If the WDFW opens the entire state for the special muzzleloader season, all that will happen is more people will go out and buy muzzleloaders, and the number of hunters per square mile will not change. It may decrease crowding during modern firearm seasons though.The best way for the state to limit the number of hunters in each particular game management unit, would be to make all deer and elk hunting by permit only. And really, that is what needs to be done, and I am sure it will happen eventually. A lot of people will *****, but how can the state manage our wildlife without limiting the number of hunters? It just can't be done. Almost all western states now limit the number of deer and elk tags, and the numbers fluctuate every year depending on population counts. The WDFW should be doing this also. This is just about the only western state that sells over-the-counter tags with no limit whatsoever, even to non-residents. I am sure the only reason they mis-manage in this way is that most hunters would ***** if they couldn't hunt every single year.