the bowhunters that get their elk in bowseason, if they didn't 

 would probably get it in rifle anyway. I think surveys like this 

 are a good idea. Thanks for your thoughtfullness . 



If you went to a choice hunt. Archery or gun, I'd have to pick 

 gun. This I would feel would mean a loss in revenue to state and 

 to private retail sales and would seriously hurt Montana economy. 

 I feel archery has a place in our state and should be left like 

 it is. Taxpayers have the right to do both types of hunting. 



I feel that making archery hunters decide archery or rifle is 

 unfair, an archery tag package good only for archery and a tag 

 package good only for rifle with the hunter being able to 

 purchase either or both. Each set of tags could be good only 

 during those specified seasons and totally separate from each 

 other. 



The archery season in Montana couldn't be improved in any way 

 other than maybe reducing the hunters who are not serious, but by 

 making it a choice between archery and rifle and choice between 

 animals you would be limiting my time to hunt with my son and 

 other family members who don't hunt with a bow. I am very much 

 opposed to that. 



I feel the biggest problems are poor hunting habits such as 

 running road closures , taking poor shots, and trespassing. 

 Whether archery or rifle hunting, access to some public lands is 

 a problem by private landowners. I rifle hunt mostly in area 360, 

 and access is a major problem there. My main concern as far as 

 seasons are concerned, is the pressure to limit a hunter to 

 either rifle or archery. Lets not follow other states. Let's keep 

 our seasons open so that we who love to hunt can pursue both fine 

 methods, archery & rifle. 



I feel archery hunting is a priviledge that is there for anyone 

 who wants to take advantage of it not just present archers but 

 anyone, just as rifle hunting is any time the DFWP starts change 

 regs to restrict hunting to appease small special interest groups 

 at the expense of the majority esspecially without hard 

 biological data is wrong in most areas the animal resorce now is 

 better than it has ever been and bowhunting has a very minimal 

 effect on animal numbers, to remove bowhunters opportunity for 

 recreation in any way is unneccesary. as for the current proposal 

 of iether or seasons I don't think it is neccesary or ethical to 

 deprive sportsmen of their right to hunt both ways if they so 

 desire the system as it is has worked for a long time and will 

 continue to work ("If it ain't broke don't fix it") if you try to 

 please everybody by the means proposed all you will do is make 

 every body mad. 



I came from a state that went to a rifle or bow only system it 

 didn't work there and it wont work here, it will not help the 



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