You people have to do something about this bugling of these big 

 bulls, it's r? screwing up the game population. And over all I 

 think it is going to hurt the size of the elk with these young 

 bulls breeding these cows. It is no damn different than raising 

 cattle on a ranch you don't get good calves from a bull until he 

 is 4 or 5 yrs old Thanks for giving me the oppurtunity to 

 answer . 



Reduce bow permits, increase rifle permits for the health of elk 

 herd in CMR. Elk are stressed during breeding and quality of 

 hunt is reduced because of too many hunters . 



I feel people should be taught more about bugling in Elk and the 

 effect bugling has on elk. 



The hunting seasons now for myself are long enough so I can hunt 

 weekends and work during the week and since the weather plays a 

 big part in the rut it gives me a few weekends to get maybe just 

 one day when both are right. 



I've talked to as many as three bull in this one day. No shots, 

 but this one day is worth all the others . 



Too many big bulls get wounded during the rut. I've talked to a 

 lot of good bow hunters who have lost big bulls. The weather's 

 too nice and warm. Meat spoils and trakcing wounded game is very 

 difficult. Bow huntingin the snow would be much better. 



The reasons for having a late archery season to me out way the 

 reason for having it before general season. In the last 5 years 

 the amount of bugling bulls has decreased significantly in the 

 areas I hunt. The bulls are there but, they don't bugle. This 

 has to affect their rut. Also the loss of animals, due to 

 spoilage because of warm weather and hit and lost because of lack 

 of trakcing snow is increased during an early season such as 

 Montana ' s . 



People are out archeyr hunting but they are not serious aboput 

 it. They bugle from there truck that they just slammed the door 

 on. Elk are not stupid. They catch on quick. I know this is a 

 free country, but they sure make it tough for the rest of us. 



On either bow or rifle seaosn I like the idea but would like to 

 know that I would still be able to hunt elk in the rut and also 

 whitetail in rut and late season. 



