Flintlock rifles won our War of Independence and went west with Lewis and Clark. Because of this, many sportsmen and women want to own, shoot, and hunt, with a flintlock rifle.

“It’s really a deep-rooted connection with hunting,” Curtis Morris, owner of Morris Gun Shop in Grove City, said about flintlock muzzleloader hunting. “A lot of archers feel the same way.

“When selecting a rifle know what you want to do with your flintlock,” Rubbo said. “Is it going to be used primarily for recreational shooting or hunting, and how important is the style ...

And for those municipalities that have yet to broaden their gun-hunting rules, like LaSalle, McRae said the province's list of municipalities is updated twice a year, on March 31 and Aug. 31.