We need to improve genetics & trophy animals within the herd and 

 yet regulate to keep the meat hunters happy. Increase fees and 

 no license sales after opening day. Cow permit holders must 

 shoot a cow. Acquire more winter Range. Set hunting regulations 

 as outlined below. 



Archery Only Hunters (Elk) - open to either sex in all hunting 

 districts applicable. 



Archery-Rifle Hunters - During archery season restricted to Five 

 Point Bulls or better (One antler) . Certain areas open to 

 anterless depending upon management objectives. During rifle 

 season subject to same restrictions as rifle hunters whether 

 hunting with bow or rifle. One elk per season. License cost 

 double that of archery only or rifle only with additional revenue 

 going for winter range. 



Rifle Hunters - antlerless by permit only. Season for bull elk 

 restricted to spike bulls or bulls having five or more points on 

 at least one antler. This would keep meat hunters happy as well 

 as increase trophy animals in the herd thereby improving 

 genetics! It would work! 



One area I wish the F&G would consider is a m? to 



1) Keep out-of-state Hunters coming to Montana on a Limited basis 



2) make rules which would favor in-state-hunters 



For example: restrict out of staters to Antlered Animals only 

 with 4 pt Deer & Elk being the minimum. Save the cow Permits & 

 any population control hunts for the in stater - the Montanans ! 

 Special Cow Permits - Please consider alternating the years a 

 successful drawer may Apply - ie: If I were to draw a cow permit 

 in 1988 I would be inelegible to apply for a cow permit until 

 1990! I personally have drawn two permits in 13 years yet I know 

 many who have had 8-9. 

 PS: Do you really give out moore permits on drawings? 



Certain hard hunted areas desparately need tighter control on 

 pressure. We also have witnessed many road closures that were 

 totally disregarded, which obviously does elk herds no good. One 

 suggestion I have is to require any one who draws a cow tag for 

 general gun season to shoot cows only. Cow tags, if I'm not 

 mistaken are meant to reduce a cow population, not bulls. It 

 seems senseless to me to even draw cow tags, if people aren't 

 required to fill them with cows. I think this survey is a good 

 idea. Good job. 



Bow hunter's should be able to hunt both spikes & branch antler 

 bulls in area's were only one or the other is open during rifle 

 season. 



Dear Sirs, This comment is slightly off of the Archery subject 

 But it is my opion during the general Rifle season that when the 

 Elk quota has been reached, close down that erea completlyl ! 

 Branch antlered Bulls are scarce enough!! Thank you. 



