Late Season Traditional Muzzleloader Elk Hunt
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This is my first time hunting with a muzzleloader, it would defiantly be a challenge. Snow drifts were deep and temps were cold. This is a Traditional muzzleloader only hunt, the season last about a week in the middle of December. Access is defiantly an issue, many of the roads are completely drifted in in many areas.
Nice to see a patched round ball hunt for once
The fair wind blowed your way in a great way! Nice Bull Jeremiah!
I feel cold and uncomfortable just watching this. These late season hunts are almost like punishment for not getting it done earlier.
In all seriousness, great video. I love when folks put out content of last day's success. I remember these videos when I'm cold, wet, tired and hungry and I want to quit. Stories like these give me a little hope when I need it. Good job 👍.
Yes it is punishment, and after its done I tell myself "next year I'm shooting the first raghorn bull I see during bow season". Then by the next year I forget and start holding out again, just a slow learner I guess. Thanks for the great comment, I appreciate it
Muzzle gun hunts definitely have a nostalgic feel to them. Brings back memories for me chasing mtn bucks as a youngster. This video was as real and raw as they get and I enjoyed every second. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the days when life was a bit simpler 👍🏻
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it. You been out pounding the mountains?
@@406highlanders did something a little different this yr and went on a wilderness bighorn hunt to help a good friend. Sacrificed my elk season to do so but it was well worth it. Awesome trip!… just started hitting the mtns looking for a buck, still looking 🏔️
Nicely done! the whole game changes late in the season and with primitive gear, but you threw the smack down dude!! Congratulations
Thanks Scott, It was challenging but fun. Looking forward to trying it again sometime
Awesome video. Love your content
Neat hunt.With a muzzleloader it's a lot of fun.
Elk don't know how many feet a horse have.
True story!! Thanks for the comment, Have a great day
Watched this multiple times love it. I'm gonna give it a go this season. I've got my work cut out for me. Need to do my research and could be a couple years before I get it figured out. Keep.up the videos. Looking forward to the new ones. God bless
@@traviscore8681 Thanks, appreciate the comment. Yeah it’s not that easy to get down, last year I went out again and hunted all day and was going to shoot the gun and it wouldn’t go off. I had a hell of a time getting it cleared out, lost several days of hunting. Good thing I didn’t see a giant. It is fun, good luck on your hunts
Nice hunt! Question: Are you allowed to carry a sidearm for protection while muzzle loader hunting?
Thanks, I’m pretty sure you could carry a pistol, I know you can carry one while bow hunting. You just can’t use it in the aid of taking an animal
Congratulation nice Bull.
I am curious, I hunt with a .54 caliber flintlock. What was your load for the bull you shot and far was it when you did so?
.50 caliber round ball, with 90 grains of Pyrodex powder. I would guess the shot was around 80 yards. I'm pretty new to the muzzleloader game, it is fun though the little I've done. Flintlock sounds even more challenging
Great shot, btw!
Congrats on harvesting your awesome bull elk !
A few post-kill questions if I may:
1) Did you have help hauling out those game bags, or was it literally just you ?
2) Time of day for kill ? If later in the day, did you hoist up the game bags into a tree and kept coming back to haul out the rest the next day ?
3) How far was your camp from the kill site ? Any 4x4 vehicle assist on roads some of the way, or did you hump it all on foot ?
Thanks and to question #1, I packed a heavy load out the day I killed the bull. I actually weighed that load. It was 108 pounds. I had help from my cousin the next day to pack out the rest of the bull. #2, it was pretty early in the day when I got the bull, 8:30-9:00 timeframe. It took the rest of the day to get bull boned out and I transferred all the meat about a half mile to a main trail and the one load out. Did not hang meat in a tree, it was late in the year and bears were not prevalent. It would have been a issue if earlier in year for there is a shitload of grizzly in this location. Kill site to trailhead was three and a half miles, all fairly flat but there was some deep snow drifts that hindered travel. No vehicle travel allowed.
@@406highlanders Thanks for your reply and the 'rest of the story' after your kill. Most hunters and their YT videos I watch don't go into much detail about the extreme level of physical effort necessary to successfully get that boned out meat back to camp and cooled down asap.
Looks like I'll need to really ramp up the cardio, hill climbs and weight training I'm already doing. I drew a bull elk tag for norther Arizona this late Nov.
They can hear you from a mile and a half if that snows crunchy like that.
Can you please at least tell me what State you're in? I promise I'm not gonna hotspot an entire State.I just want to know where this exists?
I listen to the whole video and didn't hear you say. But in the comments it says Montana, so thank you.
