2024 Live From The Tree

Saw a couple does get chased around. Definitely 2nd cycle in progress.

Nice buck – congrats!!

I pulled the plug. Time to go make soup.

Was out Saturday night and sunday Morning and night. Saturday Night and Morning were very cold. Missed a nice buck at around 160 yards wit my muzzle loader in some brush. Will be out the next couple weeks. A little tight with my sons basketball on the weekends. Saw quite a few deer wednesday.

orve4 wrote:

Was out Saturday night and sunday Morning and night. Saturday Night and Morning were very cold. Missed a nice buck at around 160 yards wit my muzzle loader in some brush. Will be out the next couple weeks. A little tight with my sons basketball on the weekends. Saw quite a few deer wednesday.

Wow that’s a long shot with black powder.

Before I switched bullets, I had mine grouping at 250. I just didn’t like the performance of the bullet.
DT

deertracker wrote:

Before I switched bullets, I had mine grouping at 250. I just didn’t like the performance of the bullet.
DT

Dang that’s pretty good. I never pushed mine past 100. But I never tried either.

Yup, muzzleloaders, just like everything else have advanced with their capabilities. Mine is very accurate at 200 yards and I’m sure could get more distance out of it but haven’t tried.

I’ve killed a doe at 205 and the buck in my profile at 155. Both dropped in their tracks. All with a simple 245 grain Hornady HP and 100 grains of pellet powder. Most times guns are far more accurate than their handler.

Since glass is legal here in WI on smoke poles, I had to try

50cal Traditions 270gr platinum with 110gr 209. 300 meters (328 yrds) on the bench. No swab or cleaning between rounds. Cold clean bore to start, and let it rip. Shot 5 was off the paper.

Then let it cool down and cleaned thoroughly between shots. What a difference. But the small trees 3-4” think and the 2×4 behind the target were blown to hell. I have more doubt about the shooter than the mechanical performance at that range.

I think the big thing was I missed calculated how far it was I thought the shot was 125. Also the powder sounded different so do not know if it had gotten wet. Oh well will keep after it.

Punched the first MN tag with the bow last night. Love these temps, can let it hang until Friday when I can crack a few cold ones and knock it out.

ganderpike wrote:

Punched the first MN tag with the bow last night. Love these temps, can let it hang until Friday when I can crack a few cold ones and knock it out.

Nice kill, even better with the bow. Good work

That doe seems huge! Good work!

Thats a big doe Gander! Very nice!

CaptainMusky wrote:

Thats a big doe Gander! Very nice!

wow sure is!!!!!!

ganderpike wrote:

Punched the first MN tag with the bow last night. Love these temps, can let it hang until Friday when I can crack a few cold ones and knock it out.

Nice, starting to look like a cow elk!!