On opening day of muzzleloading season in early December, Rob Helfrich huddled inside a hunting blind in Lysander. Across his lap lay a .50-caliber musket, a replica of the famous Kentucky Rifle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good things come to hunters who wait and sometimes that good thing is a record-class buck. A Pennsylvania hunter passed up on ...

In the hands of men like Boone, Kenton, and Wetzel, the flintlock rifle helped shape North America as we know it today. Flintlock rifles won our War of Independence and went west with Lewis and Clark.

Hunting with a muzzleloader can be a pain. Even if you don’t use an old-school flintlock or caplock, you probably don’t look forward to the time of year when you have to trade your deer rifle for an ...

It's approaching the time frame when the cities of Farmington Hills and Southfield, Michigan, are expected to start deer cull efforts that could include sharpshooters and archery hunts. That being ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pennsylvania hunter harvested a massive buck with his flintlock muzzleloader while walking slowly through the woods. Larry ...

Ohio's muzzleloader deer season is scheduled for Jan. 3-6, 2026. Coshocton County reported the highest number of deer taken during the gun season weekend. The overall deer hunting season in Ohio ...

Michigan's regular firearm season is over, but hunters can still participate in muzzleloader season, which gets underway this weekend across the state. For the year, Michigan hunters have already ...

When Mississippi deer hunters think of primitive weapons, single shot rifles probably come to mind. On certain public lands and during certain seasons on private property, hunters are required to use ...