We do have seperate flintlock and any ignition muzzleloader seasons. With that said, only in the flintlock season are antlered deer legal.
I have asked for antlered deer to be legal in the early inline season by draw, similar to our elk draw. Make a low number of tags available. Would generate some interest and dollars for the pgc and if the tags are kept low, the impact would be minimal.
I do alot of archery hunting but it is time that those that like firearms/muzzleloader get thrown a bone to. With particpation in rifle season dropping, the time is coming for increased firearms opportunities.
The BOC were discussing adding a week to archery season at the working group meeting but it does appear the consensus is that will not happen. If that thought was being entertained, there seems to be some room to work with the early muzzeloader season if it is done right that addresses some of the concerns from hunters that do not archery hunt that they are being forgotten.