better chance @ drawing a special tag. 



You should have to choose either to hunt with a bow or a rifle. 



I don't like the idea of hunting with bow or gun choice I think 

 that poaching would increase if you make people decide one or the 

 other. I also don't like the idea of applying for permits to bow 

 hunt another increase in poaching would acure from people mad 

 about not getting drawn 



INCREASED HUNTING FEE BY LANDOWNERS DURING ARCHERY SEASON TEND TO 

 CLOSE OFF ACCESS AREAS FOR BOWHUNTERS . IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO 

 MAKE A HUNTER CHOOSE BETWEEN BOW AND RIFLE THE F & G WOULD NEED 

 TO MAKE SOME AREAS FOR ARCHERY ONLY THE ENTIRE HUNTING SEASON 

 WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE SOME ARCHERY PERMITS ONLY FOR MOOSE, 

 SHEEP AND GOAT. 



I could live with the concept of choosing either rifle or bow for 

 either deer or elk. i.e. the option to only hunt elk w/ a bow 

 from start of bow season to the end of the general season and to 

 be able to hunt deer w/ a rifle during the general season. This 

 concept would or could be a useful tool to reduce the # ' s of 

 archers. This concept makes more sense than all the others 

 proposed in #8 of the deer section except raising the fee to $8 

 w/ $2 for wildlife/access improvement. I would like to see 

 morsclosed roads w/ strict enforcement; being wishy /washy on this 

 issue gives the Dept . a bad image - for example: roads in the 

 Viponds (area 331) were listed as "closed", but the closure signs 

 were turn down & vehicles traversed the roads - a metal gate 

 could have been closed & locked but was left wide open. If the 

 dept. has the guts to close a road (on paper), it had better have 

 the muscle to enforce the closure. 



I feel I need to comment on the following wuestions on your 



survey . 



#8-a I personally hunt with bow and rifle both, if one or the 



other was taken from me I would feel greatly deprived of being a 



sportman. I think if a person wants to hunt with a bow, rifle or 



both then this is a decision for him to make and should not be 



forced to give up one or the other. 



#8b,8c I think both of these questions are ridiculous, the only 



reason I could see for #b is if there were a drastic fall in herd 



numbers. #c-I can not see where this would be any benefit to 



anyone . 



#8d-Does a person need to have a endless supply of money and be a 



expert archer to be able to enjoy this sport. Don't add to the 



burden of low income sportsman. 



#8e- If the money from the conservation, archery and game license 



isn't going to this now then where is it going? 



#10- I beleive I know your reason for this question, however, I 



have had to buy my license after opening day because of financial 



difficulties. If this was to be put into effect, there would be 



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