district in order to decrease hunting pressure. Elk calls such 

 as bugles it upsetting elk's natural breeding habits, and I feel 

 they should be banned. 



The locking up of old established roads has led to tremendous 

 pressure in the areas where roads are still open. I can see 

 locking up new logging roads that add new pressure on the elk 

 herds but roads that have been around for years don ' t hurt 

 anything. Walk in areas with no retrieval by vehical make it 

 almost a private domain for guides and outfitters with the 

 equipment to get back in and retrieve animals . 



Aircraft used to spot elk in area 362 needs to be curtailed - it 

 has ruined more than 3 hunts for me over the last 5 years . 



Since the very first bow season in Mont. There has never been a 

 pre fire arms season. The Fish & Game Dept . has always opened 

 the upland bird season on the same day as archery season. With 

 shot gun and rifle shooters riding motor cycles all over the 

 mountains making very much noise certainly disturbing game 

 animals and is a detriment to bow hunters trying to stalk game 

 animals . 



Bow hunters should have at least 2 weeks ahead of firearms 

 season. Bow hunting has increased greatly in Mont and definitely 

 has a big impact on the economy in the state. 



I feel that game gets harassed by motor vehicles, 4X4, 4 

 wheelers, helicopters. They are too spooky. Then how many 

 animals are shot with rifles 22 cal . 



Archers should have to prove their ability rather than just go 

 buy a bow and expect to use it correctly and accurately. 



I would really like to see the big game population (all species) 

 increase in Montana - even if my opportunities to harvest them 

 were lessend. I also strongly oppose all terrain vehicles - 

 Montana has plenty of national forest roads . and a natural 

 balance to maintain. 



Im concerned about all the new roads you have to watch up Deep 

 Creek (Harpers Bridge) . The gates up there are not! good enough 

 to keep out four sheelers . Somebody should build a soild iron 

 gate. Then no one can get in. Unless they have a key. It 

 should be done to every gate that is in a hunting area. 

 It will cost money. But then their will be no trucks where they 

 don't belong . Every one should have to walk. I always have. I 

 don't see why someone can drive in. They're just lazy . They need 

 to be stopped . 



I think ATV's & ATC ' s should be illegalized for hunting, I saw 

 more tracks where these vehicles have torn up the ground and have 

 abused the land. Also I have seen big buck deer chased & killed 

 by ATV's. Disgusting!!!! 



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