can walk right up to game and shot and the people with vehicles 

 come roaring into your area chasing game you've been following 

 all day. 



I would definitely like to see all archery hunter required to 

 take a safety course, including passing a markmanship in shooting 

 the bow of their choice to pass. This would help to cut down on 

 non-serious hunters as well as the number of wounded & lost 

 animals . 



Part II #8 a&b. I would not be opposed to requiring hunters to 



choose which species to hunt with bow only . Be it only one or 



all species . 



Part III #8&9&10, My answers could be mistaken as wounding an 



elk. In fact, 6x6 Sept 26> I killed and tagged 1 bull elk, After 



I had shot an arrow at a bull elk as a follow up shot after my 



partner made a lung shot on his elk on an earlier hunt. 



5x6 Sept 19> I feel that archers wounding and failing to bag elk, 



game is a serious problem that we as a group should work to 



reduce to a minimum. In effect, weed out the slob hunters! 



1. The biggest thing wrong w/archery is that dealers will sell 

 Bows just before season and turn these people out w/no Test of 

 Ability. Doesn't hurt the game much but Gives Archery a black 

 eye - 2. Don't always favor the horseman - If you close an Area, 

 Close it to horsemen Also. Youre giving them their own private 

 hunting Grounds . 



Overall archery hunting has been a good sport. More animals in 

 population would be nice. Biggest complaint is that the "fair 

 weather" archer can buy a bow one day and go toot his bugle the 

 next and spook out the game. They take shots they shouldn't. 

 They only hunt to extend their seasons . It would be interesting 

 to declare archery or gun hunting only for a 1 year trial basis 

 and evaluate the effects on hunter # and success %. It would be 

 a good test . Thanks . 



Many gun hunters are opposed to archery hunting. Arguing about 

 the # of wounded animals. Sure there are a few, but so are there 

 in gun season. A bow compentency test would be very good, 

 indeed. Since bow range & skills are alot more in factor. It 

 might weed out some bow hunters & help the good name of the 

 sport. Maybe even a minimum box poundage would be help ful in 

 the amount of wounded lost game. -Thanx- 



The Fish & Game has done a good job of management. However, we 

 are seeing more Bowhunters who pick up compounds with sights one 

 day and the next day are out hunting Big Game. I don't know if 

 its possible, but Id like to see that regulated somehow. 

 Possibly by an either or program. 



Reduce the non-serious archery hunters, therfore increase archery 



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