I Love Muzzleloading
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The Kentucky Rifle and America's Cultural Fabric with Mel Stewart Hankla
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10/18/21 • 56 min
In this episode we're talking with Mel Hankla, renowned historian, author, collector, artist and historic interpreter known for his devotion to all aspects of longrifle culture. We travel down memory lane with Mel, taking a retrospective on how he got his interest in history, how he became one of Hershel House's first students and later went on to collect some of the finest Kentucky Rifles, co-founding the Contemporary Longrifle Association, and most recently, published his own book, "Into the Bluegrass", to document Kentucky's rich history.
We cover a broad array of topics with Mel today if you'd like us to go into detail in another episode, let us know or reach out to Mel yourself by using his email - [email protected]
Mel Stewart Hankla was born in 1956 and grew up in the small town of Jamestown, Kentucky on the banks of Lake Cumberland. He attended Western Kentucky University earning Bachelor of Science Degrees in Agriculture, and Wildlife Management and Ecology, and a Master of Science Degree in Administration. In 2010 he completed an Educational Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Education Administration.
The founder of American Historic Services LLC, he is a noted collector, researcher, lecturer and writer of Kentucky’s heritage. He has been an active member of the Kentucky Rifle Association since 1990, is a past president and co-founder of the Contemporary Longrifle Association, and editor of American Tradition magazine. He is a builder of traditional Kentucky Longrifles and in 1984 was awarded a National Endowment of the Arts Folk Art Apprenticeship grant to study with legendary riflesmith Hershel House.
A historical actor/educator, he worked 20 years with the Kentucky Humanities Council presenting Chautauqua characters of frontiersman Simon Kenton and General George Rogers Clark. In 2012 he was cast for the leading role, in the PBS documentary, An Audacious American, the story of Kentucky abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay. More recently has been an appraiser for Kentucky Educational Televisions popular show, “Kentucky Collectibles.”
Hankla serves on the Museum Board of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and on the Advisory Board of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA.) He is a member of the Kentucky Material Culture Collectors and the prestigious American Society of Arms Collectors. Today, Hankla lives on Heavenly Hill Farm in Carter County, Kentucky with his wife Angela.
Information on the Fall Frolic available here - https://www.ilovemuzzleloading.com/blog/2021-fall-frolic-frontier-art-show-information
Into the Bluegrass https://www.intothebluegrass.net/
Follow Mel on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kyhistorian/
Southern Ohio Artisans Workshop -https://www.southernohioartisanworkshops.com/
Western Kentucky University Gunsmithing Seminar -https://www.nmlragunsmithingseminar.org/about
Kindig's Book -https://www.shumwaypublisher.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=45
Peterman's Tomahawk Book -https://www.amazon.com/American-Indian-Tomahawks-Harold-Peterson/dp/0882270311
Jimmy Drestor's Powder Horn Book - https://www.amazon.com/Engraved-Powder-Horn-Early-America/dp/0965103900
Kindig Collection -https://kindigantiques.com/kindig-rifles/
FoxFire Volume 5 -https://www.lehmans.com/product/the-foxfire-books-volume-5
Contemporary Longrifle Association -https://www.longrifle.com/
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Alexander Hamilton's Flintlock Pistols sold for ONE MILLION | Muzzleloading News
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05/17/21 • 3 min
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Fostering interest in Living History with Mike Judson and the Five Medals Event
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10/12/22 • 73 min
Today we’re talking with Mike Judson, a living historian with an appreciation for the history of the Northwest Territories and what would become Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. Mike has spent time in the American mid west and mid south and has worked to find and enjoy the history of any place he visits. At the age of nine he began shooting with his family, this interest began to foster his appreciation of history at a young age. Even now, many years later history is a big part of Mike’s life.
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Like many in muzzleloading, Mike has seen the continued cultural changes in the United States and worries about what it means for the future of a hobby he’s been involved with for decades. While chatting we talk about several events that no longer exist, whether affected by the economy or a dissolving patron base, we’re seeing a number of events go away, and with them, staples of local history.
You could say this concern over the future of not only the Five Medals event but the livelihood of Mike’s friends who depend on these events to support their families has spurred another change in Mike’s living history journey. In recent years Mike has begun to think about the future and how he can support an incoming generation of enthusiasts so that someday he may pass the reins and see them carried forward.
I wanted to talk to Mike because I’ve seen that very desire, the desire to see this continue in my interactions with him. I’ve known Mike since I was a boy and he’s been a great friend to me in my own living history journey. He’s provided resources and keywords I use in my own research and I can’t thank him enough.
This interview is about Mike’s story, but it became more than that, I think. It became the story of a man’s passion through time, changing like the seasons. Each season supports and nurtures the next.
Follow Five Medals Living History online at https://www.facebook.com/Five-Medals-at-The-Trace-103932441259144
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Jake Book - Getting immersed in history | Immersion Events, The ShirtTail Mess, History & More
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05/30/23 • 88 min
"You can learn a lot from history, but you can also learn a lot from the people who are passionate about history."
