deer tag (doe only) so I am hoping to fill that tag pretty quickly. I am hunting eastern WA in the open sagebrush (love spot and stalk). I also drew a cow elk tag for the general early season opening a week later. I had 3000 pictures of elk from a month long soak of my trail cam in my elk area. With any luck I will get some meat in the freezer this year.

Good luck to everyone!
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: ghosthunter on September 15, 2014, 11:59:21 AM: We are in final prep.
Scouted this past weekend.
Be in camp on the first.

Good Luck :tup:
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: Billdos Uncle on September 15, 2014, 12:00:53 PM: Getting ready for elk westside muzzy with my bow... :tup:
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: superdown on September 15, 2014, 12:07:00 PM: My Dad and I will be headed to my property in the Okanogan highlands on the 26th and hopefully i can connect with a nice four point muley that's been sleeping below my trailer. I will also be using a Knight bighorn.
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: elkboy on September 15, 2014, 09:59:06 PM: I am getting hunting fever something bad... it is all I can do to focus on work...
I am shooting a Knight Mountaineer this year, and I love it. I have two deer tags (which I intend to attach to some whitetails) and a cow elk tag, and hopefully I will fill a couple of those!

Good luck to all of you!
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on September 15, 2014, 10:21:08 PM: Quote from: elkboy on September 15, 2014, 09:59:06 PM
I am getting hunting fever something bad... it is all I can do to focus on work...
I am shooting a Knight Mountaineer this year, and I love it. I have two deer tags (which I intend to attach to some whitetails) and a cow elk tag, and hopefully I will fill a couple of those!

Good luck to all of you!

elkboy - I have heard some people say that had issues with primers not going off with the mountaineer, have you ran into that?
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: elkboy on September 16, 2014, 08:08:34 PM: Not yet! I have only had it for a short while, so there is still time to discover challenges, but I purchased it secondhand (and in perfect condition) from a very respected individual in the muzzleloading community. :) I am shooting musket caps in it, and have not had a misfire yet!

I have shot a Bighorn since the 2008 season, and I love that gun.

At any rate, my lady is rolling her eyes on a daily basis with all of my preparation and scouting out on the deer ground. I keep reminding her how good backstrap and tenderloin are... ;)
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: Soady on September 16, 2014, 08:58:30 PM: Not ready and I am going fishing for some saltwater silvers this weekend! Then I will hit the woods, figured I would keep it close here in 666 as the unit is either sex ML deer close to home. We still have three group Satsop ML doe tag draws as an ace kicker card!
Hunting partner has the handicap/disabled permit and he holds one Satsop tag, he made me his primary for both deer and elk so we are going to be busy this year. So back to the fishing gear punch list for this weekend!
Good luck to everyone, looking forward to reading of your hunts whether successful or not because it's all good!
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 17, 2014, 11:18:02 AM: got one more weekend to hunt bear, then I'll focus on muzzleloader . But I have a stack of wood ready to go up to deer camp, can't wait to put a stalk on a nice mule deer
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: elkboy on September 19, 2014, 09:31:27 AM: Soady, so many seasons, so little time! Good luck on the silvers, and then the local blacktails and elk! Very good of you to help your buddy out on the freezer filler. n_mathews13, sounds like a classic hunt- campfires by night and mule deer spotting by day!

I am mentoring a new hunter under the deferral program this year, and I am honestly much more excited about her getting her first deer than me filling any of my tags. Going to be a great time... My living room is covered with camo clothing, camo netting, pack frames, and muzzy gear. One more visit to the rifle range on Sunday. I'm like a little kid waiting for Christmas at this point! Good luck everyone.
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: Sabotloader on September 19, 2014, 09:39:52 AM: Elkboy

So do you have your Mountaineer all set for the season? I am thinking about running to the Rock pit this morning with the Super DISC just to do some confirmation on POI... I really wish it would rain so I could go to the farm. The wheat stubble is still standing and I fear that I could possibly start a darn field fire - so back to the rock pit.
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: elkboy on September 19, 2014, 11:03:15 AM: Hey Sabotloader- yes, I have the Mountaineer all set to go (3" group at 100 yards with 300 gr. Bloodlines). That taller front post was just the trick to get back into the midrange of the Williams peep. And the FireSight hood still fit on there just fine. Wish I could go with you today- there's just this little conflict called "work"! ;) And yes, we do need rain.
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: TC_outdoorsman on September 26, 2014, 08:18:48 AM: The time has come, I am getting ready to head east to the mule deer country. Good luck everyone!
Title: Re: Getting ready
Post by: elkboy on September 26, 2014, 10:12:12 AM: Good luck TC and everyone! My "deer fever" is reaching a high temperature... :chuckle: