BOZEMAN — When explorers first visited Montana, they carried heavy rifles that required separate gunpowder and round lead balls to shoot, allowing for only one shot to bring down game.

This weekend, that history comes alive with Montana's Heritage Muzzleloader Hunt.

Starting Saturday, hunters will be looking for deer and elk using Montana's earliest hunting tools during the Heritage Muzzleloader Season. The rules are straightforward but specific.

Heritage Muzzleloader Hunt starts Saturday - hunters use primitive firearms just like early explorers. One shot, no scopes, pure skill Montana's Heritage Muzzleloader Hunt brings history to life

"Flintlock, percussion cap, wheellock, or matchlock firearm. Minimum of 45 caliber has to have loose powder or Pyrodex or an equivalent. No cartrid

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