I think that big game should be aloud to migrate on there own. 



Stop the green dot road closures use gates or ditches etc. There 

 is not enough people to enforce. 



Buy license before hunting season and before applying for permits 

 for deer and elk. 



If you receive a cow permit you must hunt in that area only. 



If you receive a permit one year you can't send in the next year. 

 We know many people receive them 2-3 years in a row up to 14 

 years in a row. 



I do not like bird hunting because I am disabled and can't hike 

 far in the woods so I situp and wait close in and the people 

 shooting of the road and so many people are hunting the roads. 

 The elk take off. 



Oil and Gas helicopter exploration should be halted before the 

 season begins. Rifle hunters are priveledged to be rid of the 

 overhead distrubance. Archery hunters near Red Lodge are in 

 close proximity to choppers several times a day. I hunted one 

 day in elk habitat and said the hell with it. 



The day someone shoots at those helicopters maybe someone in Fish 

 and Game will notice. The hill behind the Parker rig is prime 

 elk habitat. I've heard poison gas from that well is a real 

 possibility. What provision is made for game which many days 

 grazes near that rig in the event of a lethal gas effusion. 



When it comes down to it there is much concern about bow hunting 

 of elk and not of the other species. Possibly forcing a choice 

 of hunting elk with a bow or rifle before the season might be 

 best to lower pressure. I don't believe a choice needs to be 

 forced with deer, antelope and bear. I've observed elk very 

 closely over the past 5 years during bow season. The most 

 drastic effect I've seen is the increased use of all-terrain 

 vehicles by bow hunters. The ATV users go anywhere they please, 

 especially in the 310 district. I've seen the elk mvoe out of an 

 area immediately when the ATV's have left before they return to 

 the area. I believe that the disturbances by ATV's and aircraft 

 significantly affects elk distribution and breeding. It seems to 

 me that if you want to decrease bow hunting pressure-remove the 

 ATV's during bow season and this will elimiante the bow hunters 

 who are not serious about it. 



Also, if we are made to choose between rifle or bow, we shoudl 

 not have to pay more to bow hunt . 



Aircraft spotting in 455 and districts around Helena is out of 



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