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Muzzle loading hunting seasons in Washington well and truly suck. I first got into it when it was offered as a "bonus" season, along with archery, that gave us more time in the field. Granted, we still only got one deer per year, but we had more time to go find it. Plus, muzzle loading and archery seasons allowed any deer or elk.
That all changed in the late '80's, when our game department decided to make us choose one or the other. No more hunting all three seasons. That was fine, at first, because muzzle loader and archery seasons still allowed any deer (or elk). They also started sooner, had special units, and ran longer.
Not so anymore. Muzzle loader seasons are now the shortest of the three (muzzle loader, archery, modern). They now have the same antler restrictions as modern firearms seasons. There are only a smattering of units that even open for muzzle loader anymore. The modern firearms lobby has been enormously successful in limiting muzzle loading seasons, claiming they had an adverse affect upon modern firearms seasons. It's hardly worth it anymore.
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Jeff
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