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Recently retired and got my 65 plus lifetime hunting license. Located in central Arkansas. Have a couple shooting muzzleloaders, a "Buffalo Hunter" 58 carbine that I have had for 30 years, a CVA 50 - both sidelock percussion. Also have an antique 36 that has been in the family for at least 150 years, in perfect condition, but I don't shoot that one. Looking to get a smokeless pole. Don't need more power, just tired of all the mess. Once I get the new one I will likely sell one or both of the others or pass them down to grandsons.
Last straw was when I shot a deer just after daylight on a foggy morning last October and it was a couple minutes waiting for enough smoke to clear that I could see if I had hit him or not. I had, he dropped in his tracks, but if he had been able to run off I would have had no idea which direction or even if he had been hit. I consider it almost a crime to shoot a deer and not retrieve it!!
Last straw was when I shot a deer just after daylight on a foggy morning last October and it was a couple minutes waiting for enough smoke to clear that I could see if I had hit him or not. I had, he dropped in his tracks, but if he had been able to run off I would have had no idea which direction or even if he had been hit. I consider it almost a crime to shoot a deer and not retrieve it!!
