My first day out deer hunting with a muzzleloader success!

[LeeCrumble]

I shot my first muzzleloader deer today on my first morning out hunting in Southern Ontario Canada on public land. It's a small buck fawn should be tasty! I used my CVA Wolf with a .44XTP 240gr 123 yard shot. I couldn't see nothing but a cloud of smoke but when it started to clear I seen the directing the other two deer ran followed it and found a nice blood trail. The little guy only went about 35 yard.

 

[snapbang]

 

[Hatchet Jack]

Congrats on your first ML successful hunt.

 

[deermanok]

Congrats on a fine deer.

 

[MrTom]

Way to go. That'll be some tasty eating. Congrats!

 

[10acres]

Well done.

 

[edmehlig]

Great shot and she'll provide you with some fine eating. I can tell you are now hooked on hunting with an ML.

 

[Brewcrew]

Congrats! Nice shooting too! 123 yards is a great shot with a ML.

 

[Clairebear]

Way to go, looks like a well placed shot. I’m also from southern Ontario (92b) and have only missed one muzzle loader season since it began in 1982. All the doubters said, oh that will never catch on. Again congratulations

 

[bdog]

Good shooting, nice long shot, I'm also from Southern Ontario, I hunt WMU 92

 

[McClura]

Congratulations. Nothing like waiting for the smoke to clear when you are hunting.

Mike

 

[LeeCrumble]

Way to go, looks like a well placed shot. I’m also from southern Ontario (92b) and have only missed one muzzle loader season since it began in 1982. All the doubters said, oh that will never catch on. Again congratulations

Thanks! This was 15 mins from Simcoe in 90B in a Norfolk County bush. I had 3 deer come in behind me on a trail I just walked in on. One was watching me snorting, I'm guessing momma. I shot the first one, which turned broadside figuring they would run soon. I don't know what it was, but I shot big bucks and this muzzleloader hunt gave me a way bigger adrenaline rush. I was shaking, maybe knowing I only had 1 shot. I had to use the corner of my popup blind window for a rest.

 

[gman57]

Congrats on your Wolfs first trying to see through the smoke is almost unbearable

 

[illinoishunter]

Congrats Lee. I also had my first muzzy hunt and success this year. The feeling was amazing as you said. The waiting for the smoke to clear is something isn't it. Drags that sense of anxiety on your shot out longer as you wait for it to clear.

 

[jd24.5.48]

That was a great shot at 123yds! The Xtp 240s have been the demise of a lot of deer! Congratulations!

 

[Clairebear]

I would imagine that you’re hooked pretty solid now on this sport. I use the Hornady 240 XTP as well. Recovered this one from a deer this year. I think it did exactly what the manufacturer wanted it to do and maintained 80% of its weight.

 

[snapbang]

I use the Hornady 240 XTP as well.

Pretty

 

[LeeCrumble]

I would imagine that you’re hooked pretty solid now on this sport. I use the Hornady 240 XTP as well. Recovered this one from a deer this year. I think it did exactly what the manufacturer wanted it to do and maintained 80% of its weight.

It's a deadly round for sure. I was using 100grV of triple 7 FFG and it put a fist size hole in the lungs.

 

[Mike3888]

Congrats on your deer, great shot for sure. My biggest muzzleloader buck fell to the 240 xtp out of my Knight MK85 and many more followed, that was in 1999.

 

[deerlessbob]

Good shooting and I’m glad you really enjoyed the hunt.