someone tell me bowhunting cripples to many animals - just 

 because of the way the slob-2 season-Mont-hunt! 



I have been hunting with a rifle in Montana for 18 years and have 

 enjoyed it immensely - but the bow hunting experience is much 

 more like we used to hunt, I think it needs to be protected and 

 kept that way. The either or season would cut down on the # of 

 hunters significantly. 



I would like to people hunt with either Bow or rifle by species. 

 For example - hunt elk with a bow and hunt deer with a rifle. I 

 think that a person shouldn't have to choose between a bow and 

 rifle for both elk and deer. 



I think that limiting hunting to archery or rifle would be a 

 mistake, especially financial for FW&P. I do think that we as 

 archers should be required to take a special archery course and 

 show PROFICIENCY before being licensed. 



I like archery the way it is. if it was changed to where you 

 could only hunt archery or rifle, I would give up archery. 



Did not hunt in 87 with bow - 



Dont approve of not being able to hunt w/bow & or rifle. 



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I don't feel the cost of licence is as important as the fact that 



part goes to habitat and access, ie $18 and $2 for a $20. oo 



license. 



I feel a hunter should have to choose his weapon before hunting 



season but not the area he wants to hunt. A person should be 



able to hunt in any area a job or trip or whatever takes him to. 



Open access to lands! Either bow or gun not bothl 



Can't stress enough how important I feel hunters should chose to 

 hunt with either gun or bow (not both) mainly ELK but all hunts 

 would be fine. 



Too many people in Montana hunt with both gun & bow. Please 



don't penalize them. 



Please don't shorten our season either. 



My first priority in bow hunting is to hunt in secluded low 

 pressure areas where I can at least view some animals. Trophy 

 racks and large game populations are secondary to the enjoyment 

 and solitude not found in the rifle season. Keep the extended 

 season, but don't require hunters to choose only rifle or bow 

 season options. 



I feel the archery season is just fine the way it is now. 



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