Smoke pole

[LBrandt]

Good luck to the lucky few. With 10 preference points maybe next year but I will not hold my breath.

 

[KDM]

Yep!! Go get'em you fog flingers!! Please post pics. It helps ease my jealousy. Thanks!!!

 

[Bfishn]

Good luck to the lucky few. With 10 preference points maybe next year but I will not hold my breath.

8 preference points is a 23.9% chance of drawing and that's as far as G&F chart goes haha. You might be around a 40% chance with 10 points. Ive never put in for Muzzy and it basically seems pointless to start now.

 

[PrairieGhost]

It's been to long my old Hawken is going to have to bite a few squirrels. I think I am going to have to get a couple of the grandkids hooked on the old charcoal burner.

 

[KDM]

I put in with 0 preference points. I couldn't care less what percent chance I have...it's STILL a chance. There's just something mystical about pulling the trigger.....and having ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what happened. (Grin)

 

[Bacon]

They need to change the rules back to open sights and external ignition. Then they could double the licenses available cause of less success. Win win for everyone. Can you tell I think the new inline, scoped "muzzleloaders" are ridiculous. All they are is another rifle season. Not even close to what the original intent of the season was years ago.

 

[KDM]

Shot my first two muzzy bucks with a cap and ball CVA using grain powder. 60 yrd range or so. LOVED IT!!! Especially when the cap would go off........and nothing else. ;:;banghead

 

[LBrandt]

Never could get used to the time it would take to go off. I mean pull the trigger, hammer trips to cap, pop and then the long kaboom maybe. I am sure I made many trophy bucks out there by spraying their under belly with frozen earth.;:;rofl

 

[dust in the wind]

Got drawn for one several years ago and used my percussion cap/patched round ball and it was a blast.

30 yard shot and nothing like waiting for the smoke to clear!

 

[guywhofishes]

That’s it... I’m in now.

 

[Bacon]

Never could get used to the time it would take to go off. I mean pull the trigger, hammer trips to cap, pop and then the long kaboom maybe. I am sure I made many trophy bucks out there by spraying their under belly with frozen earth.;:;rofl

Try a flintlock. It’s even more exciting. ��

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Good luck guys

 

[Lycanthrope]

I shoot smokeless in my muzzy and its a lot of fun, never had a tag to actually go after a deer yet tho...

 

[Obi-Wan]

The new equipment has taken it to far away from the original intent. I believe the scopes are still required to be a 1 power only but the new inlines have turned it into a single shot season. The muzzy season fate was doomed when they started allowing additional doe tags to be used during muzzy season so everybody bought one.

 

[dust in the wind]

for any noobs watching - just make sure your smoke pole can handle smokeless powder. Some can from what I read.

Interesting video.

 

[Nanky]

Blackhorn 209 powder all the way! I've never drawn a muzzleloader tag, but did shoot one when we had the extra doe tags. I had already been applying and figured it was a good chance to practice.

 

[WormWiggler]

I enjoyed that video, that last experiment was nuts.

 

[Fly Carpin]

The new equipment has taken it to far away from the original intent. I believe the scopes are still required to be a 1 power only but the new inlines have turned it into a single shot season. The muzzy season fate was doomed when they started allowing additional doe tags to be used during muzzy season so everybody bought one.

Is there anything deer hunting related that you don't have a gripe about? Also in your avatar the mustachioed hombre is the good guy and Trump is Vader. Commie.

 

[espringers]

Every time I see this thread title I do a double take

 

[remm]

I started applying 9 years ago with the thought of buying a smoke pole when i draw a tag. I still havent had to make a purchase. I think it would be pretty cool to have to use an old flint lock rather than the new inlines. Hell, shooting out to 150-200 yards i think strays from original intent. Much more interesting to see the hammer drop, hold, hold some more and then wait for a boom that may never come.