Hunting 1987 Elk was great except for the fact that private land 

 owners who lease their property to out of state hunters and close 

 all the gates on county roads! With disrespect for CMR ' s hunting 

 areas along the Fort Peck which I spent $8.00 to hunt but cannot 

 get to. Very disappointing that men can control the Elk 

 population that I am paying for as a Montana taxpayer also and 

 buying licences and permits. 



I would like to see access in the Molharon Creek and Cinabare 

 Basin area. Also eight mile creek in the yellowston valley needs 

 access . 



I think money should be used to feed elk leaving yellowstone like 

 what is done a Jackson Hole, also the park service should help 

 with aid in the project. 



I believe we have a good archery season. It would be nice if 

 there was an extened season for bow hunting in Dec. Also many 

 elk in this area in and around Missoula area are taking up their 

 habitat in ranchers back yards. And alot of these people will 

 not let anyone hunt, but I've heard they ask for state funds to 

 help them feed the animals. possibly seet up by permit only, 

 hunts for these ranches to control the herds . 



I hunt on public lands only. I am opposed to fee hunting of wild 

 animals in any form. More attention to access on public land is 

 necessary with time and money spent in that direction than in 

 excessive opinion polls. 



The biggest problem in the future is access - landowners need to 

 be told of the funding available now for fencing lay-yards & the 

 F & G along with sporting groups had better find a system that 

 will some way reimburse landowners for writing permission. P>S> 

 I don't own land either. 



In the area that I hunted Elk a guide had bought a ranch and 

 closed off access to C.M.R. Land. I think that something should 

 be done to asure access to public land. 



So many of the "good" hunting areas are being leased out, that 

 people with the most money get the best hunting and there usually 

 from out of state. While people like myself struggle to find a 

 decent hunting area, and if your lucky enough to find one you 

 usually have to be careful not to shoot or be shot at by all the 

 rest of the hunters who don ' t have enough money to hunt on 

 private land. 



I strongly incourage action to prevent or linit fee hunting (ie 

 tresspass fees). I believe the sportsmans license fees pay for 

 the management of wildlife in general and therefore the sportsman 

 or public should have rightful access to the wildlife. Those 

 landowners requiring fees to access the public wildlife should be 

 taxed heavily as to make such tresspass fees redundant 1! 



