also think the F&G coiiunision are out for themselves also. I 

 would like to share my ideas with someone in person, not in a 

 letter! Something is definitly wrong HERE. 



State and federal government agencies and Farmers and Ranchers in 

 my opinion are most resposnbile for the low populations of wild 

 animals, and it is obvious and for obvious reasons it si also 

 typical that a survey such as this chooses to ignore or is 

 unaware of the obvious. And confuses itself with limited shallow 

 considerations . 



I would hate to think anyone would want to take away area ' s or 

 length of season from bowhunters . I understand that some public 

 officials hate bowhutners but I'm one and I'm proud of it. We 

 are not all slob hunters and deserve the individual rights and 

 freedoms the constitution has given us . 



I am not a really dedicated bow hunter, but I can see nothing to 

 really complain about. I do think it is ridiculous the way the 

 F,W, P are playing around with rules and regulations. 



I think that we should have more game management and less 

 studies, surveys, for all the years of studies Ect. I think its 

 time we start seeing some positive results. Lets have something 

 besides, higher fees, more wardens, less days to hunt, and 

 closing more areas. Lets start serving all mont sportsman and not 

 special interest groups. 



I would like to see the regulation requireing evidence of sex 

 being naturally attached to the carcass made exempt during 

 archery season for elk, inareas where licenses are valid for 

 either sex. Considering the usual warm weather & size of the elk, 

 along with the increasing number of walk in only areas, often 

 times completely boning & backpacking the meat out is the only 

 logical & expediant choice. Having to prove evidence of sex when 

 both are legal seems unnecessary. 



I am satisffied with the way Fish & Wildlife is handling the 

 hunting season. I like the way Rich Desmoine is handling area 

 380. 



I am pleased that bowhunter education will be manatory! ! ! 



Allow no gun hunting of any kind in archery season! Kind of 

 disappointed in our states elk & deer management. They wait until 

 it's too late then do something drastic about the population 

 would like to see more trophy animals! Would like to see wolves 

 band from Montana as they aren't game animals, Wolves as we can't 

 hunt them, and they have a severe affection the populationof deer 

 & elk. I know I hunt the North Fork of Flathead River would like 

 to see the North Fork archery only as the population of deer & 

 Elk is very very low! The check station in the North Fork was 

 only open on week-ends in gun season so you have no idea what 



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