One More Sleep to the 2021 Muzzleloader Season

So, did anyone have any luck during the muzzleloader season?

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Originally Posted by rf2

So, did anyone have any luck during the muzzleloader season?

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Was not able to get one with the smoke pole but the area I was hunting in was shotgun as well, got a big doe on Monday morning and the group I hunted with had 11 down out of 14 guns and 13 tags by Wednesday morning.

Closest I got to a nice buck was :

I was at the 'other' stand that aft:

https://i.imgur.com/yYx4Mf7l.jpg

I was just getting to my pop-up and saw a white tait flash 50 yrs in front of me:

(The time stamp is still on DTS)

https://i.imgur.com/0pjsbJ6l.jpg

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Originally Posted by Fox

Was not able to get one with the smoke pole but the area I was hunting in was shotgun as well, got a big doe on Monday morning and the group I hunted with had 11 down out of 14 guns and 13 tags by Wednesday morning.

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11 deer down in just over 2 days? That's insane! Where was that? Too easy!

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Originally Posted by MikePal

Closest I got to a nice buck was :

I was at the 'other' stand that aft:

https://i.imgur.com/yYx4Mf7l.jpg

I was just getting to my pop-up and saw a white tait flash 50 yrs in front of me:

(The time stamp is still on DTS)

https://i.imgur.com/0pjsbJ6l.jpg

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This is the problem with trail cameras. Sometime it's better to not know.

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Originally Posted by rf2

11 deer down in just over 2 days? That's insane! Where was that? Too easy!

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Near Stratford, this was a crazy year. They had 3 down in 1 chase on Monday, I got the big doe Monday evening at my dads place. Tuesday we setup in a swamp, 1 guy had 12 deer come to him, he got 2 deer but most were not good shot opportunities, that chase the gang got 6, we were bucks only after that and got another buck on Wednesday. The deer population down there is coming back as the coyote population is down. How can I say the coyote population is down? Well, the rabbit, squirrel and grouse population is up, significantly.

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Originally Posted by Fox

Near Stratford, this was a crazy year. They had 3 down in 1 chase on Monday, I got the big doe Monday evening at my dads place. Tuesday we setup in a swamp, 1 guy had 12 deer come to him, he got 2 deer but most were not good shot opportunities, that chase the gang got 6, we were bucks only after that and got another buck on Wednesday. The deer population down there is coming back as the coyote population is down. How can I say the coyote population is down? Well, the rabbit, squirrel and grouse population is up, significantly.

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That is a good indicator.

Well done!

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Originally Posted by Big Jack

That is a good indicator.

Well done!

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The ash dying off is actually helping too. All these established forests with almost no cover have turned into a tangled mess of undergrowth, a lot more cover for the smaller animals and deer alike.

I shot a doe (first deer with my muzzleloader) on the last morning of the muzzleloader season. Had been holding out for a good buck but being the last chance with a gun and having an empty freezer it was time to pull the trigger. Actually saw 15 deer that morning hunt including a small fork horn that came through 15 mins after I shot the doe. The number of does I’ve seen this year compared to bucks has been a bit ridiculous so I was happy to take a doe over a small buck anyway. Area 64A.