Hunter Cosby's first muzzleloading deer.

Hunter Cosby (13) finally marked another one off of his bucket list. Today he finally harvested a whitetail deer with a muzzleloader. Hunter used a .45 cal. percussion rifle made by William Young from Wahkon Mn. The rifle originally was made for a friend of Hunter's grandfather Tim Cosby. Tim bought the rifle at the deceased friend's estate sale several years back. It is a great looking halfstock with german silver hardware and is tastefully engraved by William.

Hunter used most of his Christmas break from school to try and kill a deer with a traditional muzzleloader. He spent hours in his stand, and while he saw several deer none were inside the 65 yrs maximum set by his grandfather. Either that or they were too small and young. Finally after almost eight hrs in his stand today, there she was, a grown doe at 61yds. First time ever shooting the Young built rifle Hunter hit the doe through both lungs. Success was his. (We won't mention his trials and tribulations with a flintlock)