Every hunting season has some kind of arbitrary cutoffswhich differentiates it and sets it apart from other seasons. "Primitive" could be defined as only being smoothbores or flintlocks. But that would be makingitmore restrictive rather than being more open.
Once muzzle loaders went to #209 primers and became just about as dependable as centerfires, there's less of adifference between them and single shot CF rifles.
Many centerfire rifles can't even shoot as accurately as some muzzle loaders do. Plus there's a surplus of deer and not enough hunters in many states.
I'm notfor oragainst the proposal since I don't live in Louisiana, but if they do passitat leasttheir rational for doing itis understandable.
Louisiana also has generous bag limits for harvestingdeer:
One antlered and one antlerless (when legal) deer per day EXCEPT on National Forest Lands and some Federal Refuges (check refuge regulations) where the daily limit shall be one deer per day. Season limit is six, three antlered deer and three antlerless deer (all segments included) by all methods of take, EXCEPT antlerless harvest on property enrolled in DMAP and LADT does not count in the season bag limit for hunters. Antlerless deer may be harvested during the entire deer season on private lands (all segments included) EXCEPT in the following parishes
ortions of East Carrol and West Carroll. Consult the modern firearms table above for either sex days for those parishes. This does not apply to public lands (Wildlife Management Areas, National Forest Lands, and Federal Refuges) which will have specified either-sex days.
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/regulations/deerhunting/