ower hunting and the land owners are getting payed by out of 

 staters and hunting clubs to only let them hunt. 



Miners obtain a small portion of road and block off thousands of 

 acres. Ranchers get nearly free grazing on public land and ruin 

 streambanks and winter range. I feel fee hunting on private land 

 should be illegal. Rich out of staters are buying game that the 

 ranchers have no right to sell. The game should belong to the 

 people. 



Land access very dificult woud like to see incentive program for 

 land owners. - and a better maps to public lands, and access to 

 them - stop horse access - or hunting from horse-archery & guns 

 unfair advantage. 



It's not right that we can't get to the public land that is 

 behind private property. 



I would like to see the state give hunters Archers & Rifle the 

 right to hunt on leased land 



I don't feel archer's need more expense and regulations by the 

 Dept. If the Dept. is truely interested in improving archery and 

 hunting in general, obtain access for sportsman onto public lands 

 we've already been taxed for. 



I'm unhappy with the access closer's in many distries . 360 Jack 

 Creek Drainage road was closed off about 2 miles short of were it 

 used to go. 333 much of the Boulder river drainage is closed off, 

 or the roads that used to get you up on top are closed, not to 

 miention the logging that has scared the elk back further so it 

 gives the outfitters a better chance and the public less 

 oppertunity as in the Plum Creek lumber company. 



I am difinatly satisfied with the population and size of the game 

 in the areas that I hunt but, I am disapointed in private 

 landowners cutting off public land. Mannly acccess roads and in 

 general their attitude to the general public. I would like the 

 purchase of more land to hunt on. 



It is very difficult to decipher who owns the land and who to ask 

 for permission from the orange paint on a fence post, telephone 

 post, old tire, etc. 



I feel that having to pay fee ' s to landowners for hunting is not 

 fair. Because most landowners do not own the wildlife on there 

 land! 



The biggest problem hunters in Montana face in the future will be 



access to private land, lets get together & put a stop to 



irresponsible hunting practices before this sport gets to 

 expensive to be in. 



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