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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:27:48 PM

Title: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:27:48 PM: After being a serious bowhunter for over 30yrs I think I am all muzzleloader this year .. after seeing all these elk tags I need to do it ..time to put the .54 cal to work .. Now that I can use a jacketed bullet I think some sh$t is going to die .. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: dscubame on May 11, 2011, 06:28:46 PM: Love the attitude. Muzzy for elk this year. My uncle Bob bought me a muzzy over 15 years ago. A Hawkins .54 model from Cabelas....that gun has killed more deer than I can claim.
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Post by: deerdog on May 11, 2011, 06:33:32 PM: I usually muzzleload elk ,but went rifle this year.
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Post by: 3dsheetmetal on May 11, 2011, 06:36:13 PM: Bowhunted for 30+ years had to quit due to shoulder injury.Started muzzleloading a couple years ago just love shooting it,killed a nice cow last year. Wish I would have done it sooner.Lots of fun and a lot less people to contend with. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:37:55 PM: yeah it is fun .. I have killed a couple with a muzzleloader back when you could hunt area 336 .. it is fun .. I finally got my big bull with my bow so it should be cool to have a change ....cant wait now that I am thinking about it ...Back in P.A when I was a kid it was all flintlock which was fun back then ..I dont care as long as I have elk steaks ....
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Post by: teanawayslayer on May 11, 2011, 06:40:36 PM: been all muzzy for 7 years. Seasons are way better. Not as many people. I think I saw more bow hunters last year than I did muzzy hunters. Muzzy has gotten a little crowded over the past few years due to the 9 day season. Wish they would go back to 7 and get rid of a few people. Love the smoke pole!
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Post by: HntnFsh on May 11, 2011, 06:47:28 PM: My Son and I havve been packing muzzies for over 10 years. Taken lots of elk and a few deer with them. Unfortunately the muzzy seasons are gtting as crowded as modern.
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Post by: rb2506 on May 11, 2011, 06:50:40 PM: muzzy elk westside last four or five years good times
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Post by: sled on May 11, 2011, 06:54:13 PM: Ive got 9 points this year so im going for my first big bull. I hope I draw. Figure it would be a good chance if i do get draw.
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 11, 2011, 06:56:25 PM: Quote from: deerdog on May 11, 2011, 06:33:32 PM
I usually muzzleload elk ,but went rifle this year.

Kind of the same here. The last few years tried muzzy, but going to break out the rifle this year. Last year there were so many muzzy hunters mainly because the limited units that I figured I'd go back to rifle. During rifle the roads are crowded, but the hunters are spread out over more units. That and last year I dealt with so much rain during the late season that it was too iffy as to whether or not the thing would make a bang.
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: Sabotloader on May 11, 2011, 08:22:21 PM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:27:48 PM
After being a serious bowhunter for over 30yrs I think I am all muzzleloader this year .. after seeing all these elk tags I need to do it ..time to put the .54 cal to work .. Now that I can use a jacketed bullet I think some sh$t is going to die .. :chuckle: :chuckle:

I never did do the bow hunting thing, but I started hunting with a muzzleloader a few years back and now that is the only thing I hunt with. Even during a regular rifle seasons - i go muzzleloading. It is very infectious..

Muzzleloader and elk... works well...

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Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: Rick on May 11, 2011, 08:58:13 PM: This will be my first serious year. I bought a CVA .54 cal about 15 years ago. Took it out,missed a nice doe and put it back in the safe. Haven't shot it but 2-3 times since.

We started kicking the muzzleloader thing around last year in Elk camp. My brother and dad decided they'd buy a muzzleloader and we'd all go at it together.

We're doing deer this year and if things go well,may try elk next.

