I think archery hunting should be stoped and open up a Black 

 Powder Hunt in the place of archery. I don't think there is to 

 menny deer & Elk that get shot with a bow are killed and found. 

 Thay just go off and die. That is a wast of meet. I will not 

 buy a archery sision agine. If you would open a Black Powder 

 seasion I would buy the lisions & a lot of my friends would like 

 to see a Black powder sesion. 



If you want to shorten the hunting season why don't you shorten 

 rifle season. They take more game then archery season ever 

 thought of taking. 



I hope this is a step forward by the Fish, Game & Parks to better 



understand & realize the value of archery hunting rather than 



treating it in after thought. 



Cross bows have no place in archery season. If they want to use 



crossbows let them do so during the gun season. 



Crossbow mfg. are the only ones lobbying for crossbows in archery 



season & greed is their motive 1 



Compound bows and sights should not be permitted. Lets go back 

 to the basics. Recurve or long bows. Remember the ways of Ishl. 



Not directly connected with archery- But I really would like to 

 see a muzzel loading season in MT. (Like Colo. has). Each hunter 

 would only get to hunt in one season per year (archery, muzzle 

 loading or regular rifle) . 

 MT needs to do a better job of unit by unit game management. 



I do not think archery season should be open to crossbows. 



Magazines: Outdoor Life, Fur, Fish & Game, Bowhunter, and 

 Archery world. One or all support the following. 

 1) Page 3, Question 8, a 2) Page 2, question 7,e 



1) Any time either or has been tried in other states it has 

 caused hard feeling between gun & bow hunters. "Hunters" must 

 stick together, whatever weapon they choose and whatever 

 comprimises are needed to insure hunting in the future. Anti- 

 hunting groups thrive on this. 



2) As you're well aware, recurve, long bow & compound bows are 

 all hand held and releiced. "Only practice " will make one 

 efficient. Arguing or debating as to which is "best" will only 

 take away from the sport (Art) of archery. Cross bows are 

 nothandheld and have neplace in archery seasons. But, consider 

 severely handicapped people for there use. 



Thank You! , for your concern about archery! 



I can't help but wonder why all the concern lately is directed at 

 Bowhunters when it seems to me that Rifle hunters in their 

 numbers cause far more overall problems. I suppose it boils down 

 to the economics question like everything else. Money talks! 



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