could do a lot better if they had been set up properly with there 

 equipment . 



I know it would be hard to make archers stay after gut shot game 

 but I wish something could be done, in all the yrs , I've hunted 

 archery elk I've always gotten shots close range and the only elk 

 I've stuck I tracke 12 miles to retreive it. Without lose of 

 meat, or the trophy, head. 



I would like to see archers have to pass a skill test - too many 

 animals are wounded by poor shots - Make hunters prove that they 

 have the skills to go out there and hunt. 



Although I enjoy both archery and rifle season, I am afraid the 

 numbers of archery hunters has drastically increased. From what 

 I understand, more animals are being woulded and will run the 

 risk of infection and death. By requiring not just an 

 educational requirement but a proficiency test, the number might 

 be reduced while the quality of the hunter could be improved. 



I spend alot of time practicing with my bow. This year a bull 

 elk got away with my arrow in it after 12 hrs . by me and 6 hrs of 

 looking by my dad we gave up. I would like to develop bow 

 hunters (me too) to be deadly. This has never happened to me 

 before but it really effected me when it did. 



I would like to see something available to teach tracking skills 

 w/o snow and w/o blood by someone who really knows 1 



Why Don't you close our State To out of state Hunting Then we 

 would have nore Big game animals for the Resident's to hunt you 

 know the one's that pay Taxes. In 12 years, Hunting with a Rifle 

 I've only got 3 permits 1 antolope 2 B tages know something funy 

 that why I Hunt with Bow. 



I personally think that to many Big bulls are taken with Bows and 

 many wounded that later die because of Bad shots, I like to Bow 

 hunt it is a hard changlend for a person to get a elk and I hope 

 they put more effor in managment for larger Bulls By closing 

 wither Spiks or Branch seasons. The progress has showed in the 

 area of 380 in to years. more Branch Bulls than I have ever seen 

 in that area in 13 years. 



Of all the things that I see that bother me. The one the bothers 

 me the most is other Archery hunters disrespect For landowners . 

 I wish there was a way to get the slobs out of the Field, I feel 

 there should be a skills requirement. Apparently they don't know 

 the laws & aren't interested enough to learn them. 



Too many people buy archery tags - don't practice, shoot from 

 pick up - truck box ride around - drink, make excessive noise, 

 shoot at every thing they see, bugle from vehicle & have no 

 aprereation for serious hunting. 



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