other techinical advances have increased the number of bow 

 hunters who participate but with a low level of committment. 

 This low level of committment translates into going hunting with 

 minimum practice and mental preperation. 



It is important, I feel, to limit the archer's technical 

 advantage for the following reasons: 



1) It limits the number of archers which is becoming a problem in 

 some areas and it will tend to call out the archers who aren't 

 willing to make a large committment to the reforcement of their 

 skills as archers. 



2) Limited technology will limit the impact on the game 

 populations . 



3) By limiting the impact on game populations you can keep the 

 seasons long and thereby provide alot of recreational hours per 

 animal taken. 



I have heard during one discussion an idea of if necessary, 

 shorten the season when "hi tec" equipment is allowed and have a 

 segment of the season open just to long bows and recurves. It 

 may be a way of encourging archers to avoid the methods of 

 hunting that are hardest on the game populations . 



I would liek bow hunters to qualify at different targets at 

 different ranges before they get their licenses. I saw a lot of 

 wounded game this year becauce of badly placed shots. 



I do plan to hunt this year, '88, with my bow. I'm not sure of 

 elk but deer I'll do. I have a problem with weekend archers and 

 same with rifle hunters. They shoudl practice up, sight in, etc. 

 I hate drinkers that booze ' n shoot then drive to a bar and 

 continue boozen, leaving the meat on the hot hood of the vehicle 

 to spoil in the warm afternoon and evening. I also fish'n 

 release. Big fish breed big fish. I see too many over limit 

 fishing of one spot to bad for us all. 



The only change I would make is the testing of the hunters 

 ability to hit or kill shot. Too many people purchase a bow and 

 start hunting with out practice. I feel the major share of 

 wounded animals are how people who do not practice enough. 



I am concerned about the number of wounded animals. It is 

 probably far less than rifle hunter, but it give bow hunters a 

 bad name. 



I would like to see a law passed to make every bowhutner take a 

 shooting competency test, or they can't get an archery stamp. 

 I've seen a lot of people that cant hit a 4X4 chunck of styrofoam 

 at 30 yds with 5 arrows. Put a lifesize deer target up at 10-20- 

 30 yds. and see if people can hit the kill zone with 3 out of 5 

 arrows . 



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