ruin the little Belts with logging. I have seen my own area 

 around Absarokee ruined by the local & out of state moved in 

 outfitters. Your game warden's don't respond to the local 

 hunter. Your first concern should be the montana hunter (rifle 

 or bow) before the money made from out of staters! 



We need fewer bilogests and more game wardens, longer seasions 



and fewer restrictions . 



We need more access to our national forest lands. 



I do not feel that the hunting oppurtunities in this state are 



worth the cost. It is much too expensive for a resident of 



Montana to buy all thease licenses and special tags. 



I would like to see a commission that was entirely open minded 

 willing to work with all groups wanting to hunt Montana. For one 

 or more of these individuals to be dead set against one group or 

 another is a crime to say the least.... and for the commission 

 Dept. and legislature to try to rape the wildlife resource 

 conservation should be first and formost in the minds of the 

 people making the decisions on hunting in the state rather than 

 the amount of money that can be obtained by prostituting this 

 resource. The wildlife resource is a Montana resource and should 

 be managed for the healthy, thriving resource that it is without 

 concern for whether or not 1,000 or 100,000 more permits might 

 help the state get it's budget balanced! 



I also feel that the commission & Dept. should weight more 

 heavily the feelings and desires of the various hunting groups. 

 We attend meetings where we are asked our opinions... only to be 

 told that decisions have been made contrary to our ideas whether 

 we want them or not. Mr. Olson of the Dept. acts as though we 

 are all illiterate and the truth is the great majority of hunters 

 who have done any elk hunting have probably forgotten more than 

 he knows . I question the requirements for a biologist in his 

 position. 



Landowner/Sportsman Committees important 



Adequate game populations, management of the species. Better in 



Field Survery. Mean population 



Stop over the counter sale of Whitetail tags - "slaughter tactic" 



no control 



I hope bowhunting isn't being used as a scape goat for changing 

 times. Habitate loss is increasing drastically poaching is 

 increasing particall due to trophy animas worth more., More 

 hunting pressure on a limited recorce. I see no reason for this 

 survey since archery is a low impact sport. I believe the Fish & 

 Game could make a lot of head way by working hand in hand with 

 the Forest Service, and land owners for habitat improvement the 

 biggest limiting factor. Also Montana should get tough with 

 poachers' especially those with trophy and permit animals. I 

 think Montana should look at other states on how things like 

 either or have worked out. It only increased gun hunting 



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