ARCHERY HARVEST AND PREFERENCE SURVEY 

 GENERAL COMMENTS INTRODUCTION 



The following comments were taken from the back page of the 1987 

 Archery Harvest and Preference Survey where there was space 

 provided for respondent's comments. The comments were typed-in 

 verbatim except for some minor spelling changes. Content and 

 grammar was not edited. The harvest and preference analysis is 

 under separate cover. 



Free-flow text comments such as these can not be easily entered 

 and concisely analyzed like numeric data. Because the 

 respondents took the time and effort to write about issues that 

 are of importance to them, we felt it was necessary to print 

 their comments in a concise, readable format. Although some of 

 these comments may not be well-written, they are perceived images 

 and attitudes of the hunting public and provide valid 

 information. 



The comments were anywhere from short and general in nature to 

 long and very specific. To facilitate the reading of what turned 

 out to be a voluminous document, the comments were categorized 

 and sorted. Many of the individual comments covered several 

 topics and were, therefore, categorized as best as possible. 



COMMENT CATEGORIES: 



1. General Miscellaneous Comments 



2 . Comments On The Survey 



3 . Enforcement 



4 . Fewer Regulations 



5. Habitat - Forest Service Logging Issues, Winter Ranges, 

 Livestock Grazing On Public Lands, etc. 



6. Overall Hunter Pressure, Crowds, etc. 



7. The Quality Of Montana's Wildlife Resource 



8. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Doing A Good Job 



9. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Policy 



10. Inexperienced/Unqualified Bow Hunters. Sportsmanship. Bow 

 Hunter Certification/Education. Wounding Of Wildlife 



11. Outfitters/Guides. Nonresidents 



