Please outlaw all ATV vehicles for both archery & rifle seasons. 



The Forest Service locked the road to owr hunting Area. Thes 

 forced us to use a private road to gain access to forest service 

 land. There is now 3 ways to get to our area all across Private 

 land. I feel this is going to create private hunting areas in 

 the near future. 



More pressure is exerted on game animals by the use of ATV's than 

 by all the archers in the state of Montana. ATV's should not be 

 allowed to be used during any phase of the hunting season. Also 

 a modest increase in state license's should be considered but an 

 increase in out-of-state license's is also needed. Montana 

 sportsman pay taxes as well as the license fee's to hunt. 

 The out-of-state license fee's in Montana are still one of the 

 lowest in the nation. Just look at the price paid for the 

 "Bighorn" license that was auctioned in the past two years. 

 Out-of -staters are willing to pay more to hunt in Montana. 

 I do not object to a license increase for Montana residence, but 

 to raise of license fee's without raising out-of-state fees in an 

 injustice to the Montana Sportsman. 



The continued abuse of public lands & game by ATV's & four 

 wheelers must , I repeat must be addressed. Additional road 

 closures will help to eliminate unjustified access to prime 

 hunting areas and areas of elk security, continued denial of 

 access to public land across private property, or inability to 

 hunt on private land (usually owned by a wealthy Californian) is 



becoming a royal pain in the . 



How can I win your Browning Cheyenne 65-80 lb compound bow if you 

 don't give me a place to write my name down! I need a new bow! 



ATV's are a problem - would like to see no off road travel other 



than game retrieval . 



feel all bowhunters should take bowhunter education. 



would like to see poaching fines greatly increased. 



would like to see some road closings control accses. 



I see no reason to change the current regulations regarding 

 archery season. I feel that it's rifle season that needs 

 definite help. The hunting pressure on public lands is beginning 

 to become unbarable although I have no problems I feel the 

 regulations are too complicated for the average person. That 

 contributes greatly to the success of FWP ' s game check stations 

 preying upon the ignarance of others . I also greatly resent the 

 closure of roads & trails on public lands that my father and 

 myself have used for the past 50 years in order to create 

 someone's Utopian concept of wilderness. 



More roads closed - permanent 

 more walking areas. 



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