rights to hunt on various ranches. The rancher aren' t dumb. 

 They take the highest bid and lock the rest of us out. Enforce 

 the laws already on the books and the game in this state will be 

 better for it. 



I think that people who live in other states have hunting area 

 000, and they should hunt in there own state and not ours. This 

 applys to rifle and archery seasons. Also, I would I to see more 

 deer and elk in this state. 



What makes me mad is people from out of state. They are here, 

 which they have never hunted here before, and get big bulls, 

 bucks and bear. I've lived in Lincoln all my life and haven't 

 got a bull elk yet. I think they should limit the out of state 

 hunters to hunt in a certain area. 



I think Helena and our elected oficials in Helena are backing 

 guides and out of stater's to much . We pay the taxes in this 

 state and there lestining to the outfitter who bring in non tax 

 paying out of stater's that spend less money in this state than 

 the local hunter who voted them into office, who can vote them 

 out. 



Too much non-resident pressure in area 250 and 270. 



1) State residents get licenses first if rules are changed. 2) 

 Reduce outfitters. 3) Get foot access acrossed private land to 

 state and federal lands. 4) Close more 4x4 truck roads. All- 

 terrain vehicles cause less damage to vegetation, quit, must stay 

 on roads except to retrive game. 



I am very satisfied with the hunting, numbers of elk, regulations 

 etc. But the number of outfitters and guide camps are becoming 

 more and more numerous in my hunting area. I've never hunted off 

 or used horses. Places I've found elk fairly numerous are 

 getting more pressure from people on horses from guided camps. 

 My experience with most of the guides and outfitters is that they 

 are fairly rude people. There out there making money off these 

 people and they flat don't want any buddy else around. I feel 

 there needs to be something about this. I don't really have any 

 idea what, but this is getting to be a problem. 



I would like to see the outfitters and out of state hunters 

 policed more, I know there are poor hunters right here inMontana 

 but the majority of the abuse of hunting ethics are by these two 

 main groups. 



I can't be much help in your survey because of inexperience; but 

 I'm tired of hearing our state being run down by out of staters. 

 They are tired of paying high fees? Let them hunt their own 

 states. Montana has good hunting because Montanans respect their 

 state and their privelege to hunt. Don't make us pay more for 



