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!