Hunting Method & gear

[Adam Helmer]

Johnny Reb,

I sit in a ground stand morning and evening and stalk the big woods in mid-day. I like the flinters: .54 Renegade or .50 Hawken in our after Christmas Traditional (flintlock) deer season.

Adam

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Stand hunting all the way.....I'm no good at sneaking up on anything! I sit on my folding stool, bucket, fallen tree or whatever, usually with a big tree at my back, and just wait.......
....sometimes I fall asleep, but if you knew my work schedule, you'd realize that it isn't necessarily a bad thing. I once fell asleep to wake up to a couple of inches of wet snow that had fallen on me.
As for gear, I shoot a CVA St. Louis Hawken, .54 cal, percussion, with patched round ball. I carry a possibles bag and make some of my accoutraments myself....so far I've made a few knives and sheaths, a few ball bags, and a gun sleeve. I've also made moccasins, but I wear those at home while sitting by the fire.

Muzzleloading season here doesn't start until December; I'll likely go out this year for a day or two, but I have a freezer full of antelope right now. Thinking about taking my 62 cal. flintlock smoothbore this year.