need all the Branch Bulls that they can get so they might have a 

 chance to get one instead of an archer. 



The managment practices listed on page 3 are seemingly very 

 negative towards archery hunting. As long as hunting is done 

 legally by responsible people, it should make no difference what 

 method is utilized. Hunters rights have slipped over the years 

 and these proposed management practices are again contributing to 

 the loss of an American Tradition. I think this state would be 

 doing it's people a great injustice if any of these practices are 

 implemented. 



I feel these survey's are not to see how many animals but to try 

 & raise the price of hunting and restrict hunting. It's also 

 away to support outfitter & encourage land owner to charge to 

 hunt. The fish & Game Dept . are no longer interested in local 

 people who hunt for the meat , but make a buck is their attitude. 

 I also feel there is to much dead weight in the Dept. 

 I don't feel that there are that many animals taken archery 

 hunting & just the presents of man hunting make animals ready for 

 general hunt season. 



I gather from the direction these questions lead we are looking 

 at more restrictions . We already pay more to bow hunt but we 

 don't get any more game. More restrictions aren't needed. More 

 laws aren't needed. More fees aren't needed. If it ain't broke 

 don't fix it. - I consider courtesy a virtue and I practice it. 

 In the past 2 years I've dealt with ^ F&G employees. Only one 

 was courteous . Four were arrogant . 



Part II Question 13. Adminestration concerns itself too much 

 with money by catering to out of state hunters, and many times 

 forgets about the Montanans who support their state & the animals 

 that are the center of this industry. I guess that's the problem 

 - its going from hunting & turning into big business. 



there is a general concensus among hunters, both resident and 

 non-resident in my area that the big game animals are being 

 manged for population and not quality thus the Dept of Fish 

 Wildlife & Parks can sell more licenses. there seems to be only 

 a half hearted attempt to listen to hunters and sportsmen. More 

 input is needed by the average hunter and I think a change of 

 policy is well over due. 



Looking at your questions, it appears that you are thinking about 

 all kinds of exotic management experiments. Please just leave 

 things alone. Please concentrate on habitat improvement and quit 

 screwing around with population structure manipulation attempts. 

 Happiness is a steaming gut pile - that's your bottom line. 



I am a native Montanan and don't want any more restriction on 

 what I can harvest (i.e. branch bulls), I want to hunt "every" 



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