@@stephenballard3759 Montana, yes crunchy snow can be bad but there’s been times when I’ve walked up on animals in the crunchy snow that I thought I would have never been able to. More often than not it will screw you through
IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT CALIBER RIFLE YOU WERE SHOOTING AND HOW MANY GRAINS OF POWDER YOU USED.
Fifty caliber, 90 grains of powder
@@406highlanders THANK YOU. I HAVE A .50 CALIBER THAT I HAVE SETUP TO SHOOT 100 GRAINS WITH A PATCHED ROUND BALL.
Waydago!
Awesome hunt and well deserved. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome hunt my friend! Congratulations on a beautiful bull! Way to go! With the ol smoke pole even!
Thanks guys, I didn't think it was going to happen. Last day bulls are always memorable. You guys have a great day!!!
You been after that big buck you found the sheds off of?
Where do yall hunt in montana
I’ve hunted all over the western and central parts over the years. You almost have to keep changing areas. Wolves can really knock the game population down for awhile. Contrary to what the experts say, they don’t just kill the sick and weak. Colorado is about to find that out here pretty soon unfortunately
You got big heart and a perfect attitude to get the big one!!!! HIGH FIVE! GREAT SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the kind words, sometimes on the world wide web you don't always get them. Have a great day
Congratulations! I'm wore out😂😂😂
Trigger discipline
Watched one of your videos, hopefully I can be as good as you someday.
Well done mate,
If you get really hooked, you'll end up like me hunting with a flintlock 12 months of the year and starting fires with flint and steel.
Is this MT?
Wouldn't mind trying me a flintlock sometime, would like the challenge I think. It is MT
I really enjoyed your video. That was a nice bull. Of course, any elk you get with traditional muzzleloader is a good elk. Thanks for posting the video. Now I’m stoked for my black powder hunt.
Thanks for the kind words, good luck on your hunt. Keep your powder dry
A traditional muzzleloader elk hunt is on my bucket list, and if this hunt is a glimpse of how it will be i better get off my bucket and go before I'm too old to do it, Lol, great hunt and video, congratulations on your bull.
Your comment made me laugh, thanks. I probably make it more difficult than it should be, if it ain’t tough we’ll make it tough 😂
Great video and Thank you for sharing Congratulations God's Blessings on all your adventures
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words
What a exciting hunt! Keep the videos coming really enjoy your videos!
Thanks, glad you liked it
Awesome hunt. Congrats on the bull. You definitely earned that one pilgrim 👊🏻
Thanks, I appreciate it. I was getting burned out by the time hunting season ended last year, I honestly wasn't even going to go out that day I killed this bull but decided to give it one more try.
Congrats on the good bull - but dang dude, don't be walking around with your booger hook in that trigger guard.
Thanks. Usually never do that but for some reason in that instance I did. You caught me, I figured someone would.
Yes been waiting for a new video awesome, you are a great hunter man good job good persistence for sure black powders fun
Thanks, It was fun to take on a new challenge. Thanks for watching
gosh that was an exciting hunt
Great video sir. About how far do you think the overall shot was?
Thank, appreciate your comment. I would say, 75-80 yard shot.
Congratulations! That’s pretty cool with the muzzle loader! Hope you didn’t have to pack him to far. And yes everyone should have cows. So they can feel real frustration. lol
Thanks, It wasn't super far pack out but the trail was drifted and packed hard, but not hard enough that you could walk on it with a heavy pack so you'd keep breaking thorough. It turned out to be a long day. How's that big moose tasting?
@@406highlanders nice to hear. They seam to tase better when you have to work hard. My moose is very good. I think the timing was right. They weren’t real rutted up when I took him. Hope you have a good fall down there.
Great self filmed hunt, alot of work and satisfaction!
Thanks, I appreciate your comment
Awesome hunt, congrats on filling your tag!
Thanks, I appreciate it
Well done my friend, you earned that one! Blessed!
Thanks, I appreciate the comment
I know what area ya went to,good choice.gonna get me another white tail but with my own bp.That looked like a traditions 50?
Tradition 50 is correct
@406highlanders I got me a thompson 50 hawken. These Ole smoke wagons are pretty fun..gives a guy alot of appreciation for modern cartridge rifles
What an adventure, thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for taking the time to travel along
great vid, mustve been cooold
Thanks, It was a little cool but as long as you kept moving it was great
That was so awesome. Congratulations on a fine bull. Well done.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment. Have you and the boys been out slaying the giants again this fall?
@@406highlanders Well, yes and no. Killing… yes. Giants… not quite. For the first time since I was a kid, I didn’t have an archery deer tag this year. Even still, we have found a way to enjoy the hunt.
I very much enjoy your content. I love the effort that goes into your videos. Super legit! Best of luck to you, your sons and all of your hunting crew!
Congrats on the great bull!
Thanks, have a great day