game populations not only includes enforcing regulations, but 

 also in getting a good price for a valuable commodity. 



I feel there is alot more that could be done to build up elk, 

 deer and big game in general, especially in my area. 

 Implementation of more available food sources, etc. Closures of 

 roads etc. are not the answer. I would support a bucks, bulls, 

 and fall/bear season only until populations return to above 

 normal. The fish and gmae herd, kill ratio, etc reporting, to me 

 is so far out of line it isn't funny. But it sure sells 

 licenses, especially out of state. 



PS- Seems to me any my friends that the Fish and Game is 

 allowing this sstate to become paid hunting affordable only to 

 the rich or powerful and are forgetting who really supports the 

 majority of costs. 



I feel the fish and game people drive the elk out of the tysers 

 for their own personal hunting. 



Regulations should be made to stop Idaho Rifle hunters from using 

 Montana areas to access Idaho hunting. I think there is a 

 problem with people parking in Montana and shooting elk while 

 they ride into (towards) Idaho during the Montana Archery season. 



I was quite upset about the bear hunting in area 580-we planned 

 to hunt bear with bow in this area-and found it had been closed 

 because the quota had been filled-We seen a number of bear and 

 talked to the landowners about this-They said the Fish and Game 

 should never have put a quota on them-Having more problems now 

 then ever before they think you just guess at the number of bears 

 and say "Lets put a quota on them for awhile"-! think the quota 

 in this area should only apply to rifle hunters-the number taken 

 by archery wouldn't matter in an overall season. "a montana 

 sportsman" 



In the district that I hunt elk there is a small game reserve tht 

 is posted. I believe this spot is a good place for the animals 

 protection but when a hit animal crawls into the reserve and the 

 hunter can prove there is a hurt animal he should be allowed to 

 obtain that animal. 



I would like to see more money spent in Eastern Montana instead 

 of always in the west. 



I assume that one of these will be going out to gun hunters. 



The questions marked out I though inapporpriate 



Manage game on sound biological data and quit trying to legislate 

 ethics . 



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