Personally I think weapons restrictions should be based on proximity to housing, (and I mean gun VS bow, not shotgun vs rifle). I dont think it should be determined by the time of year. what difference does it make if a deer is killed w/ a rifle oct 15 or nov 15th? what difference does it make if hunting is easy or not? It should be up to the hunter to decide how easy it should be. Set a block of time when deer can be legally killed, issue tags, and let people fill em the way they want. Make urban/suburban areas bow only to satisfy safety concerns. No stupid shotgun only restrictions, and for crying out loud, get rid of pointless freak'n ML season! Anything else is just PC BS. JMHO.