I was out of venison.
Took the coal burner out this morning to replenish my supply. Sitting on my favorite point, on my favorite ridgetop...........hens and poults roosted and talking to my left. Gobblers gobbling, occasionally, to my right.
The warm, morning air hung briefly with white smoke and the smell of sulphur. Backstraps and canning meat aplenty !!
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Congrats! As a child one of my earliest lessons in the use of "sentence enhancers" came from a gentleman who had his pan ignite but failed to fire the main charge. The doe standing in front of him seemed to be as impressed as I was. Looks like good eating.
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Quote from: Happy on December 28, 2019, 12:40:43 PM
As a child one of my earliest lessons in the use of "sentence enhancers" came from a gentleman who had his pan ignite but failed to fire the main charge.
A properly tuned flintlock will run like a Swiss watch (in dry weather) and have nearly instantaneous lock time.
The OTHER kind of flintlock could just as easily end up bent around a tree or chucked into the creek...............
Congratulations I love using the ole smoke pole myself
Nice deer , yes the old smoke poles , just make it special hunt...
Congratulations, nice deer. I have two percussion caps and an inline and would very much like to get a flintlock in the future.
You had an excellent morning in the woods. Congrats! :icon_thumright:
In a day n age everyone wants things easier I myself def enjoy doing things the hard way. Way to go. Something special bout a flintlock deer.
Nice shot, right on the money.
backstraps, bacon grease and a cast iron skillet, the three amigos.
Is that a hawkins build kit? I just got one. Havent started it yet.
Congrats!!!
Quote from: Upfold99 on December 28, 2019, 09:41:53 PM
Is that a hawkins build kit? I just got one. Havent started it yet.
No, sir.
It is a factory built CVA Mountain Rifle from the mid or late 80's.
Good job!
I killed a nice doe with my muzzleloader a few days ago, albeit mine is an inline.
I just finished canning...ended with 17 quarts. Good stuff.
Greg
Looks tasty
I got a 54 cal Thompson center New Englander percussion. Been 20 years since I have hunted it. I need to bring it back out. Unfortunately deer season is over for me. We have plenty of meat so time to hang it up for the year.
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Quote from: Yoder409 on December 28, 2019, 10:44:01 PM
It is a factory built CVA Mountain Rifle from the mid or late 80's.
Had one myself, great gun and wasn't too heavy. Got it from Dixon in Kempton around '80-'81. Miss that thing.
Nice Yoder, congrats on the hunt! That's a fine looking rifle too.
Congrats. I always save a tag to kick around woods late season with the flintlock
Awesome job with the smoke pole!
Congratulations on the kill.
We've got a late season coming up in January. It's the "heritage" hunt. Only traditional archery and BP guns allowed. No inlines. No compounds. No crossbows. It's a fun time. I've stepped away from the inlines and went straight traditional style BP's. Have a t/c renegade 54 cal, t/c hawken in 45 and 50 as well as a Charles Daly 50 cal hawken I use for crappy weather days. Not subjecting my good ones to the crappy elements. My plan is to eventually have a custom long rifle built but will probably get a production gun first. I'd hate to spend the money on custom to find that I don't like the barrel length.
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