This is a great discussion and I wanted to weigh in again after reading some posts. In my opinion its not so much the way of loading or firing that rubs me the wrong way as much as its the range of these new muzzleloaders. People have brought up the comparison with the compound bow but with a bow you still have to really " hunt" the animal. You have a little more range, what 20 yds maybe, and you can hold the draw longer but you still have to " hunt" that animal.

You start throwing a scope on these things and with bullet technology you are extending range by 100 yds or more!!! That changes your hunt strategy drastically. A 100 yds is a long ways when you' re talking about getting close. Screw having a level playing field. I don' t care what latest gadget Joe Smo has on the next ridge, I would just like to see hunting stay pure in that you still need to " hunt" the animal. Whats next, heat seeking bullets?

Now I' m going to stir the pot a little but when I take out my centerfire I' m after meat. I want to fill the freezer and I have no reservations about a 350yd shot. I usually hunt cows and does with my centerfire. When I' m out with a bow or muzzleloader I' m out for the challenge. I' m not whining about the next guy having an advantage, knowledge the biggest advantage, I' m more concerned with preserving the way people used to hunt with the ' primitive' weapons. Why, because when that changes then eventually it all changes. The gadgets aren' t so bad, I hope that we just can preserve the " hunting" aspect of the sport. The getting close is the part I' m reffering to.

With that being said I don' t think they' re wrong or should be illegal, I' d just like to see people preserve the older ways.