Although I've bowhunted a number of years (only 2 yrs . in Mt), 

 I've never bagged an animal with a bow. I just enjoy going for 

 the reasons listed in #1, part III I'd hate to see restrictions 

 on seasons, limits, either/or hunting with a rifle, etc unless 

 absolutely necessary as in Oregon. 



I've hunted for 27 years & feel access & landowner relations are 

 worse each year. I'd like to see more public access to the 

 public lands & hope your fee raise for land acquisition & 

 improvement addresses this need. 



I feel that since Archery hunting in Montana has no significant 

 effect on game, it should be left as is. 



I do not think raising fees for Archery Hunting to purchase 

 Access is a good idea. However I strongly urge thinking in 

 regards to Auctioning a 2nd sheep tag a moose - goat and one 

 grizzly license for funds to obtain access through private lands 

 to public lands for all sportsmen. Sincerely yours; Member of 

 Bitteroot Sportsman's Landowners Committee. Member of Ravalli 

 County Wildlife Assn. Representative Montana Muzzleloaders . 



Public lands that are inside private lands should have an access 

 for public use. If not, the private landowner should not be 

 allowed to use, lease, charge monies, for hunting on such lands. 

 Pay hunting should not include these lands. If the public can't 

 use public land, then no body should. 



My biggest concern with hunting in general is the competition I 

 experienced with hunters on horses. I would like to see 

 districts set aside only for hikers such as myself without horses 

 or a system where districts would alternate between allowing 

 hikers only and hikers and horse hunters. Access is of big 

 concern to me. If landowners continue to lock off land lawsuits 

 will ensue and the landowners will have access forced on them 

 simply because people won't compromise and settle these problems. 

 Thank you . 



hunting access should be made better for archery hunters in 

 private areas such as the Sun River Area. And Squarbute, & High 

 woods. Its difficult obtaining permission. 



Hunters should be fined to the limit for using 4x4 terrain 

 runners or quad runners, 3 wheelers. 



I think to many private land owners are trying to make to much 

 money on hunting seasons, were not getting a good harvest, where 

 ground is posted too mutch game is getting killed by automobils, 

 not enough public access to public grounds & BLM ground, any body 

 whom charges to tresspass on their ground to get to forest 

 ground, should give you a recat. & be taxed on it just like my 

 wages are taxed, to make anything work we all have to work 

 together. 



I think it would be nice to have some kind of a tag the hunter 

 could give a land owner after a kill that the land owner could 



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