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Spent midday today at the range with my kid and the muzzleloaders. Shot both the old and the new and Im confident that they both are shooting well. Looking forward to the late season with my kid! "Old" Muzzleloader Traditions LT Pursuit Bushnell Scope 100 Grains Triple 7 pellets TC Shock Wave .50 caliber 250 grain sabot Winchester/ Triple 7 standard 209 primers "New" Muzzleloader CVA Accura v2 Leupold VX-Freedom Muzzleloader 3-9x40 Scope 95 grains Blackhorn 209 Barnes Spit-Fire TMZ .50 caliber 250 grain sabot CCI Magnum 209 primers Very different guns and very similar results on the range but without a doubt I prefer the CVA.

I havent even had much luck with a grunt tube late in the year. I have had success with a bleat call though.

Round #2!!!!

Im a CVA guy now also. I bought a CVA accura V2 and couldnt be happier. Nice thing is you can shop and buy muzzleloaders online. https://www.muzzle-loaders.com/

They won't. Atleast no time soon. It's possible the doe Fawn might get bred in the next couple of weeks and the button buck might wander off occasionally but they will be back at her side soon enough. They will certainly winter with her. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Damn. Good luck and wishing good health to both of you.

Sucks. I hate loosing deer. Good luck.

Good luck to all. Love seeing the success stories. I havent been out since shooting a buck last weekend. With meat in the freezer, im really trying to lay low until late season. I am truly grateful to wrap a tag around a set of horns but nothing compares to the hunt. But damn Im missing the time in the woods. I finally cleared my work schedule so I should be able to hunt the entire late season. My hopes are to hunt with my kid and get him a shot at another buck. The biggest challenge will be to get him to commit to the grind. My plan is to spend some more time with him at the range this week and really try to educate him on the muzzleloader.

Study on deer movement and moon phase https://www.deer.psu.edu/wandering-in-the-moonlight/?fbclid=IwAR2OCx4RdxrKYP3KL9ADDW1uQrkEIuHcKNaZvNu_vcvUw0nQvNYn-dmcM2w Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I recommend it. I bought mine in winter of 2019 after a bunch of people on this thread suggested it. Damn gun is deadly accurate.

Haha that's funny. I have an aluminum trim nail in mine Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Buy one of these.... https://www.feradyne.com/bowhunting/lighted-nocks/nock-tools/

Congratulations buddy Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

DEC Releases Draft Statewide Deer Management Plan https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/2aea085?fbclid=IwAR0vBySVsWlZ3tZhl-hwb4GUuCWt7iX2-xxVVxuTCFgOmVf_u4s8R319eTQ

Play catch up at work! Maybe fill a doe tag. Bit more importantly making plans with my kid for muzzleloader season. Hoping to get him an opportunity at one of the other bucks that are around. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Its amazing how much time we spend talking about bucks ages but the true wonders of the woods are the mature does. They dont wait until dark to move, they hide in plain sight.

This was in 8a. This is just a typical Late season deer pattern. Find the hot food source and only hunt it in the afternoon. Very low pressure and Best food source in the entire country block= Deadly combination. We are past the rut. Hunt their stomachs... You'll find it's much easier to pattern them. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks Billy! You know it!

November 28 pm 46 degrees W wind 15+ mph Partly sunny skies After yesterday afternoons action I really had high hopes for today. Rather then hunting from the ground I elected to hunt from a "shotgun" stand I have directly across the field from where I hunted the day before. I had deer in the field at 20 after 2 and figured it was going to be a crazy sit. They left the field after feeding for 20 minutes and I didn't see another deer until around four. At four it was like someone had rang the dinner bell and the field became flooded with does and fawns. And it didn't take long for the bucks to join them. It was actually very calm in the field initially until two 1.5 year old bucks started getting competitive with does and all hell broke loose. Once bumping and chasing started the other three bucks in the field got into the action. I actually never even noticed "my buck" until he started bumping does and chasing off the other bucks. There was two good bucks in the field. My buck and a bigger eight point (which I'm convinced is his slighly bigger, twin brother). Eventually "my buck" just got within gun range and I elected to take a 125 yard shot. He mule kicked after the shot and ran less than 75 yards to his death. Gotta love it when you see them drop. Gotta love it when a plan comes together. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I thought I would share this. It's a picture of a 12ga remington accutip dug out of the opposite shoulder from my son's buck. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app