John McCorkle
08-02-2019, 10:31 AM
So I am going to make my first muzzleloader hunt this year.
Found a super accurate load and have been having a blast casting/shooting it! Using an inline but using loose powder...and as much as I would love it to never be the case but; I don't get a shot at a deer every time I go out.
Hunt in N Louisiana and it can get quite humid. I also get to hunt very close to my parents house....ie my stand and hunting locations are relatively short distance...have a couple spots in deep woods and bottom area but my most common spot is within 100 yards (though I obviously face away from the house)
Ive been curious about unloading after a hunting day of not finding one...I can shoot the load out (which sounds to be pretty common but I want to minimize lots of noise and activities once season gets close so not to spook the deer as much as possible)
It's an inline so I can remove the breechplug and dump it but will get powder all over because I'm using loose...not sure if there are other considerations that would make that a bad idea...
I could try and dig a hole and sandbag up around it to muffle the shot a bit but it's still commotion when I am really trying to keep the shooting to a minimum once season hits
Am I overthinking the whole matter and expecting deer to be more skiddish than they are? I shoot often in off hunting season so maybe they are used to it?
What do you guys do or what has worked for you?
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Found a super accurate load and have been having a blast casting/shooting it! Using an inline but using loose powder...and as much as I would love it to never be the case but; I don't get a shot at a deer every time I go out.
Hunt in N Louisiana and it can get quite humid. I also get to hunt very close to my parents house....ie my stand and hunting locations are relatively short distance...have a couple spots in deep woods and bottom area but my most common spot is within 100 yards (though I obviously face away from the house)
Ive been curious about unloading after a hunting day of not finding one...I can shoot the load out (which sounds to be pretty common but I want to minimize lots of noise and activities once season gets close so not to spook the deer as much as possible)
It's an inline so I can remove the breechplug and dump it but will get powder all over because I'm using loose...not sure if there are other considerations that would make that a bad idea...
I could try and dig a hole and sandbag up around it to muffle the shot a bit but it's still commotion when I am really trying to keep the shooting to a minimum once season hits
Am I overthinking the whole matter and expecting deer to be more skiddish than they are? I shoot often in off hunting season so maybe they are used to it?
What do you guys do or what has worked for you?
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