graze thier stock on open range during summer months, forcing 

 wildlife elsewhere or onto private land which is locked uptight 

 during hunting season. P.S. An excellent example is district 

 283-Nine mile praire, rancher K.C. Moore. 



Maybe elk will have more grass from the clearcuts. But I know 

 they need protective cover. They can't stant mile after mile of 

 clear cuts. I guess time will tell. 



I answered question #13 yes although the msot important thing all 

 tho small is to gain public access to public land's "all". 



Also public lands lend to Grazing rights is over done and the 

 money is not spent in habitat for the wildlife it takes away 

 from. 



I think they are clear cutting too much timber in Lincoln county 

 and destroying to much habitat and I don't know where the elk and 

 deer are going to hide. Very bad here. Something should be done 

 for the animals or their going to migrate out of Montana and into 

 Canada. (Then what). A lot of them go to Idaho State know. 



P.S. How about all these 3 wheeler and 4 wheeler, that come into 

 a area, from privet alnd and the roads are closed and we ahve to 

 walk 4 or 3 miles then you find out they already ahve been their 

 and the game is gone, and motorcycles two, 4X4 two. I don't mind 

 walking into an area but I think they ought to put the law down 

 on this and fine them enough to see that they don't do it again. 



I beleve that the grazing on BLM and Forest Service is to heavy 

 the leases on said land should be determined by the avable forage 

 not just head per, acer. Or take the land out of lease and put 

 the cost into the price fo the hunting licenses . I would pay 

 50% more for that system. 



I think hunting in Montana is basicly well managed but would like 

 to see more money going toward habitat improvement. 



I've lived in Motnana, all of my life, and I still feel we the 

 sportsman don't get a fare shake. When the number of elk is down 

 in a certain ecosystem you tend to limit the sportsman, not the 

 rapest of the land. Poor logging practices are still present in 

 much of Montana; and yet you the Dept . do nothing to stop this. 

 Roading is also a eye sore you can drive anywhere you want in the 

 state. Cattle are the largest problem, the dept. along with the 

 forest service let far to many cow/calf pairs on to state land to 

 graze then you hav ehardship hunts after season PLEASE for once 

 limit someone else not the sportsman. A bow or rifle season is 

 not the answer you can manage the big game of Montana alot better 

 if you just do something constructive. It's there for all of us, 

 close some roads, leaves some trees, count some cattle for once 



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