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Congratulations, and I’m really happy you found him. With a shot like that, the guts plug up the exit hole and the entrance hole is high, so blood pools in the body rather than exiting. Still, an awesome looking buck, and one to remember. Congrats.

You really do amazing work. Thanks for sharing all of it!

Sheep is pretty accurate, I think this guy sums up most of the political discussions on the forum

This is awesome!

It’s all in jest NCM

But the radio guy I listen to said that only independent minded people like me listen to him, and he’s always right!

I’m thinking possum. I think I see a rat tail sticking up behind.

That’ll learn ‘em

I was a Junior in High School. I’ll never forget how quickly this country rallied together. Truly the worst brought out the best. I lived in Illinois at the time, and it still felt so close, I cannot imagine how it felt to be this close.

The DEC FAQ addresses this. It’s been handy for figuring out how it’s affecting youth shooting sports programs as well. https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/gunfaq2022.pdf

I was able to get this boat out with the family yesterday on Moreau Lake. A beautiful day with my beautiful family.

It’s my first flintlock, but fortunately, I have some great teachers at my disposal. I appreciate the advice and resources. I actually found this in “The Muzzleloading Forum”, a great place to learn from experienced folks. TOW is my go to for anything Muzzleloading, they have been great to work with.

This morning I took one of my 4-H kids out hunting for the first time. We got on several squirrels, and he had a few shots. What a smile when he knocked out his first one, on both of our parts. Our hunt was short since he had to be at work by 9, but he left one happy kiddo. I think one of the most rewarding parts of this is that this kid would have never have even thought about becoming a hunter if I hadn’t offered. We spent a few days preparing, and he did a fantastic job. He can’t wait to go again. I’ll fry it up for him tomorrow and leave it for him.

Can you get the silver piece to slide back into the firing position? I believe that’s the firing pin. You might have to give it some love to slide back, but it should go back and you can move the bolt handle around to the open position.