O/T Spike Buck ML

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:34 pm

Hello to All,
I harvested this spike buck the first morning of the early Maryland muzzleloader season and am looking forward to some fine eating in the near future. Sorry to break the string of excellent crossbow stories with a ML kill.
Riggs
Exocet 175lb

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A.W · Post by **A.W** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:41 pm

Congrats!!!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:02 pm

Way to go!

No need to apologize, I hope. Certainly not to me. I like muzzleloading too.

By the way, we'd call that boy a "cowhorn" here; the curve in the antler differentiates it from a spike! I've seen cowhorns 15 inches long ... freakish looking things ... like some African game or something!

Time for you to eat ... and that's good stuff.

Table trophy!

Grizz

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:45 pm

Nice Kill.
I like blackpowder hunting as well,my season opens Saturday

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:01 pm

Interesting. I have never heard of that before, but I have seen the large variety of cowhorn and I must agree that they are unusual and probably can inflict alot of pain on other bucks during the rut.
Thanks,
Riggs

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:09 pm

Congrats riggs on the buck, muzzleloader or not, a kill, is a kill.

Want to hear something funny. I had a slight bit of a brain fart. I thought you posted "Sick Buck" spelt "Sike", hear I was looking at your picture to see how or why the buck was sick. Then I realized it was supposed to be SPIKE BUCK. DuHHHHH.

Grey Owl

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:10 pm

Congrats!

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:22 pm

Your eyes did not decieve you. I edited the subject after I saw my mistake.
Riggs

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:44 pm

Congrats.

tkstae · Post by **tkstae** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:00 pm

Congrats on your muzzleloading buck!!! I've got a managed blackpowder hunt coming up in about a month.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:15 pm

Congratulations!!!!
If you visit a few of the MZ forums you'll find out that isn't a real muzzeloader, though. A real muzzleloader uses a rock to light the powder and shoots a round ball.

Guess crossbows aren't the only controversial thing we hunt with.

Please take note that I'm only kidding! I've used flint, percussion, and inlines and they all load from the front - one shot at a time! This year I plan to use a sidelock with a 209 primer adapter that replaces the nipple, a synthetic stock, peep & fiber optic sights, and shoot a conical bullet. Not too far from an inline in performance, but still traditional looking.
Just like with a crossbow, you still have to be a hunter to put meat on the table!

Lucky Lar · Post by **Lucky Lar** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:38 pm

Congats!!!

exocet · Post by **exocet** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:41 pm

Congrats!! I took a big doe with my NEF Sidekick muzzleloader on 10-20. I love muzzleloaders just as much as my crossbow

Jack.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:45 pm

I've thought about getting a muzzleloader, but I have nowhere to hunt during muzzleloader season and I'm not sure I want to be using a muzzleloader during my rifle season up north for a week.

pphoenix · Post by **pphoenix** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:14 pm

It's always nice to see pics of successfull hunts, regardless of what weapon was used.