my archery skills for hunting. Most archers I know don't take 

 those difficult shots, they don't want to just wing an animal and 



leave it . 



Questions 8,9,10 are questions that need to be addressed. There 

 are many people who call themselves bowhunters who have no idea 

 what it means. I don't know how many "bowhunters" I talk too 

 that tell you about the 80 - 100 yard shot they had. If they 

 have shot at all they would know that 80 - 100 yard shots are 

 pure ignorance of bowhunting. These are the people who don't 

 pass up poor shots waiting for the good one. They just shoot 

 hoping that they'll hit something! Most bow hunters that 

 actively shoot year round will rarely shoot over 45 - 50 yards. 

 Some type of archery education needs to be started. And there 

 are many good archery clubs that can help these people get 

 started on the right foot. There's more to archery than dusting 

 off the old bow once a year, and heading for the field. I know 

 many excellent archers who consistently shoot 270 - 290 out of 

 300 weekly who would never even think of taking an 80 yard shot. 

 It's always the few that ruin things for the many, these are the 

 ones that shoot at any target not knowing capabilities ot 

 limitations of a bow, they are the ones that wound game only to 

 leave them to waste. Lets get an education system going so that 

 we all can enjoy a wonderful sport. 



Q 7 part 2: I think all hunters should be tested on accuracy 

 from different yardages, also on range finding. It is important 

 not to guess at distance arrows drop off quickly and bad shots 

 get made because many archers don't pay more attention. I only 

 got to shoot one time this year because I waited for the proper 

 shot. I think all archers should take time and wait for the best 

 shot possible. 



Bow hunting can either be an asset to Montana or a liability and 

 I think it is important to know your capabilities. Too many time 

 I think under experienced bow hunters take low probability shots . 



I feel an archer must pass an accuracy test before stepping foot 

 in the field. 



I'd like to see the elimination of non-serious bowhunters. I 

 feel that bowhunting takes a fair amount of skill and that a 

 person should take plenty of time to develop these skills. 



I think seminars in tracking wounded game would be good for all 

 hunters and that all hunters be educated on how far they can 

 shoot to make clean kills. Rifle hunters get the opportunity to 

 see dead game left by bowhunters but usually only the elements 

 see the game left by rifle hunters. 



I think that the biggest problem with most archers is that they 



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