Today, I'm joined by Jake Book, who shares his family's interest with muzzle loading and living history. We're going to talk about how his dad's interest in history and the popular media wave of the 1970s led him to being a part of a muzzle loading club, and starting his own business in the early 1980s.
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Jake attended events with his parents from a young age and had a defining experience in his early teens when he met Nathan Kobuck and others doing serious historic impressions. Jake continued to stay in the hobby and found his own thing within it, which led to heavy research on clothing and using period equipment.
Jake talks about his interest in living history and how he got into it. He explains that his dad's interest in history and muzzle loading influenced him from a young age. Jake attended events with his parents and was exposed to the hobby. However, it wasn't until he attended his first 'immersion event' where he becamed hooked on a whole new section of the hobby.
He also discusses the challenges and rewards of limiting oneself to a specific time and place in history, as well as the impact of the internet on research. Jake shares memorable experiences from living history events, including an immersive event based on historical captive narratives that he helped plan and host. The conversation highlights the unique challenges and experiences that come with participating in living history and muzzle loading.
Topics:
Buckskinning by George Glenn (book): 00:01:27
The Possibles Pouch (business): 00:03:35
Smoking Fires (business): 00:05:04
Jim Townsend (business): 00:05:04
Bedford Village (event): 00:06:43
Nathan Kobuck (person): 00:07:34
Daniel Boone (historical figure): 00:06:43
Davy Crockett (historical figure): 00:06:43
The Light in the Forest (movie): 00:00:23
Johnny Tremain (movie): 00:00:23
(National Congress of Old West Shootists): 00:10:32
The 76ers: 00:11:52
The White Stripes: 00:12:19
Augusta County Militia: 00:16:10
Wilburn Farm: 00:16:43
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Hang Fire - A Livestream Chat with Jason Gatliff of Muzzleloader Magazine
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02/16/24 • 96 min
Tentatively named "Hang Fire", this archive of a livestream talk with Jason Gatliff is a casual episode where we answer questions about muzzleloading, history and "what ifs" live from the audience.
Hang Fire is delayed ignition in a muzzleloader, I thought the word worked well for something like this that isn't "live", but still holds some fun conversation and learning opportunity. Like the format? Let us know via email @ [email protected] and follow us on instagram to be a part of the next one.
https://www.instagram.com/ilovemuzzleloading
I recognize the audio quality isn't the best, I'll be setting up better equipment for the next one.
This is in no way replacing our regular interviews, these are made in addition to the scheduled interviews.
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Everything Blackpowder on History, Muzzleloading in the West, and Homemade Powder
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10/04/23 • 44 min
Today, we are talking with Jake from "Everything Blackpowder" about how a VHS tape started a long and explosive journey into muzzleloading. Jake runs the "Everything Blackpowder" YouTube channel known most prominently for its "DIY Powder" series, but Jake has expanded on that content in recent years. Jake answers questions, provides feedback, and tests out age-old black powder theories to see if they are real or myths.
From trick shots to real-world question answering, Jake is becoming a wonderful resource for muzzleloading enthusiasts with questions.
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Bob Vogt on The Gemmer Muzzleloading Club, Promoting the Hobby, and Cultural Challenges Facing Muzzleloading
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11/16/23 • 86 min
Today we're talking with Bob Vogt, muzzleloading enthusiast, secretary of the Gemmer Muzzleloading Club, and one of the principal members involved in organizing the Hawken Classic. We're speaking to Bob about his history in muzzleloading and how he came to be such a great promoter of his local club. Bob speaks about what he does to promote the club, its events and its history.
In the second half we're talking to Bob about a recent challenge he and his team have faced after losing their event location for the 2024 Hawken Classic. Bob gives us an outline of what happened and how he hopes you can navigate cultural changes to protect your events, clubs and communities.
Bob and the Hawken Classic aren't the only events facing these issues, across the country events are closing their gates or changing radically in an attempt to navigate troubled waters. Culture continues to change and if we want muzzleloading to be around for future generations we need to be prepared, as Bob puts it, to have more conversations about what we love and why we are so passionate about it.
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We are pleased to share that the 2024 Hawken Classic has found its location. See details below.
Open to the Public: May 17-19, 2024
Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday Noon – 5pm
Location: The Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum. 1050 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301
LINKS
The Hawken Classic Facebook Group
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An Ohio Boy and His Guitar: Andrew Scott Wills from his first muzzleloader to Hawken Horse
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04/25/23 • 61 min
Today we’re talking with songwriter Andrew Scott Wills about his passion for history, his love of muzzleloading, and how that love spawned “Hawken Horse”
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After more than a decade writing songs in Nashville, hit-songwriter Andrew Scott Wills put down his Music Row lunchbox to chase something that’s been chasing him for years. He formed Hawken Horse with the vision of capturing the same fascination that’s consumed him since that day along the Little Miami: the American Frontier.
His songwriting puts the spotlight on the good and the ugly of frontier history with inspiring lyrics that spark an inner yearning for discovery, independence and survival.
