Black Powder Buck

I was lucky enough this morning to take a decent 8 pt with my 35 yr old hawken rifle. First time I’ve used it in 4 or 5 yrs. I also got to use my new hitch mount hoist system. Worked great once I winched the buck up about 30 yards of near bluff terrain.

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Very nice TR! Pretty gun too.

...x2 on the old Hawkin....Dandy Buck...

Congrats on Getting a Good Buck Old School style!

Very nice buck and a beautiful rifle too.

Nice! I’m carrying my smoke pole tomorrow. Hope to cause a big smoke cloud

Hah! I had forgotten about the cloud and when I shot I couldn’t see a thing then he came running past me and I could see the blood out the exit side. I knew he wasn’t running far but he ran straight downhill.

Good buck TR. Congratulations

Way to go TR! Nice buck done “the hard way.”
You look like a mountain man in that photo.

Congrats TR, good buck!!

Very nice!

Congrats!

That's a sweet gun. Nice buck

Congrats TR

Congrats

Congrats

Awesome side-lock rifle, great buck sir. Thx for posting this, Robinhedd

Congrats. Love that smoke pole.

Fine buck! Great story, great pics!

Congrats!

Congratulations on a nice buck!

Very nice! Congrats!

Congrats, nice deer you got!

Congrats , nice buck.

Way to go

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I’m proud of the first buck I ever got with a muzzle loader. I’ve wanted a new modern one but can’t justify the cost for a couple of days a year. So far I have hunted 3 mornings and 3 evenings all year and got a wide 6 pt with my bow and a decent 8 with my muzzle loader so I am going to enjoy scouting for a mature buck and see if I can connect with one. But the does had better watch out. 😜

Congrats! Nice buck!

Way to go TR, makes me want to get mine out and see if I can still shoot it!

Congrats on a very nice deer, and the cool thing is that you killed him with a genuine primitive weapon.

Congrats especially with old school weapon

Goodun, TR!

Congrats TR! Good looking deer, and gun too. Sounds like a good day in the field to me.