Muzzleloader Hunting

Recent Muzzleloader Hunting Gear Reviews

In the last 20 years or so there have been a lot of changes in muzzleloading rifles. They took...
Finding that just right combination of a specific powder...charge...sabot...bullet... and the...
Mike Waddell says Thompson Center's new .50 Cal. Triumph Bone Collector is, "the baddest...
Recently I was given a sample of a new muzzleloading propellant, Blackhorn 209 to test out....

Latest Blog Entries

Tuesday - December 6, 2011

When I write about special hunts and draw odds, I’m usually focused on rifle hunts.  I vastly prefer to use my rifles over any other weapon as they are more interesting to me than archery and muzzleloading equipment, but in reality I use all three weapons.  However, I do not hunt with primitive weapons solely for the challenge, the only reason I’ll pick one up is to expand my hunting options. 

Saturday - September 3, 2011

A few weeks ago we took a look at Powerbelt muzzleloading bullets and for this review we thought we would take a look at another popular non-sabot muzzleloader bullet: the Hornady FPB. Hornady has been designing ammo, bullets, and muzzleloader supplies (such as the Great Plains series of lead conical bullets) for a long time and the FPB offers a unique design.

Thursday - August 18, 2011

Thompson Center Arms (T/C) is perhaps best known for their muzzleloader rifles and accessories. Among their blackpowder offerings, perhaps there most lasting design has been the T/C Omega. For this review we'll be taking a look at the Omega in a stainless, synthetic stock configuration.

Sunday - August 7, 2011

One of the simplest, but most important tasks of muzzleloading is reproducibly measuring out a set charge of muzzleloading propellant. Over the years there have been a variety of powder measure designs with some manufacturers even offering preformed powder pellets that can simply be dropped into your smoke pole with a minimal amount of fuss. However some states disallow the use of preformed charges during muzzleloader season thus leaving the need to reproducibly measure out a black powder charge. For this review we'll take a look at three different powder measures offered by Thompson Center Arms.

Tuesday - August 2, 2011

Modern muzzleloading offers an array of propellants and projectile choices. One popular choice of projectile is the conical bullet and in states where sabots are illegal during muzzleloader season, conical can be the best choice. Powerbelt Bullets of Nampa, Idaho offers a variety of solid lead and copper plated conical bullets for today's muzzleloader. For this review we decided to take a look at some of their bullet offerings.

Sunday - April 10, 2011

The Burlington Free Press has a write up about Scott Carter and his many years of hunting the northeastern woods. His years of experience scored Scott a superb typical buck that scored out at 156 5/8 B&C, placing him at the top of Vermont bucks taken during the blackpowder season.

Wednesday - April 6, 2011

A few months ago I wrote an article, titled “Balancing Acts” where I was explaining the difficulties in accommodating the needs and wants of friends, juggling seasons and tag availability and detailing some of the other thought processes we were going through prior to submitting applications.  So this is kind of an update on that article, now that our applications are all in.

Thursday - March 31, 2011

Most folks have a finite amount of time that they can dedicate to hunting and want to maximize their opportunities when out in the woods.  While deer and elk habitats have a fair amount of overlap, I prefer to focus on just one species, as putting yourself in deer and elk country is often a bit of a compromise.  However, combination hunts make sense to many folks who can only dedicate an extended weekend or are coming from out of state and can only budget one big trip in a year. The prospect of going home empty handed is tough, so the concept of having tags for two species is very appealing. But you have to be careful about the areas you select if you want a legitimate shot at both species.

Friday - February 18, 2011

Hopefully you now understand Colorado's big game drawing process.  What I’m going to attempt to do this week is to show you how to apply that knowledge into some application strategies for Colorado.

For starters, if you’re planning on hunting with Over The Counter Tags, why not apply for a preference point?  Yeah, you have to front the money, but if you’ve already budgeted the money for the license, you may as well start accumulating points for a future hunt in a limited season, even if it’s the same unit you normally hunt.

Tuesday - February 1, 2011

While driving out for our last big game hunt of the year, my hunting partners and I have been kicking around ideas about how to incorporate all of our out of state in-laws, kinfolk, long lost and legitimate friends into the coming year’s hunts.  The challenge of showing them a good hunt is very satisfying.  We’ve kept them abreast of our hunting exploits, and it’s difficult to give out a blanket “no” to those who want in on our hunting adventures.  Anyway, what I’m going to walk you through in this article are some of the variables we try to consider when planning hunts.  It’s always a delicate balancing act.

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