experience, reduce non retrieve game because of bad/in experience 

 archery hunters. I dislike people who think they can archery 

 hunt within a short period of time, take a shot and wound an 

 animal without harvest. This is a waste of our natural resouce 

 and management can do something about it . 



'87 - My First Year Bowhunting - Enjoyed immensely - Saw Elk 

 Every Day - No Shots - Learned a Lot. Made My Rifle Season un 

 interesting (By Comparison) . 



*: Like to See Vital Shot d? - Brief "Summary of Tracking & Warm 

 weather Meat Care avaible of purchace of Licience - also refeaces 

 for further literature. 



I have Quit a few friends that bow hunt and there always telling 



me of the deer & elk they wound and never get. Therefore I feel 



it would be in the archer and animals best interest for the State 



F.W. & Parks to require all archers to pass a compancy test with 



there bow. 



Thank You for the oppertunity to express are feelings on the bow 



season. 



Appreciate fact Some One is interested in Archers Opions . I 

 personally Don't mind People Rifle hunting at Scime time or 

 season. The biggest problem is the Individual whom becomes an 

 instant bow hunter for the firstweek of season. He is dangerous 

 to others as well as bad for the animals, which sometimes gives 

 archers a bad name. I have yet to hit an animal & not recover 

 it. 



The quality of Elk hunting in the areas I hunt is very good, with 

 a good potential for Pope & Young heads - unfortunately, as 

 stated in question 1, Part II, I feel there are a lot of hunters 

 in the woods who have no business being there - I think it 

 necessary to test the shooting abilities of a lot of archery 

 hunters and deny them a license if they can't pass. 

 I feel even rifle hunters should have to prove their shooting 

 abilities but, unfortunately, the great number of rifle hunters 

 would make this unfeasible. 



Countless times I've found wounded or dead game resulting from 

 improper shot or seen idiots blazing away at unbelievagle 

 distances without even attempting to make a carefully aimed shot. 

 Hunting the grand big game of Montana is a privilege and some of 

 our socalled "sportsman" had best learn this even if it takes the 

 state to impose stricter criteria in obtaining a license. 



Even though this is my 1st year archery hunting Ive come to 

 defend both pro & cons of it. Hunters say that archery hunting 

 is "cheap shot" & that more animals are in juried with the arrow 

 than with a rifle. I disagree because I've heard rumors of rifle 

 hunters hitting game & tracking blood but giving up after an hour 

 or so. 



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