Buck Conner1
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Show us pictures of legal game taken with a traditional muzzleloader (no in-lines). Also show us your primitive hunting camp and weapons would be fun.
A neat hunt that beat us into the ground a years ago. Hunting in the north east corner of Colorado, steep cliffs and very hard climbing to get close enough to get your game. Here's a picture of a friends "Once in a Lifetime" goat, taken with a 20 gauge NW Trade gun (smooth bore). Larry shot this goat at daylight as he (the goat) stood up from his resting place. My friend stayed on the mountain all night waiting for his one shot that turned into success.
GAME
Talk about excitement, what an experience.
WEAPONSA few "hunt guns" of our group that has hunted together since 1972-73.
CAMPSimple 1800's camp site away from campfire,
(sparks light wool blankets very easily).
I also mentioned a primitive hunting camp, here's my usual setup that can be carried in one trip. Very simple, period correct and meets approval of the "Primitive Rifle Association". Use to eat and sleep on the approval of the living history groups like the AMM, PRA, NAF and others. Would have documentation on every piece of equipage used kept in my truck in a (3) ring binder (I think now it was more work than common sense to make the effort of being correct). We wanted the experience of this life style that our forefathers had no choice other than doing the best with what was at hand.