Hi Taurus,

I put away my bow a few years ago because there were no big game archery seasons in my area (a new deer season opened last year but we do not have many deer). My hunting group got in to muzzleloaders so we could hunt moose in the September rut and whitetail deer in December. The muzzleloaders have been a lot of fun and we now are upgrading from the cheap ones we started with to high quality smokeless powder ones (Savage Bolt Actions). There are a lot of regulations in each jurisdiction as to what is a legal muzzleloader, many will not allow saboted bullets, in-line ignition, smokeless powder, pelleted powder, scopes, etc. You really need to do the research in your hunting location before buying a rifle to be sure it is legal.

PM me anytime if you think I can help you out.

Mike