I would like to see Black powder Rifle season for elk. 



I do feel if there is any cross bow or black powder, they should 

 be used during rifle season. 



I completely oppose cross bow hunting. 



A crossbow or black powder season should not shorten the archery 

 season. I think crossbows and blackpowder guns should only be 

 legal to use during the regular rifle season, or give the 

 crossbows and black powders their own season by shortening the 

 rifle season. 



Q #8 - I would highly favor drastic actions if cross-bows were 

 legalized, such as shorten seasons, drawings, etc. which I 

 believe would benefit the game more than the high wounding rate, 

 or lost game. 



Part II, quistion #6 I would like to see a short season for 

 cross bows & black powder. 



Ref Question #MI feel either /or would do two things 1) out undo 

 pressure on game during rifle season & 2) Divide hunters and 

 worsen bowhunter/rif lehunter tensious. #8bcfgl archers are 

 limited enough by the equipment we choose and archery success 

 ratios don't warrant further limitations in these areas. jLS. 

 crossbows have too great a range and elk herds would be 

 decimated. We also need more enforcement of and more strinsent 

 game laws to eliminate slob hunters. Mainly in the rifle 

 seasons . 



Bow hunters as a whole are more dedicated and sportsman concience 

 than any other recreationists . We need more education among 

 rifle hunters to dispell myths about our sport. I spend the 

 entire year shooting and preparing for archery season as do most 

 bowhunters . Rifle hunters cannot say that. 



In our area more elk are killed on the opening day of rifle 

 season than in the entire archery season so I don't feel 

 bowhunting pressures are having a negative influence on game 

 populations . 



I'll be 75 years old on January 28th and have hunted with 

 recurves for 24 years and 7 years with Longbow. Its my favorite 

 weapon and I I never used a compound bow and some people who are 

 using them are sure breaking laws, with their lighted sight pins, 

 I've seen them out there in pitch dark waiting for game. I have 

 hunted with bow since 1956 and have shot 24 deer including 1 pape 

 & young mule deer. 2 Antelope, 1 turkey, many rabbits gophers, 5 

 rattlesnakes . 



Many cowpies in practice sessions, etc. My favorite longbow was 

 made by Herb Meland, formerly of Glendive MT. My next one was 

 made by Ron Maulding, Bozeman, MT. 



