Hunting PA

Missouri Long Trek — Rich Pierce — 2012 Gun Flints

SimonTheCat — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:18:34 +0000

A couple years ago I did an article on Rich Pierce and his hand knapped gun flint. Earlier this year I contacted him about his 2012 price sheet to post up here. One change worth noting from previous years is that his email address has changed. Below is his 2012 information sheet in PDF format: Missouri Long Trek Flints [...]

Reloading .45 Colt Ammunition

SimonTheCat — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:54:38 +0000

The past week while I have been on spring break and away from college I have kept my self busy reloading ammo. Earlier this year I bought a Lee Reloader Single Stage Press along with Lee carbide dies for .45 colt. Considering I paid a little under $30 for the press it has been working [...]

9th Day Of PA Flintlock Season

SimonTheCat — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:03:36 +0000

I saw a few deer today. Around noontime I saw three cross a pipeline. Two of them were bucks and looked to be about 4-point size. The third did not have antlers, but as it crossed it was right next to one of the others so I could not shoot. This evening when I was [...]

Review of camping-gear-outlet.com

SimonTheCat — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:02:37 +0000

Brought to you by your friends at camping-gear-outlet.com. Camping-gear-outlet.com provides a wide range of camping and hunting equipment from a camping tent to a game call. The company is listed under the BBB as having an A+ rating. According to their site they are based out of Prairieville, Louisiana. While, getting another tent for camping is not of interest to me I did [...]

7th Day Of PA Late Season Flintlock

SimonTheCat — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:15:17 +0000

Since, I still have a buck tag that can act as a anterless tag I went out hunting again today. I hunted around home some, but did not see anything not even any tracks in the snow. For the evening my father and I went to a state game land and put on a short [...]

Sixth Day Of PA Flintlock — Got a Deer

SimonTheCat — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:49:37 +0000

Finally, I shot a deer with my CVA Silver Trophy Hunter III. I shot it with my .50 caliber flintlock using 50 grains of 2F black powder, under a round ball I cast with my Lee mold, held by a pillow ticking patch lubricated in crisco. I shot at the deer from a kneeling position from about [...]

Third Day Of PA Flintlock Season

SimonTheCat — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:53:33 +0000

Most of the corn on the farms near where I hunt have their corn picked now. Today we drove the woods in hope of finding deer since they do not have the corn to hide in. We did not see any deer, but did see a few tracks. It turned a bit snowy today–that will [...]

Second Day Of Late Season Flintlock

SimonTheCat — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:23:07 +0000

It was a rainy day today. I went out a little just before noon and before dusk. I did not see anything though. On the positive side after all the rain my gun still went off at the end of the day.

First Day Of PA Flintlock Season

SimonTheCat — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:55:55 +0000

Started the day early hunting with my Father near our house. He saw about three deer, but did not get a good look at them. For the afternoon we went to a nearby farm. I found a couple week old dead doe laying in the woods. Must have been one someone lost from rifle season. [...]

Last Day Of Pennsylvania 2011 Deer Season

SimonTheCat — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:18:17 +0000

I had an interesting day hunting. My Father, three of my brothers, and I went to a state game land to hunt. I was watching for the first drive we put on. As I walked in to a bushy valley area to watch I saw a tail flick on the opposite hillside. I could not [...]