As far as I'm concerned a bow license, bird, waterfowl, pheasant 

 stamp, all should be kicked in for buying the regular license's. 



I feel the deer population has taken a sevear beatting and the 

 drawing amount hsould be dropped sharpley for at least 3 or 4 

 years. The white tailed deer populations is the one hit the 

 worst in the southern 650 region. Bucks should be 3 points or 

 bigger. 



I storngly oppose any FEE increases for the sole purpose of 

 reducing the number of hunters. Living in Montana is a great 

 priviledge and all who do so should be able to partake of its 

 resources. Let's not turn hunting into a rich man's sport. 



All in all I appreciate the efforts that are made by FGfieW&Parks . 

 But they assume high tag costs can solve all their problems. 



I feel the archery hunter deserves an extra deer for their tag. 

 As a rule they can not sell enough extra deer tags in rifel 

 season. Especially to non residents, while local hunters will 

 not purchase them to try to build up herds . 



I don't know what can be done about the $6 archery stamp. But I 

 think you should cancel it. If we pay 6 dollers we should get 

 to kill another deer. 



A 1986 issue of "Field and Stream" publisized the Missouri Breaks 

 in Montana as a bow hunters paradise. This is the area my family 

 has hunted for years, the elk used to be plentiful becuase they 

 could be shot with a permit only. This is not so with a bow. 

 This is the first year we didn't see a single elk. We ran 

 accross old bow hunters camps everywhere. Mainly Arizona and 

 Oregon plates, as many as local hunters. This is a shame 1 It's 

 time elk were only hunted by drawing, bow or rifle. 



I don ' t see why we have to buy an archery stamp when we already 

 had to buy all of our tags to begin with. 



I do not feel it's fair that if you draw archery hunt at Missouri 

 breaks, that you are eliminated from any special rifle hunts!! 



We need to transplant more and mroe elk each year-Close elk 

 hunting for bulls for 2 years-limit archery season each year-have 

 drawings for archery stamp-do not sell big game licenses after 

 opening day-general season-charge out of state hunters "triple" 

 for their licenses-the can easily afford it. 



I think there shoudl be a way to give these special elk permits 

 out to people who are going to give it an honest effort. I know 

 of a lot of people that get permits and hardly get out of the 

 house. You want some elk harvested, maybe be a little more 



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