few years. This fact has bothered me somewhat, however, I don't 

 think that it is a big problem as of yet . 



I've noticed in the 260 area, elk have been popping up now and 

 again. There are no regulations concerning this, other than you 

 can't hunt them. You might look at allowing the hunting of elk 

 here if this continues to occur? I've personally have seen them 

 in the Frenchtown area and south of Lolo in the river bottom. 



1987 was a warm dry fall with little bugling and great difficulty 

 sneaking. The elk stayed in the wet holes all season and numbers 

 of elk seen and bugles heard were way down. The warm weather 

 prevented hunting the most productive areas. 



I'm not real experincent in archery hunting but am very interest 

 in the sport . 



Deer and elk hunting is great even though I really don't like or 

 want to kill anything. Deer and elk are beautiful animals, and I 

 feel we should continue caring and protecting them. I also feel 

 that if we are gonna kill such an animal, make sure it's for food 

 on the table and not for the thrill. 



I hunted elk in 700 last year. I didn't see another hunter, 

 witch was kind of nice. It was the first year that I hunted 

 archery in the past 4 years. If I would have had more time to 

 hunt I think I could have killed an elk. 



Lets try to keep it simple and fun. 



If it is possible I would like some profesional opinions on when 

 it is legal to shoot a bear - "if a threat should occure." And 

 is it legal to carry a pistol while archery hunting. 



I would like to see a black powder only season. 



I take only close shots. 



I was in about 85 head of elk when I got mine. The closest one 

 was about 10 feet it was cow calf. 



I felt many of the items in #8 were too general or did not relate 

 to the area I hunt. 



Even though I gave not killed with the bow I feel the time in the 

 field a good way to scout for rifle season. 



1987 was my first year to hunt as a resident of Montana. My work 

 hours restricted my hunting time in the field. Hopefully this 

 year will be different. 



I couldn't answer correctly on #12 and #13. Never got any shots 



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