WOULD REALLY MISS BOW HUNTING. ARCHERY SEASON SHOULD ALSO RUN 

 WITH RIFLE SEASON IF THE CHANCE IS MADE. I REALLY ENJOY BOTH 

 TYPES OF HUNTING AND WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO PICK BETWEEN THEM. 



A lot of people are archery hunting with great increases in the 

 last 2 or 3 years. I think that hunting just archery or choosing 

 rifle, and not doing both, will do the trick, (less archers) 

 license fees may be lost. Habitat should be aquired, and get rid 

 of knapweed. There should be more elk in most areas. 



I'd like to see an archery or gun only choice with the archery 

 season split to two weeks at the end of Sept/early Oct and two 

 weeks at the end of the gun season. OR a permit & draw system for 

 archery season with the same season split above. 



The two class system of archery licenses would cut down the 

 number of two-way hunters, plus give incentives to be a one-way 

 archery hunter. 



Last Bow season I saw 3 elk that were hit Bad. they say any body 

 could make a mistake I've archery hunted for 34 year now. I'v 

 either missed or killed , I'v never crippled an animal. I would 

 very much like to see Deer or elk tags stamped archery only or 

 rifle only, one season hunting such as Oregon has cut the bad 

 shot game down a bunch. Also I believe that the archery hunter's 

 should be able to use there tags in aggr, hunt's (archery only). 

 Archery hunter's should be given all the breaks we can get. our 

 ratio of kill is not very high. A real archer such as myself 

 enjoy 's being out calling in an elk 80% more than actually 

 killing them. Don't get me wrong I'll shoot any good shot I can 

 get. Two season hunter's take any shot. 



I strongly feel that archery season is great as it is. I would 

 hate to see it shortened or have to draw for a tag. Also limiting 

 hunting to rifle or archery would bring strong protest form 

 resident hunters. If they do this I would like to see them try it 

 on out-of-state hunters first. I live in Montana for the great 

 outdoors, let the people who don't live here pay for there use of 

 Montana . 



I don't want to be limited to one area or one form of hunting. 

 Most hunters, I feel, would go back to rifles only. Then you 

 would lose the money spent by them (for archery), costing you 

 even more revenue, and animals aren't always in one area. MOST 

 IMPORTANT: Some of my best times, have been hunting. AND I DO 

 NEED the meat. Dont make it so DAM expenses that ONLY doctors and 

 up can afford it. (please) 



I know you folks have a really hard job. But just keep it, 

 so the poor man can afford it. too. 



Archery hunting should still have the chance to hunt Deer & 

 Antolope with rifles. Because there ins ' t that mony bills in this 



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