With the help of a possible's bag of skilled musicians and collaborators, Wills has been able to forge a collection of stories that have been literally centuries in the making. "Hawken Horse makes music for those who yearn to go back and those who never left," Wills says.
Hawken Horse Music - https://hawkenhorse.com/pages/music
Hawken Horse on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpWFl0oy9bRr4aZVR9YTO?si=9ub3hp-yTIGVK3YdW9xFfA&referral=labelaffiliate&utm_source=1011lwIRmBzX&utm_medium=Indie_Distrokid&utm_campaign=labelaffiliate&nd=1
Hawken Horse on Apple Music- https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hawken-horse/1608415152
https://www.instagram.com/hawkenhorseband/
Music recommendations
Pete Kosky, Songs of the Alleghany Frontier
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Washington State Keeps Traditional Muzzleloading Sight Rules, votes to not allow Scopes
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04/20/22 • 5 min
Last week, the Washington Fish and Wildlife commissioners rejected proposals that would have allowed slight modernization to the muzzleloading rules.
Currently in Washington State, sights must be open, peep and can include fiber optic inserts. Using any sort of sight with telescopic abilities or any type of glass is against the law. It is also against the law to have any kind of electronic device attached to your muzzleloader, like a camera.
The proposed rule changes focused on the following:
1. Allowing the use of 1x or red dot scopes on muzzleloading firearms.
2. Allowing video-cameras to be mounted to muzzleloading firearms.
3. Clarifying that the term “load” refers to the powder charge and projectile and that both must be loaded from the muzzle. (Possibly to restrict the use of the “Federal Fire Stick” during Washington’s Muzzleloading season, though it looks to be allowed in the rifle season)
Public comments were submitted and boiled down to the following:
Common themes:
• General support for rule changes• General disagreement about rule changes• Desire to maintain primitive weapon types• Concern about increased hunter participation in muzzleloader seasons• Concern over availability of 1x scopes• Support for rule change due to improved shot placement• Support for 1x scopes on muzzleloading firearms because it enables hunter participation (e.g., poor eyesight may restrict participation with this weapon type)
• Concern over ethical shot placement – perception that scopes may enable long- distance shooting
GMAC input: 92 (11/12)% agree with proposed changes
- Concern over scope availability
- Support for allowing 1x scope due to improved participation
Read the full presentation here
On April 7, the commission was split on modifications to the rules that would have allowed muzzleloaders to attach 1-power or red dot scopes to their guns or attach video cameras to their guns. Similar modifications were proposed for archery rules as well.
The commission ultimately rejected the muzzleloader scopes, range-finding bow sites and video camera proposals.
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Idaho HB 469 - More Proposed Changes to Open up the Season, this time from the Legislature
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02/15/24 • 36 min
Idaho looks to be the target of pressures to open up it’s muzzleloading season.
This news story comes from a tip from the Idaho Wildlife Federation. For full transparency, they are against this bill.
Idaho Wildlife Federation Alert- https://idahowildlife.org/news/action-alert-ho469
Last fall, Idaho Fish and Game proposed a change to allow lead and non-lead projectiles in their muzzleloader season. While in committee to discuss the change, legislators reportedly felt the changes didn't do enough and have introduced HB 469 as an alternative change
HB 469 seeks to legislativly direct the IDFG to not adopt or enforcing any rule that makes it unlawful to use 209 primers, pelletized powder, or sabots in a muzzleloader-only season.
Initial perception - very round-about and forceful way to open up Idaho’s current muzzleloaders season via state legislature, not the IDFG.
The 2023 Edition of IDGF Big Game Seasons and Rules only uses the word “traditional” twice, not in reference to muzzleloaders. Idaho Fish and Game’s documentation never mentions the idea of historic preservation or traditional muzzleloading appreciation anywhere. This is important because that point is the key fulcrum of this argument here and across the United States.
(It could be argued that this conversation over words and meanings is happening across American Culture right now, but we’re going to stick to muzzle loading. Keep an eye out though in your day-to day life)
Based on Idaho’s rules, Idaho appears to have a more “traditionally” focused muzzleloader season but,
To be blunt, nothing in Idaho’s Fish and Game says anythign about keeping muzzleloading traditional, it’s a big ol’ legal hole in the “traditional” argument that can be driven through with a truck.
Links from Kyle and the IDWF:
IDWF blog post on HB469 with an action alert,
BREAKING: Idaho Legislators Setting Seasons, Again — Idaho Wildlife Federation
ISWF Legislative Bill Tracker where people can see the bills relating to fish and wildlife, a little about them, our stance on each bill, and a signup for our weekly updates and action alerts for the 2024 session,
Idaho Bill Tracker — Idaho Wildlife Federation
This is the Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee homepage. Agendas for meetings are listed here and there are links for people to sign up to testify in person or remotely during meetings,
HRES – Idaho State Legislature
If people want to provide input on HB469 they can call the House Resources and Conservation Committee at (208)332-1136, or send an email to [email protected]
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