It is not particulary paramount to me to "kill" an animal during 

 Archery season. I personally feel the fall in Montana is the 

 perfect time to aquire added skills through archery season to 

 lead to a sucessful rifle season. I would love to "catch an elk" 

 as my childred used to say, but if I never do, I still feel like 

 I will still go to "Hunter Heaven", and have had one hellava go 

 time getting there! ! 



Its a good season the way it is right now, why not leave well 

 enough alone [with the exception of increased fees & 1 week 

 shorter. Thanks - 



I feel we have a great opportunity in Montana and I am satisfied 

 with the present seasons and feel they should not be changed, 

 other than permit restrictions . 



I have a young son and feel that we need to maintain the hunting 

 seasons as they are. It is important to me to be able to spend 

 as much time outdoor with him. Whether it be rifle hunting or 

 archery hunting. 



I feel that a few selfish people are trying to get permits on the 

 rist of the Missouri River Breaks. There is plenty of land 

 (public) and an enormous amount of elk. My feelings are that the 

 present permit system on the Northern side of the River should be 

 abolished & go back to the previous open archery permit system - 



I would like to see things stay about as they are - as far as 

 rules. I have been archery hunting for about 15 years I have 

 kill 10 or 12 deer with the Bow. it has only been the last 2 

 years that I even looked at an elk in bow season. As I like to 

 hunt with a rifle as well as a bow. I have passed up shots in 

 the past at Elk just because I wanted to hunt later with the 

 rifle. 



Leave it alone. Its okay the way things are. 



I appreciate the outing with a bow and am occasionally successful 



I also like the privelege of hunting with my rifle. 



I think we should leave things as they now are. Thank you! 



I'm satisfied with the the way the things are run now. 



Archery hunting in Montana is excellent and there are not many 

 ways it could be improved But do what you can! 



I'm quite pleased with the archery seasons & opportunities that 

 we have in Montana. I think we have enough room in Montana that 

 nobody should be shut out any given year because he didn't draw a 

 tag for archery. However, there are certain areas with too much 

 pressure right now. Drawings in the future could serve to spread 

 that pressure a little more evenly across the state. 



Why fix it if it's not broke? 



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