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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: coalminer] #6693415
12/14/19 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by coalminer
Raining hard here, to change to snow, may go out this afternoon. Got many chores today, want to get fisher traps out, have deer to process, make jerky meat, shop on Amazon. To all out , stay safe n dry.


Fisher traps?

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6693430
12/14/19 05:41 PM
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Rain turned to wet snow around 9:30 this morning. A determined hunter could walk silently in this and do well. Got my last deer packaged and pork ground too. All ready to start making sausage over the holidays. Feels good. Im 3 beers deep. Wife's got pork chop in the oven. Life is good.

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6693441
12/14/19 05:48 PM
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Grill is on the porch with roof over it. I grill all year round.

The snow sounds better then all this rain. I have 8 trail cans out and will be checking cards tomorrow.

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6693490
12/14/19 06:31 PM
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The rain ended soon after I got on my stand this afternoon. I even saw some patches of blue sky. The wind came up shortly after. I saw a bunch of squirrels again, I'm going to get the granddaughter out after them next week and try some of the pressure cooker methods suggested on the "Squirrels" thread.

I didn't see any deer, heard a few shots about a half-mile away, the first I heard all day.

Looking forward to the after-Christmas season. I still have tags to fill!

Now...back to catching fox.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6693556
12/14/19 07:29 PM
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My season ended with a thud .Rain and fog made this morning and yesterday afternoon almost pointless to go .Out of a group of 9 hunters we got 2 buck and had another shoot at a doe that missed.And many days the combined group did not see a total to 10 deer .I may do some late season archery depending on how the weather is . And I hope to do some trapping and perhaps some bird hunting with my 2 dogs

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6695912
12/17/19 06:53 AM
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He is still alive. Maybe next year if he makes it. [Linked Image]

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Hornady Reloader] #6696020
12/17/19 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Hornady Reloader
He is still alive. Maybe next year if he makes it. [Linked Image]

That is a great buck .But I learned a long time ago a lot happens in a years time . I had pictures of a nice 9 point that where taken after buck season end . He was killed by a car between Christmas and New Years days . This summer I had several pictures of 4 or 5 different buck . Than I heard one of the local landowners had been poaching deer right before the start of the rifle season .I do not know if that is true but if it is none of those dead deer will have antlers next summer . However it is great to have a buck like that go past one of your cameras Good luuck

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6734713
01/18/20 07:14 PM
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[Linked Image]

i took a walk over to my ground blind tonight and sat for the last hour and a half. It was snowing when I went in but soon turned to sleet. I had my condom in the end of the barrel and kept the lock under my armpit until I got to the blind which has a roof.

About 5:10 I'm nodding off and wake to a doe trotting away. She was apparently standing ten feet away trying to figure out what I was. She stopped and turned broadside at fifty yards. I line the shot up and get a nice shower of sparks but no pan ignition. She takes a nervous step but doesn't bolt. I pull the hammer back again but neglect to close the frizzen so there wasn't even a spark the second time I pulled the trigger.

She was a nice fat doe too.

I tell ya, if it wouldn't be for bad luck I'd have no luck at all during this season's muzzleloader hunts.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6734743
01/18/20 07:31 PM
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Tough luck Lug. Each Saturday since new year's has been horrible for flintlock here in northwest. Days like today almost require to wait until see deer to prime the pan. Or else just 30 minutes before dark.

At least you got out.

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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6734755
01/18/20 07:44 PM
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Yeah, I'm sure the priming powder got damp. I use 4F which is notorious for absorbing moisture. I heard about guys using 3F with good results but have never tried it myself.


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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6736169
01/19/20 05:36 PM
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I use 4f too. In damp conditions i got a hang fire in 45 minutes just unloading after dark on the last day once. That's where i got the 30 minute timer from. I haven't actually shot enough in real world conditions to understand how far i could reasonably stretch it. I didn't go this year since out of tags. If i was in my blind waiting on the last 5 min of daylight then it's pretty easy to time. Plus if come out early the blind will allow for movement to prime.

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6736198
01/19/20 05:52 PM
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Yesterday,out of a party of 11 we got two doe. 7 different hunters shot with no problems till about noon.Then it was party over after that (ice & rain).

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744299
01/25/20 08:03 PM
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I was out for one last hunt this evening. Flintlock season closes today in WMU5C. Oh I took some precautions so I wouldn’t have a repeat of the misfire I had last Saturday in the rain and ice. Today’s weather wasn’t much better. The rain had quit by the time I went out but there was a heavy mist, enough to make the rifle wet.

I put a condom over the barrel, actually it’s a finger protector for mailsorters and such.

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I didn’t prime until I got to my stand and I changed priming powder every 30 minutes per your suggestion Claypool. I also kept a plastic Ziploc baggie over the lock.

[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]

But no deer showed so I could see how effective the changes were.


Eh...wot?

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744330
01/25/20 08:22 PM
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What was the results of your changes ,Lugnut?

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744342
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For my lock cover i actually use a detachable hood from an old camo rain jacket. The elastic band makes a nice attachment but once got it snagged on the trigger guard. Great for carrying gun in and out especially if knocking snow off braches you bump into.

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Snapped Trap] #6744346
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Originally Posted by Snapped Trap
What was the results of your changes ,Lugnut?


i don't know, didn't see any deer and didn't fire the rifle.


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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Claypool313] #6744356
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Originally Posted by Claypool313
For my lock cover i actually use a detachable hood from an old camo rain jacket. The elastic band makes a nice attachment but once got it snagged on the trigger guard. Great for carrying gun in and out especially if knocking snow off braches you bump into.


When I'm in those conditions I usually keep the lock tucked under my armpit. it's not the most comfortable position but it keeps it dry. The plastic baggie was a afterthought, I dug it out of my daypack and tossed the chunk of cheese I forgot to remove last week when I saw the wind was blowing mist into the blind and getting my lock wet. It worked okay but I was tucking it into the trigger guard and one time I tried to remove it to change priming powder it hung up on the trigger. I stopped using it after that.

I thought about getting a period-correct cow's knee to cover the lock in wet weather but it seems like they would take too long to remove in a still-hunting situation.

So back to under the armpit.


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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744568
01/25/20 11:31 PM
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Any of you guys hunt around Emporium? Started deer hunting there in the 80's with my father and grandfather . Enjoyed reading all of your guys posts. Brought back some great childhood memories. Still got family their, but have only got back to deer hunt a couple of times about 15 years ago. Hunted with my uncle then in Gillette, just south of Troy NY.

Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744754
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I have a camp about an hour north of Emporium near the PA/NY line. It's a nice area.


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Re: PA Deer Hunters [Re: Lugnut] #6744758
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