try to obey them. 



I meet a lot nicer brand of people hunting with a bow & dedicated 

 to sportsmanship than in rifle hunting, most hunters I see during 

 rifle season are damm road hunters 



The only complaint I have is, I don't like to see hunters in the 

 woods with guns during archery season 



Bowhunting is my favorite sport, bar none. I will do anything to 

 improve the quality of the experience, to lengthen seasons, 

 increase trophy size, liberalize bag limits, limit the number of 

 opportunists, etc. 



Sportsmen, not special interest rifle hunters must make the 

 important management decisions considering young and old alike. 

 We in this state are very blessed by not being over regulated in 

 our hunting seasons and areas. We must all consider our hunting 

 opportunities as a real privledge and not a special interest 

 right! 



I haven't had a lot of sucess in Montana, but the oportunity is 

 there and the state is bueatfull to hunt in, it is nice to get 

 out in Sept and see the season change then again in deep fall. 



Montana is great 



This season was an off year for me because I work as a wildland 

 fire fighter and spend most of this years season battleing fires 

 in northern California, although the money was good I certainly 

 missed the time in the mountains of Mt. hunting. I understand 

 some areas get congested but I would wish to see no changes in 

 the districts I hunt in except increased hunting fees and longer 

 break between seasons. I did kill a 6 pt. bull with a rifle after 

 the forest quit burning. 



The stock farm has a lot of Elk on it we need to be able to hut 

 it with a bow or get them off some how. if I pay taxes for big 

 game support they should not be for privet use 



I don't know why there's so many questions about changing the 

 archery season. I think people get frustrated with little or no 

 success, and in turn find excusess or problems. I feel that it's 

 up to me- the hunter, to adapt and better myself to the changing 

 elk habitats. 



The reason I haven't killed a Elk since Bow hunting isn't because 

 there are no Elk, (For I see lot's of them) but because the shot 

 selection is poor and I won't take any type of a chancey shot. 



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