Louisiana's primitive weapons rules now allow any muzzleloader rifle .44 cal or larger or any "single shot,breech loading rifle with exposed hammer in .35 cal or larger, metallic cartridge with black powder or smokeless. Needless to say 98% of the 'primitive" hunters are buying these in 45/70 or 35 Whelen. Scopes are allowed. Mississippi has similar rules. Seasons are usually late and the harvest has been needed to keep the buck-doe ratios at proper levels.La like Texas, now have a lot of Deer Management zones that get more tags to clubs that follow good herd management practices and keep harvest records of size, sex etc that they share with Game and Fish. We have plenty of deer and long seasons. It's hard to find muzzle loading supplies other than at Bass Pro and Cabelas. Given the use of more modern cartridges in the limited seasons, I see very little chance that primitive weapon seasons will be eliminated or curtailed in the south.