Would like to see a longer season and would pay more for better 

 hunting areas with less roads & access. 



I feel that after walking for miles and/or hours, and truly 

 hunting, that seeing four or three wheeler tracks, is defeating 

 the whole purpose of hunting the "back country. They should be 

 restricted like 4x4 ' s and other motor vehicles more aggressively. 



It appears to me that all easily accessable areas that I hunt are 

 saturated with hunters. More road closures seem appropiate. 



The only place anyone from Eastern Montana can feasibly hunt elk 

 is at Fort Peck. 



If something must be done why not eliminate some of the spurs off 

 the main roads. This alone will achieve greater elk numbers, 

 reduce pressure, eliminate the non-serious hunter (rifle or 

 archery) and provide quality hunting for everyone. 



I would like to see more mountian road closiers. To many road 

 hunters . 



Saw Military Aircraft (green helicopters) descending upon Elk 

 herds twice on different occasions in Area 413 in Bow seaon. 



Feel very strict travel restrictions should be in effect for all 

 terrain vehicles in hunting areas. Should only be allowed on 

 established, well used roads as with 4x4 trucks. 



I enjoy Bow Hunting with the use of a Motor cycle, but there are 

 many people starting to abuse them. I would like to see more law 

 enforcement on motorcycle's or the total shut down on them. I 

 hunt Buck Creek Ridge and to many cycle's have screwed up my 

 hunting. 



We pay taxes to use the forest services roads, but we are not 

 able to because of the locked gates. 



They let motorcycles and ATV behind the gates but not trucks and 

 I feel that is discriminating. 



Some area's need less vech travel both 4x4 & All Terrain Vech. - 

 & area's that are closed it need enforced. 



Suggested Management Actions - (question 8) 



1 feel there is a need for more road closures of secondary 

 logging roads before or during Bow season, except to vechiles 

 under 40" wide for packing out of meat only. OR move the Oct 

 15th road closure date to Sept. 15, leaving the first 10 days of 

 Bow season open. Bow hunting Interest decreased after the first 



2 weeks, except for serious hunters. 



-strong need for some kind of Bowhunter education and comptancy 



course that is mandatory for everyone. 



-would like to see a late season Damage type hunt for Elk that is 



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