Tuesday, October 26, 2010


Iowa 2010 Early Muzzleloader Season

Well this year has been great so far, as far as the muzzleloader hunting has gone. I am also a bowhunter and have had no success with my bow. The early muzzleloader season was a complete change and during the first weekend I managed to shoot one nice buck with the Thompson Center 300 grain Shockwave bonded, which I might add performed better than expected!

The shot was not very far, maybe twenty five yards max, but it was a "quicker than walking" shot and yet the buck only traveled at most twenty yards (past me) and died. The bullet did not exit, but with the placement I didn't expect that it would as both front shoulders were broke.

In camp this year, as in many years past, one member shot a doe with his Pedersoli blue ridge flintlock--.50cal with 90grains of FFF black powder. The ball entered the neck and exited just under the tail-- impressive! Another member of camp was using a Savage smokeless and had great results. There were two "new-to the owner" CVA optimas in camp, both impressed me with accuracy though one is having problems with ignition of Blackhorn (story for next post).