populations . 



Some areas become congested, I feel that it would improve the 

 quality of bow hunting is we could decrease the pressure in the 

 congested areas. I would like to see the road that are closed on 

 Oct. 15 closed before the archery season begins. In some areas 

 we should close even more roads. We also need to find a way to 

 more effectively enforce road closures. 



I am concerned about the lack of access I am finding for use of 

 my motorized bike. I use this bike primarily to pack in camp, 

 and pack out animals. Why do horse owners have this privalege 

 and not me? I do not agree with chasing and or harassing on 

 these bikes, only to use them as a tool for packing. 



I hunt with a "real" bow since I was 7 years old. There is no 

 pressure on game by a true archery hunter looking for a trophy. 

 The biggest problem I've witnessed in almost 20 years of hunting 

 big game is road building and the lack of road closures . The 

 pressures from question #11 all pertain to the experiences I've 

 had over the years . Airplanes are the #2 tool these days not to 

 be under-rated. We must close off year-round every new road and 

 every critical road winter-range (ie. snowmobile), this is where 

 the most stress game experience. Airplanes are so unsportsman 

 its ridiculous I 



I'm very glad to have this opportunity to make a statement. I 

 think the first 2 weeks of season a lot of archers are about, 

 especially if the weather is nice; I was mostly disappointed at 

 find cattle and new roads and logging operations in areas that 

 were once remote, more than 1 mile from main roads. I do not 

 like road closure policy. I think more roads should be gated , 

 especially during the general season. Voluntary road closures 

 are for honest people and unfortunatley not everyone obeys road 

 closures. 



I feel that the rules, limits and season are okay, but we are 

 destroying the habitat with all the damn roads being built and 

 not closed after the timber is harvested. Talking to the Forest 

 Service about closing roads is akin to pounding you head on a 

 brick wall. All of the season juggling, sex preference, and 

 other means of increasing herd size will never work if there is 

 continued major access to their habitat!! We need to make the 

 Forest Service engineers quit worrying about justifying their 

 jobs and to start looking beyond the end ot their collective 

 noses. CLOSE MORE ROADS . 



There are two things that I think would greatly improve all 

 hunting in Montana. 1) More and better winter range. 2) Gate 

 more Forest Service roads during hunting season and thru the 

 winter to allow the game to expend less energy during winter 

 months . 



