A unique primitive hunting season will soon be underway in Pennsylvania. With a click of a trigger and the release of a flint stone against steel, black power explodes to propel a round ball through a ...

With centerfire rifles now being permitted to hunt deer in several parts of Pennsylvania during the flintlock season, an organization wants the Game Commission to create a new early flintlock ...

The magnification of scopes are gone and so are the repeating shots from brass cartridges. But for those who are up for the challenge, the anachronism of the historic flintlock rifle hunt for deer is ...

Pennsylvania is the only state that dedicates a deer season to the flintlock muzzleloader. Launched in 1974, the season runs for for three weeks after Christmas. During those weeks, hunters can punch ...

More hunting opportunities unload this week, with the start of the primitive arms season for deer. Pennsylvania's first flintlock season was held in 1974, the same year the flintlock muzzleloader deer ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X DOYLE DIETZ/SPECIAL PHOTO Although hunters have their choice of ignition systems for the upcoming ...

On Dec. 26, approximately 70,000 of this state’s dyed-in-the-wool flintlock muzzleloaders will be venturing into the woods and woodlots in hopes of harvesting Pennsylvania’s top trophy, the whitetail ...

Ka-boom! That’s the familiar sound hunters in the woods this time of year look forward to hearing. Monday was the first day of the three-week flintlock rifle season in Pennsylvania. It’s believed to ...

The muzzleloading industry changed dramatically about 16 years back when Tony Knight invented the in-line rifle, a modern version of an old gun that ever since has been the subject of controversy. The ...

Pennsylvania’s Mr. Black Powder lives in Longswamp Township. He’s outdoor writer and muzzleloading expert Dave Ehrig, whose influence on traditional long rifle shooting reaches far beyond his hillside ...