eliminated this would produce one of the best trophy Elks hunting 

 areas in the state & nation this country is to accessable for a 



ri f l e bull seagon . 



elk hunting by bow should be permit only to limit pressure on 

 easy access areas. Bow hunting should also only be limited to 

 branch antlered bulls only. 



I think you should be able to shoot spike bulls during archery 

 season, but not during rifle season 



I feel one of the first things done to improve elk populations 

 should be to make it illegall to take a bull with less than four 

 points. Even during rifle season. A guy that hunts alot can 

 easily fill his wifes tag and others, including his own. with a 

 spike bull or a forked horn bull. I know people that do year 

 after year during rifle season. After about 4 years of 4 point or 

 better I think there would be some trophy bulls. 



Also I dont think Indians should be able to kill everything 

 that moves off their reservations. They should have to abide by 

 every rule that pertains to Fish & Game that the rest of us has 

 to. After all if it were ' nt for the game management and dollars 

 of the real sportsman there would be no game at all. Nothing 

 makes me madder than to have an Indian trophy hunt my area after 

 the season closes (and it happens) 



I would like to see it passed, that made it mandatory for persons 

 who have drawn cow tags to kill cows only. I would also like to 

 see hunting in & around the Big Hole (area 321 & 333) go to 

 branch antlered bulls only for a few years. Enforcement would be 

 difficult, but these moves would increase elk quality and 

 quantity, as well as increase the breeding population. I have 

 found an outstanding number of young healthy cows without calves . 

 Cows with calves are aproximately 40% of the total. Herd bulls 

 are scarce, and the younger bulls are doing what breeding is 

 being done. Many spikes and raghorns are being killed late in 

 rifle season, and its effect is becoming apparent. These young 

 bulls are still with the cows & cold weather brings them into 

 easy access areas. Archery hunting, however, has little effect on 

 populations. I've also noticed an increase in mule deer 

 populations this year, & I'm glad to see it. 



1) I think the 100 cow permits in the 140 area is useless waste 

 of elk. 



2) I notice alot of forest service land with private property 

 signs on it especially in 293 area. 



3) A branched antlered only would be a good idea for better herd 

 size and bull cow ratio. During general rifle season 



4) Changing the 170 area to a rifle area is absolutely stupid 



If any management decisions are made that do not protect the s pike 

 bull you must have your head in the sand. 



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