with no biological evidence of harm to the elk, is a great 

 injustice to all hunters of this state. 



I know there are many biologist, some who ahve told me personally 

 that they do not like bowhunters or care if they have a season. 

 I have listened to some comissioners who have told me that they 

 do not care too much for bowhunters . Maybe it has always been 

 this way but it seems very sad to me that bowhunting and 

 bowhunting seasons are determined more by political bias than 

 biolgoical data. 



I feel any restrictions such as drawing and if or hunting is bad. 

 There are plenty of elk for everyone to hunt when and where they 

 want. Even w/ increased hunting pressure we ahve more and better 

 elk hunting. There may be a few areas w/ a lot of pressure but 

 so what the people will change areas if it is overcrowded. We 

 don't need a biologist or commissioner or director that doesn't 

 like bowhunting to tell us what is right.. 



One of the fringe benefits of bow hunting is the ability to pass 

 up shots at cow elk for a bigger bull. Hunting pressure w/ a 

 rifle will drive elk away. Archery does not move them as much. 



I would like to see, 



1) Airplane bill to not let them hunt same day. 



2) Continued open hunting, no restrictions such as: -with rifle 

 or bow-Drawing for archery tag. 



3) Need more emphasis on improvement of wildlife habitat. 



The effect on game animals and the number of animals killed is 

 very small from archery hunters. Considering the amount of money 

 spent by archery hunters and the amount of personal pleasure 

 derived by archery hunting we don't need mroe regulations 

 designed to limti hunters. We also don't need the Dept. trying 

 to get more money out fo the hunters that now supply nearly all 

 the money for game habitat, study, supervision and law 

 enforcement. 



In the two years I have bow hunted I have not gotten close enough 

 to an elk to take a shot. However I have passed up easy shots at 

 small bucks looking for the big one. I believe any restrictions 

 added to bow hunting would not be in the best interest of Montana 

 Bow hunters 



Too many regulations . 



I just hope my kids can enjoy the type of hunting I have had 

 without to many more restriction. 



I am convinced that the thing all hunter's positively do not 

 need is more regulations. I hunt with rifel and bow for the 

 pleasure of hunting an have been getting madder every year over 



