I like the idea of a longer muzzle season after regular.I probably wouldn't use the early muzzle season because if a trophy came by,the temptation would be too great.I hunt bow also and wouldn't mind a longer early season.Start gun on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and then give me a month for muzzleloader after it.That would be the best solution to the problem.Unless you have a rest for your muzzleloader,it is awfully tough to hold for a 200 yard shot.I have an Omega with the laminated stock so it won't be so front heavy and that gun is not light at all.Add wind and it is a bit to try to keep steady.My point is that I love to hunt and be in the woods,but I want as much of an advantage as I can get.I have been out several times this regular season and have yet to even see a deer.Last year I saw more deer than I ever did hunting.Something don't seem right this year.