One of my favorite times to be out there. I enjoy flinter season much more than firearms season. Got my TC Firestorm all cleaned up over the weekend and a fresh flint in its jaws. 
 
Hopefully we get another cold blast with some snow after Christmas so I can pull out my snow camo. It is pretty much a still hunting, spot and stalk kind of hunt for me. Had some shooting last year but my gun is way more capable than I am so no blood hit the leaves. Did some off season shooting this year to bring my confidence up. 
 
Since Christmas falls on a Monday this year, the season is nearly 3 full weeks this go round. 
 
Anybody else here hoping to make some smoke over the next few weeks? 

dpms, Tues. 26th  sam

I might venture out with the crossbow. While I have harvested (killed, whatever) a few deer with the flintlock, I dislike shooting them and dislike cleaning them. We started using them way back when the season first came into existence and practiced with them a lot.

However, at this point, up to 50 yards, I feel I’m more effective with the crossbow. No fire, no smoke, no misfire, no flinch, no open sights, no hot soapy water.

Don’t get me wrong, back when we had a dozen or so guys driving, it was a bunch of fun. Now, hunting solo, I’m not so sure.

Dardy, you forgot to list "NO FUN". Can't do it anymore but one of my best memories is crawling into range of a deer, in snow, taking aim squeezing the trigger and hearing a click and nothing else. Flintlock was always my first love, even for small game.

I thought it was fun back then, especially when there were a bunch of us chasing around a bunch of deer. Today, I could not get a dozen or so people to go.

I understand the appeal of still hunting, it is what I did with a rifle in antlerless season, but I’m not good enough to pull that off with a flintlock at this point in the arch of my hunting career.

I'll be out. Most likely hunting solo on the 26th, then group of us doing drives on the weekends

It's the most wonderful time of the year. I have all week off so I'll be taking my TC Renegade out for her 38th season. 
Mike

Schizammm-
Missed a monster this AM- a shot too far.

I won't be stalking Pa's woods till the first Friday and Saturday. 

I still have a doe tag and will get the crossbow back out.  Never owned a flintlock or never even shot one.   Been thinking of getting one and giving it a try though.