2011 NYS Muzzleloader Season Doe

I know its late and it wasn't anything unusual just a nice big doe right down to the wire. Like the do when hunting in the northeast they just appear at a spot you were just looking at only seconds before and usually at around 50 yards or so away. After muzzleloader season that was it for me and this nice sized down came out about 15-20 minutes before sundown. She gave me a slow walking broadside shot at about 60 yards. I was set up sitting in front of a big oak just in front of an old stone wall. She dropped about 15 yards from where I shot her. My rifle is an old half stocked Sharon .62 cal Hawken, next year I think I am gonna go flintlock to kick up the challenge a little more. I am thankful and blessed for the food, decent health and a great rifle. Enjoy the pic, sorry it was from my cell phone.

PS: The patched roundball passed clean through. I have yet to recover a round fired from any muzzleloader. Knock on wood I've never lost an animal either.

Congrats on some good eating!!

congrats good job. I have shot a lot of deer with a flintlock and have about 8 round balls that I recovered. Mine just goes thru the ribcage and out the other side. Again great job.

RJ

Good job.

Some days you hear them coming from 200 yards off and others they just appear where no deer was before.

Nice! Congrats! :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: Congratulations!

Nice work. You should be proud. Thanks for sharing the pic, I like seeing other folks harvests.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Congrats :applause: Griz

Nice shootin'!

and way to stick with it.

Greg

Thanks guys, last day of rifle season I was out back with my Mossberg 695 12 ga and it missfired 3 TIMES on the same deer. Loudest clicks I ever heard in my life. Last hour of the last day so muzzleloader season was my last chance. Very grateful. Will post some pics of the yummy dinners my wife has made up for me so far. Love that venison.

My first BP deer was taken with a Jackie Brown .62 smoothbore flintlock with a 50" barrel on it, what a great shooter.

and now after...

Now that's the kind of pics I like for sure. Looks YUMMY!

Very nice---thanks for sharing-- the meal of back strap looks wonderful-Leebone

Congrats to ya. I would'nt think you would collect many 62 roundballs. I figure they just plow on thru. :thumbsup:

medbill said:

I know its late and it wasn't anything unusual just a nice big doe

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With overall muzzleloader season success rates at 20% or less (and that includes success from all the plastic guns we don't discuss here) I'd say that just hunting with a traditional muzzleloader is "unusual" and harvesting game, by the overall stats, is in the minority of those who try....so CONGRATS! Big does are smart...well done! :thumbsup:

Very nice job, really like the plate pic. Thanks

Congrats :thumbsup: That's some fine eating right there

Congratulations on a nice deer. I like that shooting bag, too.

My father shot a nice fat doe at 111yrds with his 50cal Knight Mk85.
I have tried to get him to use the TC Hawkin precussion I built for him from a kit 30 plus years ago, but he has taken 1 buck & 3 does over the years and don't want to switch guns.

I took my TC 50cal Flint Lock out for BP season didn't have a shot.

Congrats on your fine Doe.