state pressure on our deer population and catering to "big money" 

 aspect of out game. This has reduced the Montanans opportunity. 

 Any news laws or regulations should consider the people who live 

 and love the wildlife in Montana, who pay taxes here and live 

 here 12 months per year. 



If a sportsman can hunt with bow and a rifle, both season, then 

 it is reasonable that he pay extra for the bow permit; otherwise 

 there should be no extra charge for the bow permit. Please send 

 me the results of this survey. 



Increase fees for out-of-state hunters 



Increase fines and penalties for game violations 



Wages are low-Taxes and everyhting else keeps skyrocketing-Let ' s 

 quit penalizing the Montana Hunter who respects hunting. 



I moved to MT from N.M. In. N.M. We have short seasons-choose 

 your season land owner control of permits-now choose your area 

 and in the future draw for permits. That is why I live in MT! 



If MT needs to decrease hunter numbers lets start by doing away 

 with 17,500 non resident lise and 6,000 non res deer only lisc. 

 Montana for Montanians . 



My major complaint about hunting w/wo a bow in Montana is 

 inexperienced out of state hunters spoiling a hunt. Everytime I 

 was near elk this season, an out of state hunter rushed the spot 

 and spoiled the hunt! Sometimes with the help of local 

 rancher/outfitters . 



Being a farmer, I am well aware of the economic condition of 

 Montana. Being a hunter also, I hope you don't put it upon us to 

 turn this thing around by raising license prices even higher. 

 Let the 17,000 out-of-stateers do their part. In fact, during 

 general season, there are mroe foreign license plates in the 

 mountain than our own. 



I strongly oppose the management actions on page 3 . I think it ' s 

 good we can still have a choice ot hunt with gun or bow or both, 

 plus wherever we want to hunt . 



This year in my area, a lot of whitetail deer died from the so- 

 called blue-tongue disease. I saw at least a dozen myself. If 

 hunter pressure would have been heavy, that wouldn't have left 

 many deer. Most hunters went to a different area. That's a 

 choice I hope will continue. 



I would like to see out-of-staters hunter cut in half for gun 

 season and think that there is to many outfitters. 



I am deeply concerned at the number of out of state hunters 



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