pressure and bowhunting season cut to nothing and there goes a 

 great sport out the door because they were the little guy. 



Until the DFW&P starts managing the herds and stops giving in to 

 all demands our hunting quality is going to decrease. We allow 

 far too many outfiters into easily accessable areas which takes 

 hunting oportunity away from the residents. As an example in 

 area 215-specif icily in the Little Black foot Drainage two 

 outfitters have camps in there only 2 miles apart. When they 

 have 3-5 hunters 7 days a week during the hunting season the non 

 guided hunter is up against poor odds. And this area can be 

 hunted very well on foot by a day hunter. its not that big - 

 this has to be controlled. 



I also strongly believe that we must make hunters designate rifle 

 or archery hunting for the general season. This would eliminate 

 hunters in both areas. I strongly believe that general big game 

 tags should be purchased before drawings or the season. Thanks 



I feel the Management in the Northwest has alot of room for 

 improvement both in big game management and fishing management we 

 have alot of potential in the Flathead for execelent hunting and 

 fishing, I feel we need improvements in the trophy area of elk 

 and also in (herd area) . I also think we need a blue ribbon 

 stream in the Flathead, with management & rehabilitation I feel 

 we could reach this goal. With the right regulations (3 point or 

 better on bull elk, stricter regulations in some areas.) and in 

 designated area's, set aside for betterment. I feel we 

 reiterating have great potential for trophy sport both in Big 

 game and in fishing. But Management is the key. 



I would also like to see Smith Lake - Batavia made into a managed 

 pheasant area such as the Nine Pipe area South of Ronan, I feel 

 this area needs a strictly managed Pheasant area, at Kalispell we 

 have a lot of elderly people who love to hunt birds but cannot 

 afford to drive or are not able to drive long distance's. This 

 area has great potential I feel. Thank you. 



I wish that F.W.D. would purchase the modesty area area 212. It 

 has been mentioned at several Sportsman Club Meetings and we 

 thought the sale of the sheep license would cover the entire 

 cost. Please try as it is a fantastic area. Walk in or not. 



I appreciate FWP ' s concern with archery hunters. As a rifle 

 hunter, too, I have concerns there. I believe that the death of 

 thousands of deer in the eastern 1/2 of the state last year due 

 to 'black tongue' was a reflection of poor management decisions 

 by your dept . When populations became too large fo the habitat 

 to sustain them, nature had to lend you a helping hand. Thank 

 you for letting me voice my opinion. 



Because wildlife is one of our best state resources, out-of-state 

 (non resident) licenses should be continually looked at as a 

 method of increasing needed revenue. Effective management of 



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