Charlie Burchfield is an active member and past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association, an active member ...

Pennsylvania's 51st flintlock muzzleloader season begins Dec. 26, 2024. Here's what you need to know to participate.

“I shot my first deer right around Christmas in 2018 with a flintlock. It’s a primitive feeling. It’s a neat feeling when the fire goes off.” He soon realized he needed a rifle that was ...

It’s called by some “flintlock rifle season.” Muzzleloader hunters took 20,450 deer during the 2022-23 season. Of that number, 18,480 were doe and 1,970 were bucks. At first glance the buck ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

One of the more unique firearm mechanisms seen in history is the wheellock, which used a spinning, serrated wheel to create ...

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Black powder hunting enthusiasts are in the field. Even though deer numbers are lower than they have been, there are still ...

Treasures and mysteries are still being found in equal measure on the seafloor off Florida’s Atlantic Coast where a fleet of Spanish ships sank during a 1715 hurricane. Among the latest finds over the ...