year, the seasons are short enough already. I don ' t like the 

 trend to harvest fewer but bigger bulls. Then number of Moose, 

 sheep, & Goat permits needs to be increased 1 



I think all prices on stamps and conservation linceces should be 

 decreased in order to provide more hunting opportunity for people 

 instead of the F, W, Parks milking the hunter of his hard earned 

 money. But if you keep prices the same WHY don't you use it for 

 the prevation and managing wildlife. Clean up your act! 



I hope the Fish, Wildlife & Parks doesn't pull the same stunt 

 they pulled in the Elkhorns - in the rest of the state. 



The only complaint I have is last year, the Forest Service & Fish 

 & Game allowed seismograph crews to fly their helicopter at tree 

 top level, during the Archery season, over the major part of area 

 520 - I was pretty mad - I don't know who is at fault, it scared 

 the elk and disrupted their rutt, they affect the elk from Red 

 Lodge to the Stillwater River, - 



If this is a attempt at comming up with proposals like the rifle 

 propoasls for our area I strongly resent it. I feel that the 

 State doesn't not look out for the best intrest of the sportsman, 

 and want to creat there own little world based on the feeling 

 (not fact) of the the biligiost involved. Leave the hunting 

 seasons alone. 



I would like to see the Fish and Game Commission an elected 

 commission instead an appointed one. Representation from each 

 region, and a chairman elected from this group. 



It is pretty clear to me that a choice of weapons season is not 

 too far off. I would like to see it set up so a person could bow 

 hunt one species and rifle hunt another. 



Your department systematically raises licence fees while 

 available hunting sites decrease. You have become a taxing 

 burcacracy concerned with raising fees and adding regulations and 

 restrictions. your apparant goal seems to be to force all 

 hunters to use one of the low-life outfitters that dominate 

 several of the better hunting areas . 



I hope that the Fish, Wildlife & Parks uses reasonable judgement 

 on any changes to do with wildlife. And not to meet the public 

 eye. Most public wants evrything delivered in hand with a gold 

 platter. All wild life. Big & Small would disapear. in a very 

 short while. P.S. I myself Bow hunt just so I can be out with 

 the big game. Listening to the bugling elk is far more satisfing 

 than shooting one. 



I have hunted & lived in montana all my life. I am 37 now. 

 Since I started at 12 I have seen you - the F.W.P. almost totaly 



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