Well if they made it a real primitive hunt with muzzle loaders I don't think it would effect bowhunting much at all. I see a few problems with this.

1. I hunt in a shotgun only area. Muzzleloaders have a more effective range then my shotgun.200 yard accuracy and scopes on a muzzle loaders now, doesn't soumd to primitive to me.If they wanted to use a truelly primitive weapon I'd share the woods no problem.

2.The probality that this will lead to a major "poaching" problem. Let's face it the only thing that will keep hunters from dropping big bucks during this week would be their ethics. Which we all know could be a huge problem. I've been hunting for over 25 years and have been checked by Game wardens twice in that time. So what's going to stop people from dropping big bucks during the rut with a more efficiant fire arm then I get to use during the regular season. The three officers that are in my region? I'm considering buying a new muzzloader to take advantage of the extended range it would afford me for regular season gun season.

3. I really don't know how much this will effect the bowseasons movement of deer because I don't think that there are that mnay muzzleloader hunters out there.

How many people here would buy one to take advantage of the antler lesss tags. I personally have no problem filling my anterless tags now.

I hope that everyone concerned will go to meetings and voice their opinion.