Wanna try Muzzleloading

[180class]

I'm thinking I might try muzzleloading for the first time this year. I'm not really sure what seasons I can hunt. I would like to go 1st season shotgun and late muzzleloader. Can I do this?

 

[Shon]

Sure can, but have to do antlerless late muzzleloader.

Deer Hunting Regs

Shon

 

[TallTines]

I usually do 2nd season shotgun and party hunt with a doe tag. I get my buck tag for muzzleloader.
I know if you got a buck tag for 1st shotgun you couldn't get one for late muzz.
I'm not for sure but I think if you get a doe tag for 1st shtgn. you can't get a buck tag for late muzz. I think you have to get a doe tag in 2nd season to get a buck tag in late muzz. Like I said iam not for sure on that though.

I do know you can't get a buck tag for both unless you are a landowner.

 

[Shon]

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I usually do 2nd season shotgun and party hunt with a doe tag. I get my buck tag for muzzleloader.
I know if you got a buck tag for 1st shotgun you couldn't get one for late muzz.
I'm not for sure but I think if you get a doe tag for 1st shtgn. you can't get a buck tag for late muzz. I think you have to get a doe tag in 2nd season to get a buck tag in late muzz. Like I said iam not for sure on that though.

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I do the same, Doe tag Shotgun 2 season, Buck tag for Late Muzzleloader.
It works great if you party hunt during Shotgun season.

Shon

 

[doublerack]

I thought I read they did away with the ability to hunt 2nd shotgun with an antlerless tag and then hunt late muzzleloader season. I just read the regs and didn't see any possible way to hunt either muzzleloader and either shotgun regardless if shotgun is anterless.

 

[JNRBRONC]

Print out pages 30 and 31 of the reg pdf link in an earlier message and you will see that an anysex license for late muzzle allows you to get an antlerless tag for either shotgun (but not both).

 

[doublerack]

gotchya... it's hard for dummies like me to imagine pages side by side when scrolling up & down.

 

[Shon]

And also, you can hunt with a bow during late muzzleloader. So essentially, you have 2 bow buck tags. You just have to fill the 2nd tag during the late muzzleloader season.

 

[gersdorf]

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And also, you can hunt with a bow during late muzzleloader. So essentially, you have 2 bow buck tags. You just have to fill the 2nd tag during the late muzzleloader season.

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Is that true you can get a late season buck tag for a bow???

 

[180class]

Wow, I hope that's true. Does anybody know for sure?

 

[River1]

Welcome onboard the late muzz season fellas.

Muzz or stick, you pick.

 

[jjohnson]

If you choose to bowhunt with an any-sex tag you can then use your other anysex tag on any of the gun seasons. But you can only get 1 any-sex tag for the gun seasons.
Examples:
Bow: Any-sex, Shotgun 1 or 2: Any-sex, Late Muzzleloader: Antlerless
Bow: Any-sex, Early Muzzleloader: Any-sex, Shotgun 1 or 2: Antlerless, Late Muzzleloader: Antlerless
Bow: Any-sex, Late Muzzleloader: Any-sex, Shotgun 1 or 2: Antlerless

Also during the Late Muzzleloader only, you can use a bow. So you can get two buck tags for a bow.

The key words for the Shotgun 1 or 2: Antlerless is OR not BOTH.

 

[jjohnson]

I would give the Late Muzzleloader season a try. It can be a BLAST. There's nothing like a big hog shakin a mound of snow off his back.

 

[letemwalk]

The exception to the above would be if you qualify for a landowner tag then you can get an anysex tag for the gun seasons and anysex for late muzzie (one free, one paid)

 

[CamoMan]

I am getting ready to pick up CamoKid's youth season tag, and it looks like it doesn't count against his gun tags. I looked at the tag scenario in the regulations, and he can still get a buck tag for archery, and will be able to get a buck tag for late ML. I'm a little surprised by that. This will be his last youth season.

 

[JNRBRONC]

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The exception to the above would be if you qualify for a landowner tag then you can get an anysex tag for the gun seasons and anysex for late muzzie (one free, one paid)

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Landowner tags really open your options. I'm looking to have an any sex early muzzle landowner, an any sex archery and an any sex first shotgun.
Between landowner tags and county antlerless, I hope to hunt second season shotgun (antlerless land owner), late muzzle loader and late antlerless only (landowner).