or with arrows in them, limping or maimed for life or someone 

 else gets them. 



Since the popularity of archery is on the increase, serious 

 consideration ought to be given about bowhunting ethics, ability, 

 and knowledge - like a hunter safety course. 

 Archery for bear hunting has poor opportunity - consider baiting. 



A bow hunters education course requirement is desireable. 



Poor hunters = 



Too long shots taken at non vital areas 



Too many "buglers" that bugles talk poorly & put elk off. 



Would it be possible to require as hunter's ed. course for 

 hunters (archery & rifle) who have not previously had a MT 

 hunting license? 



I am for increasing criminal penalties and enacting civil 

 penalties, payable to MT F&G, against fish & game law violators, 

 (i.e. poachers) . 



I think every archer should pass a field test and a class room 

 test before hunting with a bow. 



Too many people are buying bows just before hunting season, 

 hunting deer & elk, not knowing any thing about bow hunting. 

 This causing too many wounded animals in the field 1 



The Biggest Problem That I Can See, concerning archery In 

 Montana, Is; There are too meny bow hunters who are not 

 proficient enough in the art of trailing wounded animals on bare 

 ground. The second problem is, people who are not capable of 

 using their equipment properly. 



Is there any way to weed out the hunters that can not shoot to 

 kill. 



I feel there are too amny archery hunters that are not properly 

 trained & serious about it. They shoot at anything, take poor 

 shots & wound game. Also too many people purchase licenses & 

 tags after the season starts or after they kill something, or 

 after their "iLi£e" kills something. No tags should be sold after 

 the start of a season. 



In the last five years I have seen the number of archery hunters 

 double. Many for the most part are ill equiped to hunt 

 seccessfully . Many archers cannot shoot well enough to assure a 

 good clean kill. However I realize that unfortunately happens in 

 rifle season too. Where the answer to the problem is I don't 

 know. We are getting more bugle shy bulls all the time. Again 

 there is just more pressure. However I don't know where the 

 answers are. I would like to continue to archery hunt, and to 

 keep the quality up. Mayby an increase lisence fee would weed 



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