I think that at the beginning of archery season that all roads 

 which are closed during the general season should be closed. Too 

 many people road hunt during the archery season. 



I started bow hunting just to hunt elk. I do not enjoy the heavy 

 pressure during the gen season. I hunted the CM Russell one week 

 end & would not go back unless I had a permit for a limited area. 

 As hunting pressure increases permits for some areas may be 

 necessary. I think this is true of the c? gun season now. 

 Also I see All-Terrain vehicles all over They need the same 

 restrictions as trucks. Thank You 



I believe some of the logging roads should be closed to protect 



some areas . 



Logging should not be done in prime Elk Habitat. 



I believe that more roads need to be closed to all vehicles so 

 that the hunter has to walk in to the area. I believe this will 

 help the problem of not having enough bigger bulls, the spike 

 bulls are to accesible to road hunting because they stay with the 

 cows at lower elevations. I am dismayed with the big business 

 attitude that is coming from private land owners. Most Mont. 

 hunters are strictly meat hunters. 



I think that the Fish & Game Commission should strictly enforce 

 the use of ATV s on closed roads, Personally all I saw this year 

 was 3 muley bucks, but I couldn't get a clear shot at any of 

 them. 



I'd like to see more restrictions & enforcement on using ATV 

 cycles, etc for hunting use. Retrieval of meat is ok but all 

 this driving through hunting areas is getting old. 



I turn in people that go behind gates , but nothing happens . 

 In district 292 there been very poor Elk management. All roads 

 are open and even If there are locked gates there very evident 

 ways around them. Kelly humps are the most effective. But are 

 not being applied. Gates that are suppose to be locked. Are 

 damaged and not repaired. 



In other words people can go anywhere and be at least 1/4 to 1/2 

 a mile from an Accessable road Anywhere in 292 from Bear Creek up 

 to the top of E. Ashby to canas or Smith Creek. And the Elk 

 populations in 292 are going to decrease. In Arkansas Creek in 

 1985 I seen 9 bulls in one bench. In 86 a lot less in 87 the 

 same herd 2 bulls 1, 6 point and 1, spike. This is probably due 

 to damaged Arkansas gates and a lot of Kelly humps taken out of 

 the Bottom of East and west Ashby, because of those Kelly humps 

 removal in 86 people killed about 7 bulls in the flats of 

 Potomac. Because the Elk were trapped in the fields. (But I 

 suppose thats the forest services concern.) No insult intended. 

 If you want me to show you access to these roads that are suppose 



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