What about how many elk the hunter saw but never could or passed 

 up a shot at. As for me (12) one a 7X7 twice beclause of no 

 vital shot offered. One animal that just seeing made my season a 

 success even thought I was unsuccessful this year. 



I feel the fish and game has done nothing with the money I've 

 padi over the last 18 yrs . for archery, habitat, game managment . 

 I really feel discriminated against when I have to pay for the 

 privilege to carry my bow in the woods, the rifle muzzel loader, 

 shotgun hunter just buy a deer-elk tag etc. while I have to have 

 a arch, stamp and lie. to hunt. 



Where has the money gone no archery or gun ranges more state and 

 fed. land being closed to the public use. More and more 

 regulations. Higher fees for all lie. with no money going to 

 wildlife management for all these years past. And now for all of 

 the fish-games lack of foresight the hunter is the one that 

 loses. To me, all the fish and game has been concerned about are 

 the dollars, now they want new headquarters built. More $ down 

 the tube, what about the wildlife? 



1) Like I said turkey hunting ruins bowhunter chances by getting 

 them riled 2) I would like to see the SOB who cuts fences/drives 

 all over private land etc. be fined BIG, be sentenced for some 

 jail time and that be put in the papers. 3) We had a huge deer 

 kill off last year by hunters, what deer were left many died of 

 that lung disease-yet-this year it was again 2 deer and even the 

 FWP encouraged greater hunter expectations (especially the money 

 spending out-of -staters, you people seem to care more for the 

 money than managing the populations, and no one is doing a thing 

 to stop those hunters who ruin it for all. I love to hunt and I 

 care about my animal friends-do you? This year I almost had to 

 give up hunting because I couldn't afford it and the places I 

 could hunt are just about NIL. 



Please tell me what the money from licenses is use for. And why 

 you keep saleing doe licenses for eastern Montana. With deer 

 pop . down . 



Local bow asso. members, land owners and F&G biologist 

 recomendations are not taken seriously. Aggrement at tenative 

 meetings and then done opposit at commissionlevel . Spend less 

 money on buildings and put money to better use improving wildlife 

 population and quality. 



Many of our small, isolated elk herds are affected by archery 

 pressure other management ideas such as gun or bow, drawings, 

 etc. need to be implemented on a trial basis. I sincerely 

 believe that business oppurtunities like archery promoters and 

 outfitting have begun to change Montana hunting oppurtunies for 

 the worse! 1 



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