Season Arising

It was another average week out in the woods; I am still getting a ridiculous amount of does and still no bucks.   That is perfectly fine with me so considering the other seasons coming up.  The farmers finally took the corn off behind my woods so the deer are starting to walk around me a lot more than they used too.  Unfortunately no bucks though.  But I will take anything I can get to put some of that good ole venison in my freezer.  If not with my bow than with my black powder rifle, my CVA Wolf muzzle loader.

            I have finally purchased all of my bullets, cleaners, propellants, patches, and all that other stuff that you need for muzzle loading.  I decided to roll with the PowerBelt bullets because unlike the Sabots they do not have a plastic casing around them to form the gas seal but instead the PowerBelt.  This will essentially expand on the shot to form a tight seal with the barrel.  Plus, with the PowerBelts I actually get to shoot the actual size caliber for my gun, this means i am going to have more kinetic energy and the deer will fall faster.  That is what my goal is, to make a fast and ethical kill; I never like to see the animal suffer.  Another thing with these PowerBelt bullets is that they are a lot cleaner and simpler to load.  With the Sabots you have a pretty dirty gun from the plastic disintegrating during the shot.  That calls for a clean up after every shot if you want to have a consistent accurate shot.   Considering how naturally dirty a black powder rifle is I wanted to get the cleanest ammunition and propellants possible.  Which lead me to get the White Hots. 

The IMR White Hots really are the cleanest burning propellant I found.  Which I really was attracted too right away considering that I like a clean operation.  It is the newest form of propellants which are the powder pellets. These pellets are very convenient and save time when you are out in the field and don’t feel like measuring out your black powder or the black powder substitute Pyrodex.   Plus, it is already measured out so it is more accurate than the others as well.

            I am extremely anxious to see how I do during the season considering this is my first time hunting with a black powder firearm.  I believe that it will pay off for my seeing how thick my spot is with does right now.  That’s all I can do is hope for the best and maybe I’ll get to mount one on my wall this year.