Great conversation on this topic.my thoughts on losing several days was based from the previous 5 years. I know I didn't specify that, but I see us bowhunters losing days. When I moved here about 7 years ago I had 30 days to hunt deer, now that has been reduced quite a bit. It's not just about the days, but the fact I share those 30 days with elk season. I attempt to focus most of the early elk season to elk not deer. So to me, the days spent elk hunting are a loss for deer. Success rates will always be lower for us bowhunters, than the other choices, but that is the nature of the beast. Give us our number of days( 25 or ideally 30) afield regardless of how they fall on the calender, even if it starts in august, then roll in the muzzleloaders. I'm sure everyone has heard this but, the hunt starts at 300 yards for a bowhunter and ends at 300 yards for a rifle hunter. It takes a lot to close that distance and in many cases it gets blown before getting close enough. That is the way I choose to hunt so I want as many days as I can get to enjoy my passion. For that matter, give every weapon choice their do days without shortening their season. If we have a horrible winter kill or disease kill and need to adjust the next seasons days, then that would be acceptable because it happens irregularly anyway.