Some hunters have switched to the newly allowed rifles that shoot straight-walled cartridges, but many still plan to take this year's deer with the same muzzlel-loader they've relied on for the last ...

Saturday is the opening day of muzzle loader season west of the Blue Ridge, and hunters are reminded to put safety first. According to Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith, the hunting season lasts ...

I intend to have some adventure with my muzzle-loader this week, hunting deep in the woods in peace and solitude, something you can’t find during the regular rifle season. I hope to have some ...

How long have you been muzzle-loader hunting? I asked a friend recently. "Since back when you used a real muzzle-loader," he said with a smile. Back when a trigger pull brought a nervous wait to see ...

I always found two or three dead bucks the last few years when I was out hunting with my muzzle-loader. Some had nothing but the antlers removed. I love to hunt with a muzzle-loader because it a ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Investigators for the Division of Wildlife are investigating the death of Nikolas J. Neric, 26, of Brooklyn, who was shot in what appears to be a hunting accident Tuesday afternoon in ...

Alabama's muzzle-loader season is short but sweet: The season is just a week, long, Nov. 17-21 this year, but in that time hunters get their first opportunity to reach out and touch deer that have ...

EAST BROOKFIELD - A Spencer man was charged with violating hunting laws after allegedly admitting that he carried a muzzle loader into the woods on a Sunday, when hunting is prohibited. Anthony Bove ...