require an individual to choose between archery and rifle season. 

 I know that I hunt archery for fun and rifle for meat. I do 

 believe that all tags should be purchased before the season 

 opens, (helps to prevent poaching). Though this was my 1st year 

 hunting elk, I was very impressed and will now be an avid elk 

 hunter from now on. Please don't make the same mistakes as Calf, 

 and Oregon!! Game preservation is important but the enjoyment of 

 the sport is just as important as the meat on the table. I would 

 prefer to see less rifle hunters in the field than archery 

 hunters. I hated to have to choose between enjoying my hunting 

 alone during archery season or hunting with my friends during 

 rifle season (when I lived in Oregon) . 



1) Limit bowhunters for elk to dedicated bowhunters and lengthen 

 the season for them for at least Sept-October. Especially in the 

 Missouri Breaks . Do this by making the hunter choose bow or 

 rifle hunting for elk in Montana for that year. This would 

 eliminate your bowhunter number problem and give the dedicated 

 bowhunter more quality time in the field. 



2) Do not sell any state or federal lands. 



I agree to the either or season for elk only. 



Elk are a big prize and the diehard push all season-bow and 

 rifle. Too much pressure. 



I value our elk and their future as a top value. I work in the 

 woods and spend most of my weekends in the woods and elk and deer 

 herd are on the increase in the last 5 yrs. I would like to see 

 us hunt either by bow or rifle for elk to avoid (slob) hunters 

 who are looking for an extra opportunity. We should have to show 

 we're adiquit and firmiliar with bow tactics like Alaska does. 



I'm not concerned witht he deer because I know about 80% of the 

 bow hunters in this valley and not more than 3 or 4 of them even 

 make a serious attempt to hunt deer. 



I belive that a person should choose whitch way he way he wants 

 to hunt to buy his permits before season opens and before the 

 drawing for permits. This would eliminate many people drawing 

 permits that do not hunt and I also hope they close the whole 

 state to killing of spikes, because some people abuse this from 

 one area to another. 



I feel that if you had to choose yoru type bof season or that if 

 you raised the cost fo tags. It would get rid of people that are 

 not serious about archery hunting. Also a person should have to 

 buy all tags before hunting season. If you do not make a person 

 choose your season to hunt in you shoud make it so that if you 

 get a cow permit one year you are not eligable to apply the 

 following year giving other people a chance to draw a special 

 permit . 



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