That is if deer populations are high enough. 



The archery season is fine, but I think the branched antlered 

 bulls in the 100 district are way down. I understand they are 

 going to shorten the season 10 days in that district. Why don't 

 they limit the hunting to only branched antlered bulls and leave 

 the spikes alone!! 



I really enjoy bow hunting but I feel that when bulls are taken 

 it should be branch antlered only. If bow hunters would like to 

 continue hunting cows thats fine as long as the kill rate is 

 considered when distributing cow permits. I also feel branch 

 antlered bulls should apply to rifle hunters also. We have to do 

 something to get bigger and more bulls. 



Cow permits in 140 should be stoped-your killing all the elk- 

 ther's not many left. 



We also really should have only one season for all game. The 

 hunter can use rifle, bow, black powder, as one prefures. 



I can not believe that for the areas to hunt in 101 and 100 

 they're are so few elk. Rifle season and killing cows stinks. 

 Keep this policy up and they're won't be anything left here in 

 area 100 and 101. I guide in the fall and work year round 

 logging. We're losing it. I spend every weekend all year round 

 in the woods, photographin etc. and its bad, real bad. I'd like 

 to see every gravel and dirt road closed to vechiles. 



The areas I've hunted have a drastic lack of mature bulls. This 

 year area 215 went to branched antlered bulls only which was a 

 help but it will take several sesons to see if this has helped 

 the dense population. With the increased pressure I believe many 

 of these areas are needed. I also believe that bow hunters 

 should have a better chance at ataining the how to get tags like 

 sheep and Mt goats. Maybe a percentage of these could be for bow 

 hunters . 



It has been my experience that we are seeing more elk, more bulls 

 and big bulls in the last 5 yr. I feel that alot of this is a 

 result of less elk taken during the rifle season probably because 

 of poor hunting conditions. I am beginnning to think that we 

 could be on the verge of having to many elk and may see habitat 

 damage if we see a normal to bad winter conditions maybe more cow 

 permits should be given during the rifle season and those who 

 draw a cow permit should be required to take only a cow! ! Maybe 



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