1) Make the bowhunter give up all rifle hunting for big game. 

 That will reduce the number of bowhunters and those left will be 

 dedicated bowhunters . Bowhunters then could hunt elk-deer- 

 antelope in any district they choose for Sep-Oct-Nov. If not all 

 the above species, this should definitely be done for elk. 

 Especially the Missouri Breaks. A hunter with a bow permit in the 

 breaks must give up all rifle hunting for elk in the state of 

 Montana for the year he has a bow permit for the breaks . 



2) Do not sell any state or federal lands to private owners. We 

 are losing more and more private land each year to all types of 

 hunting access. We must keep all that is remaining. 



Do not make a season for only archery or only rifle hunters. The 

 dual season must produce more money because of expenses spent by 

 hunters. The true bow hunter will always be there and the 

 occassional bow hutner will come and go. Because of the 

 difficulity of bow hunting. 



Archery is very challanging Please don't increase fees not 

 restrict hunting "archery only" and "rifle hunting only". Let us 

 have the benifits of both archery and rifle hunting. 



8.b. Right now we have the best of both worlds and I don't see 

 any reason to chang it at this point. When it does become 

 necessary to restrict the number of hunters heres a suggestion: 

 1. if a person wants to hunt all species during bow season he 

 must give up his rihgt to hunt the general season that year, but 

 if he wants to hunt the general season he must choose only 1 

 species to bow hunt. Antelope, whitetail, mule deer, bear or 

 elk. This would limit the number of hunters in both seasons to 

 some extent and still provide the maximum amount of oppertuntiy 

 in days spent hunting. 



I would agree with 8d if we could gun hunt even if we scored with 

 a bow. Many other states already have this policy. Bow licenses 

 cost the same as gun licenses and a person is allowed an animal 

 with each licennse. Other than this I love living and hunting in 

 Montana. 



I am oppose to an eather or season (Rifle or Archery) . This 

 season would cause the end of archery clubs. I hunt for the meat 

 more than sport and would be forced to quit hunting with my bow. 



I personally feel we need to go to either hunting with a bow or 

 rifle. 



Also during the rifle season branch antlered bulls only for 

 4 yrs. Then cow permits by drawing. 



I THINK THE SEASONS ARE JUST FINR THE WAY THEY ARE. IF I AM 

 FORCED TO PICK BETWEEN A BOW OR A RIFLE I WILL PICK A RIFE BUT 



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