Outdoor the difference for muzzleloader is it's draw across the board. That means elk moving into the rut in some areas and a limited number of hunters. You still have the archery hunters out there but it not the same as rifle hunter being in the field. muzzleloading in my opinion is a really good chance to take a nice animal. In most areas you can be drawn in two years of applying. If colorado would move that season a week later it would be the premier season to hunt. Then the elk would be moving into full rut and it would be a truly perfect season for elk hunting.