The timing was right, even if the results weren’t. Going into fall, Pennsylvania adopted its first muzzleloader season for black bears. It overlapped with an antlerless deer season in mid-October, a ...

Even with inline muzzleloaders, more is not always better when it comes to an effective hunting load for deer hunting. When hunting deer with a traditional flintlock ...

For those who approach deer hunting with equal parts of appreciation for field sports and an obsession with history, the flintlock muzzleloader season was a godsend when created more than 40 years ago ...

Our first frost ushered in archery season, and as I sit in my blind, located on a hillside, I can see the activity around me quite well. The gray squirrels and chipmunks have been scurrying through ...

Hunting with a muzzleloader can be a pain. Even if you don’t use an old-school flintlock or caplock, you probably don't look forward to the time of year when you have to trade your deer rifle for an ...

Beginning Saturday, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is providing muzzleloader hunters with an opportunity that would have seemed like a dream just five years ago. That is the opening day of the seven ...

One of the many great things about muzzleloading rifles is that a model exists for any level of hunting or shooting that you desire. If you want a traditional flintlock rifle that fires round balls ...

Even though you can use modern firearms chambered for straightwall cartridges in the new alternative firearms season, don't forsake your muzzleloaders. Muzzleloading rifles are no less effective for ...

Deer hunters with valid tags remaining have the option of either archery or flintlock muzzleloader hunting if the specific license has also been purchased. Only traditional flintlock muzzleloaders are ...