Item 14, reflects only 1987 expenses I invested in good equipment 

 9 years ago and still shoot it. Value of $1,200.00+ item 11. All 

 terrain vehicles - drivers obviously hunting & not retrieving 

 game should be fined 500.00 by game wardens , not forest service. 

 - Need advertisement of public hearings. - survey and incentives 

 good idea - thanks 



There has been pocher in our area that killed at least 3 deer in 



one field and by the musselshell river disease Killed alot of 



deer. 



I would like to see something done to stop these things. Thank 



you 



I feel overall hunting is good but the time has come to stop all 

 illegal and untagged elk taken even if it means a shore of 

 increased license money going to fight this. If we are to 

 maintain future hunting a land campaign must be started. 



All license should be purchased before season starts. 



Hire more wardens to cut down the poaching. 



Require all archery kills to be brought in to F&G within so many 

 days. This would allow for inspiration and look at whether 

 things appear to be a legitimate harvest with a bow. 



Insufficient number of game wardens meant some one elk killed by 

 rifle in the bow season here in the Bitterroot. Common 

 knowledge. Of course poaching is common in Montana. Over around 

 Lewistown it si atrocious (and wide open at night). Game wardens 

 told us he was not paid to work at night. Understandable, but 

 doesn't help the problem (deer mostly there). 



I think the F&G dept. greatly udnerestimates the huge number of 

 trophy bulls that are taken by archers. Also, I realize that the 

 dept. is short handed, but there is a lot of elk taken illegally 

 in archery season by rifles. We need more game wardens in the 

 field. 



The area 216 has an extreme amout of rifle hunting pressure as 

 well as people driving behind locked gates during archery season. 

 Area 216 also contians the best trophy ram area in the state 

 which has caused the extensive use of aircraft for spotting sheep 

 and elk. This is unfair for the rest of the hunters as well as 

 the animals. 



I would favor a increase in fee's. If the money went for the 

 immediate benefit of big game animals. I strongly oppose the 

 spending of any money from hunters going to parks, golf courses, 

 picnic areas ect . including increased administrative personell. 

 We need more game wardens for more enforcement fo laws we already 

 have. 



