to be closed or should be for good Elk protection just contact 

 me.) Steven Dean Mace, 916 Cooley St., Missoula, MT 59801, phone 

 728-3039. 



You should do away with a charge for Archery hunting period. A 

 Elk tag is an Elk tag is an Elk tag. You should Eliminate 

 hunters who can't pass on accuracy test in shooting the other 

 problem is too many roads open on the Forest Service lands with a 

 lack of access to public land in other cases. Also 



To much area being closed off to vehicles. 



I would like to see more access to the National forest & public 

 lands. I am tired of going up a public road that crosses private 

 property & finding the gates locked & one cannot get to the 

 forest sevice to hunt. I would like to see tougher fines & 

 penalties for the law breaker & poachers . 



I think the roads should be opened so you can drive back to where 

 you want to go and walk I would make it a lote funner. 



I wish there was a way I could hunt using a atv to retrieve the 

 meat and just hunt with for I am a handicaped hunter theres a lot 

 of places I just can't get to on foot because I have an 

 artificial leg this would be more enjoyable and I don't think 

 would cause a problem with the state land and grass if the people 

 didn't abuse the privilage. if there is any help a handicaped 

 hunter can use that I don't know about, I would sure appreciate a 

 reply from fish and game regarding these laws. Thank you. 



The area where I hunt elk (263) is perhaps a little too crowded 

 with hunters. I would like to see a late archery hunt in 623. I 

 would like also to see a late buck deer hunt where I hunt deer 

 (704). This would allow a chance to hunt the rut with a bow 

 without interference from geen hunters . 



I am a landowner in area 7 04 and have a lot of trouble with gun 

 hunters hunting without permission. I would like to see the gun 

 season shortened and the archery season lengthened. I would also 

 like to see management for more trophy animals. Most of the 

 larger animals are taken late in the gun season while the deer 

 are in rut. By not allowing gun hunting then, there would be 

 more trophy animals left for future years. Please see attached 

 page. 



Also in relation to the elk in area 623 and a joining areas, one 

 way to improve the elk hunting further would be to close more 

 roads. At the present time most of the elk get chased to the 

 willows for protection from hunters. If the roads through the 

 Breaks were further apart the elk would probably find more areas 

 to their liking. This would also tend to discourage the more 

 casual hunters by making the elk more inacessable. Please see 

 other side. 

 Another problem that I have not personally seen but have heard 



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