6. OVERALL HUNTER PRESSURE, CROWDS, ETC. 



I like to Bow hunt around places where Not many other bow hunters 

 go so I wouldn't want to make it so that you could only hunt one 

 area because I hunt 3 or for And I think Bowhunters should 

 beaware that its Bowhunting theyre doing and not drinking Beer 

 and all kinds of noise lessening my chance on getting a trophy 

 buck. 



I have enjoyed hunting for Deer & Elk with Bow & Arrow. I find 

 it a very challenging way to hunt. I would like to hunt antelope 

 in this manner but have not tried it yet. I have heard some 

 negative comments from persons who have recieved special permits 

 to hunt elk in District 401 in regard to Bow hunters making the 

 Elk harder to find and hunt because of pressure from Bow hunters 

 before the rifle season starts. 



Should lengthen season and expand areas beyond river botton. 

 To much of this land is private and owners generally will not 

 permit access . This forces hunters to saturate the few areas 

 that are accessable. To many hunters in one area is no good. 



I did shoot both a white tail doe & buck with my bow during rifle 



season. 



I personaly like the idea of using my first choise for an elk 



permitt in the C.M.R. Game Range. It cuts down on hunting 



pressure. 



Even though I sometine use the legal limit in archery technology 

 I believe that more simple equipment should be mandatory. The 

 easier-to use equipment has created more hunting pressure. 



Consideration should be given to the fact that archers using the 

 restricted districts in CMR (631,632) are much more knowledgable 

 than in the past and pressure is more concentrated on prime 

 holding areas for elk. I think adding 50 more hunters to this 

 area is a mistake. (631). 



This was my first year archery hunting. I enjoyed it although 

 failed to bag anything. I will try again next year. 

 If the number of archery hunters becomes excessive, then maybe we 

 should do some controling. 



With the advent of Lease hunting, more pressure will be put on 

 Federal & state land to hunt. Rather then limit hunting 

 opportunities we need to somehow open more of the lease land. 

 Possibly by reducing non-Resident hunters. Most of the hunting 

 pressure that I experience is non-resident. Sure they bring 

 money to this state. But they don't pay the taxes the people 

 that live here do 1 



