and less on administration and buildings. 



GENERALLY SPEAKING I THINK THE MONTANA ARCHERY SEASON IS 

 EXCELLENT AND I CAN FIND NO REASONS TO CHANGE IT. 



I like the archery season to stay the way it is, no changes are 

 necessary 



I feel that you shouldn't change a thing. I personally have seen 

 over ten branch - antlered bulls, but I hunted in the same areas 

 during rifle season but I didn't see any. What I am saying is 

 that just because people don't see the elk during rifle that 

 doesn't mean they aren't there. 



YOU MAY MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE BUT DON'T CHANGE TO MUCH AS 

 ARCHERY HUNTING IS GREAT FUN WHICH IS MY REASON FOR GOING 

 A KILL WOULD JUST BE ICING ON THE CAKE. 



Leave it just the way it is right now. 



I've hunted Idaho for 9 years before I moved to Montana and I 

 personally think that Montanas bow season is exceptionally better 

 than Idahos . It starts at about the same time but Mont, gives you 

 extra weekends for hunting. I don't get to hunt much during the 

 week because of work, so I think the Fish & Game has great 

 seasons . Theres not much more to say other than Montana has a 

 great archery season, thanks. 



This year was not typical in that I didn't get into the field 

 anywhere close to what I would do normally. 



All in all I think that big game hunting in the state of Mt. 

 is fairly well handled. The opp. is there to enjoy archery 

 hunting in the whole state. Game numbers seem to be up. All in 

 all I see no need for much change in policy 



I THINK THE ARCHERY SEASON IS FINE THE WAY IT IS. 



I like the Montana archery season just the way it stands now. 

 From my experience bow hunters have such a low success ratio that 

 they have very little impact on the population of big game. 



IT AIN'T BROKE-DON 'T FIX IT 



We really enjoy archery season and bowhunting , and sincerely 

 hope that we can continue to enjoy our sport the way we have done 

 in recent years. We don't want more of anything, but would like 

 things to stay the way they are. 



Archery is good the way it is run the way it it. lets not mess it 

 up. By having new changes, an taking away what we have now. Just 

 for the nonreident. 



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