Here in East Texas we have some type of hunting all year round. Our regular gun season for deer runs from about November 1 through January 1. We have a special Muzzleloader season, if you can really call it that, that runs for 8 days in the middle of January. That season if for doe and spikes only. Squirrel season in my county runs from October 1 till Feburary 1. Then there is a spring season for the month of May. Of course there are always Feral hogs and other varmints to hunt any time of the year. There is a Eastern Turkey season but for shotguns and archery only. There are other various bird and duck season but I really don't get into that.

I use the .32 Flintlock for squirrels and varmints. I wouldn't be afraid to take on a good size hog if I had a good earhole shot. For deer and hogs I use the .40 and .50 calibers.

What do you guys use and for what type game?

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Born in the Pineywoods of East Texas a long long time ago.

I sho my first deer last year on my grandmother's place in St. Francisville, LA with my Remington 870 Express 12 ga. I do plan on using by .50 cal flint to hunt deer this year.If we had a place we would hunt everything.

I hunt for everything with my muzzleloders. not becuase I have anything against modern rifles and shotguns. But i like the nostalgia of providing for my family as once my ancestors did.in the future i would like to try to do a combo hunt, hunting both small game and med (whitetails) game with the same rifle but changing the powder charge. I recently read that is how eastern hunters were able to provide a variety of meat and often times only had one rifle. .40 to .45 being the preferred calibers. it is an experiment so we will see and publish the results!

I use a .54 Thompson Center Hawkins for deer hunting. I built the gun from a kit about 13 years ago. They don't run; most just hit the ground and are dead.

I use a .32 Cabelas Blue Ridge rifle for squirrels and rabbits. I love this gun! It feels good while holding it. It shoots smoothly also. Got it on clearance about 10 years ago for $250. Can't touch them for that today!

I also have a CVA .36 Squirrel Rifle, but I don't use it too much. If you target shoot with it, you definately need ear protection. It seems a lot louder than my other guns.

I have a CVA Kentucky Rifle from a kit in .45. My firt muzzleloader. All I had was sand paper to work on it. I would do some things differently with it today. Not too pretty, but it's not ruined by any means. Wouldn't get rid of that gun for anything. The thing with it is that I have never found a working load for it. I think the barrel just isn't any good. It looks good hanging above one of my door ways, though.

I have some pistols, six shooters and single shots, but I don't shoot them as much as I should. I have killed some rabbits with a couple of them though.

That's it for me. They are all percussion guns.

Outdoorman

Wild boar, goats, and rabbit.

I dove hunt opening weekend with my 12 guage double then during deer season which runs from mid Nov till Jan 31 I use a TC Hawken 50 or the CVA 45 longrifle over half the time. In Mississippi we no longer have a primative weapon season since our legislature legalized the single shot breakopen rifles like the H&R Handi rifle. I am getting started on a 54 cal Southern Mountain Longrifle that will see some action this fall in Mississippi and Arkansas

im mostly a small game hunter i like to hunt squirrel with my 28gua.smooth boor and rabbits also. i di deer hunt but not that hard, keith dont you guys have a surplus of rabbits there.

Jerry whats an out of state license run out that way?

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So far just deer, steel gongs, paper, the occassional card, ax head, qtips, popsicle sticks, charcoal resting on my hawk handle, an oreo hanging from a ramrod, hmmm lemme see... candle flame, golf balls, a penny. that's bout it. so far the deer tastes best, I've soaked the gongs but they just don't loose that gamey taste.

just kiddin on the gongs etc. I've been shooting my T/C 50 Renegade for about 6 years, huntin with it 5, harvested 4 girl deers and et em all. yum.
Suzanne
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Groundhogs rabbits squirrels all types of birds and white tail deer
sometime I nail a carp with my long bow...
I use the charcoal to kook em

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oh I use 36 TVM FLINTER AND A WHOLE HERD OF OTHER GUNS ...
36 BE MY FAVORITE BY FAR
HI PRETTY LADY

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ok i thought that because on the national geo. there was a program about the fence they called it the rabbit proof fence also there was something about cane toads running rampant in the ponds and eating all the small fish .

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