Or at least be allowed to have access to land beyond it. 



I think that an additional fee on top of the license fee for big 

 game habitat is the best idea anyone has had yet. I also think 

 that paying a fee to get on land in our area is getting out of 

 hand. 



Off the archery subject. Perhaps rifle elk permits could be 

 given by drawing to a particular area issue enough permits that 

 most people recieve them, but in this way elk harvest could be 

 more controlled. 



The only complain I have about hunting in general in Montana is 

 the decline of public lands and the increasing amount of 

 outfitters and hunting clubs on private lands. I think 

 landowners and outfitters feel they own the big game animals that 

 belong to everyoen. I would like to see mroe pubic i access and 

 less pay hunts. So the average hunter in Montana can still 

 afford to hunt. I think the only annswer to that (in my opinion) 

 is more public lands. I would not mind paying more for license 

 fees if more public acces was purchased with the extra money. 

 Thank you for letting me take part in this survey. I hope it 

 helps ! 



Feel that there is alot of overgraizng in forest service 

 properties by private ranches-should make it mandatory-if private 

 ranches graze stock on public land then they should attempt to 

 let hunters hunt their property or allow access across their land 

 to forest service or other public properties . 



they should be "no" kill permits for rancher no matter how big 

 his prombles might be. The rancher cries about elk eating his 

 hay. But will he let the hunter hunt during season "no". 



It is my opinion that owners wanting a fee to let hunters on 

 their land or access through their land is or should be illegal. 

 It is not their game to sell and they are the first ones to 

 complain aobut crop loss. If this is legal land should be taxed 

 as commercial property as they have turned this into a business- 

 Tax free! Also, I license fee's go up and up the fish & Game 

 will cut their own throats as many other depts . in the state. 



I feel that district 380 has no public access to publci lands on 

 Boulder Hill and I'd like to see something done. 



In my opinion the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has 

 subjugated the interests of the Montana sportsman to the guides 

 and outfitters. If the guides and otufitters are going to lease 

 all the private hutning land in the state, they should nnot be 

 allowed to guide on public land, either federal or state. 



The Fish and Game Dept . should be fighting to gian access to 



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