[Adam Helmer]

We have a week-long muzzleloader antlerless deer season October 15-22, 2005 and the Flintlock deer season December 26-January 14, 2006 here in PA. I have a few favorite muzzleloaders, both flint and cap, that will go afield for deer. To get ready, I have casted up ball and conicals from pure lead and hung some gongs in the woods here on the farm.

I walk my fields and woods and shoot at my gongs from various distances and positions to groove taking the shot during hunting season. I also time how fast I can reload round ball or conical and take a second shot. It is different reloading from a possibles bag rather than from a bench. I shoot just about everyday with the muzzleloaders and must admit I prefer the flinters.

Who else is hunting deer this Fall and are you getting ready?

Adam