I'm excited.
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Post by: dawhunt on May 12, 2011, 06:43:29 AM: love it,used to archery hunt but hurt my shoulder went to muzzleloader never looked back.
Bob
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Post by: Whitelightning on May 12, 2011, 06:49:49 AM: Been Muzzy for 20 years or more. Once you start it just gets in your blood.
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Post by: conwaydave on May 12, 2011, 06:26:14 PM: this will be my first year muzzleloading, four of us from a long history of rifle hunting, are going to pack in and try it.
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: Armadillo on May 13, 2011, 07:36:09 AM: Yeah gotta love the muzzy! For eastside deer its a kick.. you're hunting the same deer the rifle guys are but two weeks earlier
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: jstone on May 13, 2011, 07:53:48 AM: MUZZY hunting sucks.. You wont like it.. The guns always miss fire. No animals to be seen cause the archery hunters are so noisy they scare them all away ;) Go back to what you know :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: dscubame on May 13, 2011, 11:13:07 AM: Quote from: jstone on May 13, 2011, 07:53:48 AM
MUZZY hunting sucks.. You wont like it.. The guns always miss fire. No animals to be seen cause the archery hunters are so noisy they scare them all away ;) Go back to what you know :chuckle: :chuckle:
:yeah:
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Post by: OlympicElkJunkie on May 18, 2011, 10:45:55 AM: I guess I have to agree. There are at least four deer still walking these woods because of the trouble with misfiring that I have had with my smoke pole that were well within bow range. I aint giving up though because I love shooting that black powder. I just have to figure out this problem with my nipples (not to get too personal :chuckle:)
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Post by: Dirty Mike on May 18, 2011, 11:08:26 AM: 6yrs and counting
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on May 18, 2011, 01:11:58 PM: Use to rifle hunt....... ML elk for over ten years now...... Just switched to ML deer last year and I'll never go back..
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Post by: fair-chase on May 18, 2011, 04:41:09 PM: I've been using muzzy for both deer and elk almost exclusively since the mid '90s. Last year I picked up a modern deer tag. :bash: All that did was to reaffirm my utter disgust of that season. I will not make that mistake again. Not only that but I try not to even enter the woods while the modern guys are out. I will stick with muzzy and occasionally throw in an archery hunt just to mix things up a bit.
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: HighRoad on May 18, 2011, 07:15:38 PM: Will muzzleload for deer this year. Modern rifle for elk. Like most everyone else, keeping the fingers crossed for special hunt draws.
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Post by: SkookumHntr on May 18, 2011, 07:22:04 PM: this year will be my 2nd year muzzy elk. Rifle for deer.
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Post by: trophyhunt on May 18, 2011, 07:28:35 PM: going to muzzy hunt till I fill my quality and bull elk tags, then switching to bow. Can't wait to hunt any bull on the west side with my bow and not have to wait 16+ years for a fn tag.
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Post by: elkboy on May 22, 2011, 03:49:49 PM: I have been muzzleloading for three years, and taken four deer (three over-the-counter, and one on a 'Second Deer' tag), three of them with a Knight Bighorn (great gun). I would love to get back to archery again some day, but for now, muzzleloading is an absolute blast! (Pun intended). And one can take antlerless in many units, which fits my primary objective of putting meat away for winter.
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Post by: busterbrown on June 12, 2011, 09:34:42 AM: Hunting for 16 years only with a bow. First compound then switched to recurve. Still love my bow, but real selective where (state) I hunt with it to get away from the crowds.

Took up muzzleloading about 16 year ago.Mostly just hunt these days with muzzleloader. New to washington, still trying to figure it out.

I'm from Idaho and Nevada. Know Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and W. Montana like the back of my hand.

Many good places to hunt, get away from the crowds if you know the places to go.
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Post by: rock on June 12, 2011, 11:33:40 AM: I hunt with a muzzy!
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Post by: marty on June 12, 2011, 12:23:00 PM: 15 years blowin smoke
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Post by: ghosthunter on June 17, 2011, 07:01:33 PM: Hunted Muzzy 5 years now for elk. Love it.
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Post by: JColony on June 17, 2011, 09:21:00 PM: Been using the smoke pole for a few years now. Absolutely love it!

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I've been using muzzy for both deer and elk almost exclusively since the mid '90s. Last year I picked up a modern deer tag. All that did was to reaffirm my utter disgust of that season. I will not make that mistake again. Not only that but I try not to even enter the woods while the modern guys are out. I will stick with muzzy and occasionally throw in an archery hunt just to mix things up a bit.
Couldn't agree with you more Fair Chase, I did the same thing last year. Only with both deer and elk :bdid: NEVER AGAIN!
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Post by: dupedc on June 18, 2011, 06:20:24 AM: Started out with the muzzleloader. When the state closed my GMUs to muzzy elk and shortened the season I switched to moderen. Now I do both, reluctantly...muzzy for deer and modern for elk.
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Post by: jbeaumont21 on June 18, 2011, 07:26:58 AM: This will be my third season with muzzleloader and I love it. Took this guy with my hawkins last year.
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on June 18, 2011, 07:43:41 AM: I have a T/C Grey Hawk .54 I bought 20 years ago. Killed 1 deer. Tried elk hunting up in the Selkirks 6 years ago and that was it. I'm thinkin' this year might be a good choice.
Title: Re: How many muzzleloaders guys out there...?
Post by: ing on June 18, 2011, 08:06:10 AM: Quote from: fair-chase on May 18, 2011, 04:41:09 PM
I've been using muzzy for both deer and elk almost exclusively since the mid '90s. Last year I picked up a modern deer tag. :bash: All that did was to reaffirm my utter disgust of that season. I will not make that mistake again. Not only that but I try not to even enter the woods while the modern guys are out. I will stick with muzzy and occasionally throw in an archery hunt just to mix things up a bit.
Seriously??? I think the late archery season is the worst. I've never seen so many road hunters. And they say its more of a challenge.....