The end of hunting season in Ohio means deer hunters can start using muzzleloader rifles. A muzzleloader is a firearm that is only loaded through the open end of the barrel, also known as the muzzle.

KEMPTON – Hard to believe how long in the tooth flintlock hunters have become since getting in on the ground floor when the flintlock deer season made its debut in the mid-1970s. Not hard to believe, ...

Ohio’s 2026 muzzleloader deer hunting season saw hunters tag 13,055 deer, keeping season totals high as archery continues ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — There were 13,617 white-tailed deer checked during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, more than 2,000 above the average for the past three years and nearly 700 more than last season. The ...

Ohio hunters harvested 13,476 deer during the state's muzzleloader season Jan. 4-7. Last year, hunters checked 12,714 deer during the muzzleloader season, according to an ODNR news release. The season ...

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Here's a roundup of hunting gear tested on a big-game expedition with Tower Lodge Outfitting in Saskatchewan: Muzzleloader Any rifle barrel is susceptible to rust and pitting, with muzzleloaders ...

Tim Claypool admired the handiwork of the craftsmen who made black powder muzzleloader rifles dating to the late 1700s and 1800s and replicas on display at a collectors show Saturday, but he was ...