Does your state allow you to quarter a deer for transport? I do enjoy hunting in the snow but we rarely get snow during deer season but the few times we did I would track deer like you are saying it's easy to see them against the white background.
Yes we can quarter them.Does your state allow you to quarter a deer for transport? I do enjoy hunting in the snow but we rarely get snow during deer season but the few times we did I would track deer like you are saying it's easy to see them against the white background.
I hunted Hamilton County town of Arietta for 30 years. Same deer population. Guys who hunt deer rich areas don't get that you can sit for days and not see a deer. My hunting was drivers/watchers, but I agree with short and light approach when logging miles in the woods.When you hunt an area with less than 1 deer per square mile you have to cover a lot of ground just to find a track and that’s when the hunt starts.
Macular degeneration has rendered me legally blind in the right eye. I find shooting my RH flintlocks left handed is not bad. Better than not shooting and a lot easier than a RH bolt action.This is my first post here been lurking/reading for a while but I’m having a lot of trouble finding what I’m looking for.
I hunt the Adirondack mountains in New York. I never sit in a stand and walk all day. I want to kill a buck with a flintlock still hunting or tracking on snow. I’ve Hunted with a flintlock a few times in Pennsylvania with a borrowed modern flintlock and it was fun but not what I’m looking for.
I want a short barreled light weight gun. It’s common for me to walk 8-10 miles a day so it will be carried a lot and shot a little. I think I want a single trigger because it seems like it would be faster and less hassle for close range hunting when things happen quick. How short can I go with the barrel? I need it to balance well when carried 1 handed but want it as compact as possible for getting through the thick stuff. I don’t want anything fancy or shiny. I’m also left handed so I’m sure that limits my options.
I appreciate any and all insight!
Macular degeneration has rendered me legally blind in the right eye. I find shooting my RH flintlocks left handed is not bad. Better than not shooting and a lot easier than a RH bolt action.
Nice buck. How'd you get him out?
Short and light works when you can use smokeless powder with more predictable pressure curves, but with modern BP and substitutes they just can't reach those sorts of pressures you need to generate the velocities you need. So to compensate, and put more energy down range, you have to go up in caliber. Using a heavier bullet like a Mini or Maxi can help some, but the vertical column of powder and surface area of the burn will limit you. A bigger caliber expands the surface area for the burn. That's a big part of the reason German Jaegers are so large bored. Velocities of course are lower, but you're throwing a bigger chunk of lead at the same time.
Nice buck. How'd you get him out?
I'd have needed a nap after that. Back to the OP - I'd be inclined to build a 24" flint or percussion in .54 or .58 with sling swivels.carried/dragged a little over 2 miles to a trail that I could get my truck down.
I'd have needed a nap after that. Back to the OP - I'd be inclined to build a 24" flint or percussion in .54 or .58 with sling swivels.
I have been impressed with the quality of my last two stocks from Pecatonica. The inletting has been excellent. Have not noticed a significant difference in barrels other than Colerain seems to be bored a couple of thousandths tighter. TOW has a good selection of parts. Most suppliers should be able to cut and re-crown.no sling swivels for me, any suggestion on a kit? Or a place to get the parts? I’ve never built one but I’m relatively handy and am sure I could figure it out.
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