Adam... I missed something you said...
"The point roundball makes is apparent in the PA archery deer season. The Traditional Archers got to keep their 6 weeks without any crossbows. If that is ok, they why not let the Traditional MLs folks have their seasons as well? The modern ML hunters can hunt the two-week rifle deer season with no fuss."
For that matter Adam... why not make it just a single shot rifle season for all guns? At least that way they all have something in common, flintlock, caplock, inline, and centerfire. That makes a hell of a lot more sense than calling an inline a centerfire.... Dontcha think....