(leased rights) ended on a certain date (for example Sept. 15 of 

 each year) and access to that state land open to the general 

 public . 



I don't think private land owners should be able to charge money 

 to hunt on their land. And if so they should be liable for any 

 injury or acident as you are liable for any damage on their 

 property. 



There's really not alot of prime land opened for elk hunting. 

 Alot of private owners have the land locked up. What can we do?? 



The biggest complaint I have is that their is alot of trouble in 

 getting access through private land to get to public hunting 

 land. This should not happen. I feel I have a right to hunt on 

 public land and that the owner must allow access thru his land to 

 get to public land. Ex. Their are two parcels of land that are 

 surranded by private land and no one will allow access. 



I also feel that when a landowner charges for trespass fee or a 

 fee to hunt on his land they should not be compensated in any way 

 by state or federal funds. Ex. During the 87 season at the Teton 

 Game Preserve only the Newman Ranch allowed bow hunters. Mr. 

 Sailor and Mr. Moore did not allow hunting. I do favor a $2.00 - 

 $5.00 increase in huntingfees that would be used to pay land 

 owners for access rights. 



If hunting in general - meaning rifle and archery, continues in 

 the direction the way it has in the past few years, such as the 

 problems of getting on land and the fees going up constantly. I 

 will have to give up hunting for golf. When it cost more money 

 and is more of a pain then the enjoyment I'm getting out of it, 

 it's not worth it. Why do some peaple get moose permitts ect. 

 yearly and I have yet to get one. 



I really think MFWP should look at opening all of the state land, 

 it is some of these same people that have problems with elk later 

 in year. Elk stay on this land, they know it is safe. After all 

 we do pay taxes . 



I think something should be done about these large corporate 

 owned ranches that provide a refuse for elk herds and then use 

 these elk for there own personal gains, a do not allow any non 

 paying hunters to hunt them, archery or rifle. After all the 

 wildlife in our state do belong to the public, and the public 

 should have access to them. These ranches selling out wildlife 

 for there own gain. And I think this is going to before a very 

 serious problem. Lets not let our state become like the state of 

 Texas where you have to pay a year fee to private land owners for 

 a yearly lease ranging from $300 to $600 just to hunt deer etc., 

 because there is very little public land to hunt in that state. 

 So let not lose sight of what stated in our state and try not to 



