areas for antelope. Muzzle loaders should have a special season. 

 Elk especially need this regulation in specific areas. Area 260 

 could have archery elk. 



I feel that the money the state recieves from non-serious bow 

 hunters is the only reason you haven't made into law that we must 

 choose between bow or rifle and not both. It's time to pass such 

 a law and cut down on hunting pressure. I feel it's also time to 

 make it Branch-Antlered only throughout the entire state. 

 Also, cutting down on season lengths would only serve to increase 

 direct pressure on the animals. In my opinion this is definately 

 not the answer. 



You people have a tough job and you do it well. Sometimes it 

 seems you care to much about revenue though so raise out license 

 fees if need be and cut down on out of state hunters and in turn 

 cut down on hunting pressure. Thank you for listening. 



Elk hunting for any given year should be either by Bow or Rifle 

 but not both for the entire year. This should be especially true 

 in the Missouri Breaks. This would definitely take care of the 

 over abundance of would-be two season Bowhunters , those 

 Bowhunters that committ to Bow would be less in numbers and could 

 even have a longer season. Quality time bowhunting is the 

 important factor for all dedicated bowhunters. 



If I'm given a bow pemit for Elk in the Missouri Breaks I'll give 

 up all opportunity to hunt Elk anywhere in the State of Montana 

 for that entire year. 



Think the elk season is a good length & like being able to hunt 

 with both bow & rifle as well. 



I don't think a hunter should have to make a choice on which way 

 he should hunt. We all have the same oppertunity as the other 

 guy. 



I would be very concerned to see the big game hunting season in 

 Montana go to a either/or type hunt . Anybody who wants is able 

 to hunt with a bow so the argument that the archers have a 

 advantage by being able to hunt longer is really not valid. 



I think it would be wrong to make a resident bowhunter & regular 

 season hunter, to choose between Archery & Rifle season only, 

 although I wouldn't mind hunting Elk in Archery, then Deer and 

 Antelope in regular season. 



There are Archery shoots all over the state before the season 

 starts, and I think these would be a good place for the people 

 who wish to hunt, too try their skill. Also the Fish & Game 

 could have a representative to issue licensed to ath eArchers 

 that have gotten a score higher than the minimum set by the Fish 

 & Game. Part II #7 



I feel that hunters should use a bun or bow, but not both for 



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