15. FEE HUNTING, LANDOWNER/SPORTSMEN ISSUES. PUBLIC ACCESS. 



I feel very strong about access to all public lands. In fact 

 belong to a local access coalition group. 



I also feel more could be done to provide access on private land, 

 including reduction of tax breaks and subsidy programs. 



It is a shame that large landowners both in state and out of 

 state owners control access to public lands which are excellent 

 hunting areas. Not because they are against hunting but are in 

 the business of harvesting elk for financial gain. My feeling is 

 that the elk they harvest belong to the public land and I 

 resent, as a member of the public, the unfair control they (large 

 landowners) exercise a gainst me. 



More access to public land if ranches and farms are taking state 

 and federal help. There land should be somehow open to public 

 not leased. 



I am a landowner and over the years the bow hunters are giving us 

 a lot of trouble with fences and other property. It would be 

 nice if the fish and game wold take responsbility for the six 

 miles of fence I have to put up each year. From now on our 

 ground is closed to all hunting, because I'm tired of picking up 

 after all the slob hunters that run the elk with 4x4 and on foot. 



Primarily wanted to hunt deer in Tenton-Springs area at Choteau, 

 but could not find any landowner to give permission. Pass 

 information to Region office and they were aware of problem. 



The one real complaint I have is around our district 215 that 

 alot of hunters that own land is they get permission from nearby 

 landowners and run elk on to their land and then you can ' t hunt 

 their land even though they drive trucks onto other land to chase 

 them to their land. 



I feel more time and money's should be used to get access to the 

 public lands that are not available to hunt on just because 

 somebody has that land surrounded by private land. 



I also feel that the game and fish should have a little more 

 concern when checking a hunters license instead of making him 

 feel like they want to find him in violation with the laws and 

 making him feel like he is a criminal for hunting. 



I feel access to privite land is very poor. There should be 

 better landowner - sportsman relationship - no pay hunting. 



Way to much fee hunting any more. 



