with branched bulls all year and issue cow permits. 



Why was area 281 closed to shooting spikes and area 293 was not? 



If you want to help archery season you need to do some limiting 

 on what is taken in rifle season. I feel that there are to many 

 bull in the spike and 2 or 3 point range being taken. We have 

 very few mature bulls. I for one would quit hunting with the bow 

 if I had to choose between rifle or bow. 



Sure would like to see a branch antlered season only for a uear 

 or two. Not many branched bulls in my areas, 435 and 415. 



Please lets not restrict bow season. Lets restrict rifle season. 

 The damage being done during rifle season is amazing. Lets 

 increase elk herds. Raise standards for all hunters. Require 

 name and address on all arrows. Things are great in Montana 

 compared to other states, lets keep it that way and try to keep 

 improving. I feel the slaughter during rifle season is 

 ridiculous. The bowhunter gets much credit for wounding animals, 

 but facts show the numbers to be way higher for rifle hunters. 



Is it possible to grow more elk in W. Montana? Why do we nee one 

 week either sex? Does this not limit elk number a lot? Go to a 

 permit system for cows, a size system for bulls. The population 

 should expand and be comparable to S.W. Montana. Please use me 

 for any more polls you have. 



The state of Montana needs to change the hunting regulations . 

 Archery and rifle season - the bulls shot should be branch 

 antlered only. In 3 - 4 years the state of Montana will see a 

 great number increase of mature bulls and healthier elk herds. 



I would like for mule deer rules to change so it would be 3 point 

 bucks or larger so that young bucks get a chance to grow up. 



I think area 324 should be opened to archery hunting on a drawing 

 basis with cow tags and 4 point or better bulls only hunting 

 allowed. Also some of the areas around the state could be done 

 on this type of drawing for rifle also. I think this would 

 increase the quality of the elk hunting overall. 



Elk hunting was good this year but deer hunting is horrible. It 

 is hard to tell if a mule deer is a four point. So you spend 

 half an hour stocking and find out that isn't legal so you just 

 wasted your time. All bucks should be legal during archery 

 season. 



I may not agree with restrictions placed on elk hunting in my 

 hunting areas but I believe they are helping to rebuild the 

 herds . 



