Public comment has been nearly split with a slight advantage going to those infavor of the definition change.

The rules came about because the current commision wants to return to a "primitive" weapon hunt during the late season. That was the original intent when those hunts were added. That necessitated changing the definition of a muzzleloader.

Remember: inlines are still fine during the any weapon hunts so to say you just bought a boat anchor is overreacting just a bit.

Many within the organization are in support of the definition change because we saw way too many bucks and cows being harvested during the late seasons. They (inlines)are simply too efficient at a time when the animals are most vulnerable and attempting to put on weight to survive the winter.

There are many hunters that are making simple modifications to their current muzzleloaders to make them fit the new definition.