I imagine it's pretty difficult to totally avoid some overlapping hunts between user groups. There is only so much time and to squeeze in separate seasons for modern firearm, muzzleloader, and archery in a 4 month period must not be an easy task. For the archery guys in there bitching at you for being there I would have asked them if they thought you had such an advantage over them then they could have bought a muzzleloader tag and applied for the same permit you did. The WDFW has a hard job in trying to keep everybody happy, and with as many hunters as we have in this small state, I don't see our general, over-the-counter tag, seasons going on for much longer, but I could be wrong.
