I know for a fact, that if deer were included in this proposal, we would have lost one week of deer season. That week would have been Thanksgiving as it traditionally has the lowest number of non-resident hunters. However, it also has the highest number of resident hunters due to the short work week associated with the holiday.
I have no doubt that it would be shortened to keep harvest in line with past years but how do you know it would be Thanksgiving week? Was this included in the proposal? If that were the case then the muzzeloader season would follow for Thanksgiving week and the state would likely end up with more muzzeloader hunters in the woods and more tags being sold.