Ladies and Gents, my $.02....
First, I've never owned an inline, seriously doubt I ever will. The old sidehammer percussion models work for me, and if living in Pa, I could manage with a flintlock and patched round ball. Have take deer nicely with a round ball and cap gun, BTW.
I hunted three times this last M/L season, and checked in two does. On each successful hunt, a buddy's inline misfired. Two different buddies, two different Remington in lines. Each time, my cap gun with that big hammer did exactly what it was supposed to.In fact, in over 20 years of ML deer hunting, never a misfire. Shot doe #2 lefthanded, no big deal to me but one bud was overly impressed.
I have no probs sharing a season with any ethical hunter, regardless of tackle choice. If they're hunting ethically,humanely and safely, I don't care if they're using an M-16 with belt feed and lazer sights or a bow they whittled out of an old fence post and a tomato stake arrow. BTW, I had to give up bowhunting because of shoulder probs, but my last checkin was a 7 pointer, 147 lbs, taken with a longbow. I've taken them with recurves and compounds also.
As for possibly losing a season because of high tech weapons during a "primitive" season, no way. Md allows about 40 deer/yr at present and one area of central Md allows unlimited does.We're gaining seasons, not losing them.