I suggest that hunters who draw cow tags in rifle season should 



shoot a cow - not bulls. Fine him if he shoots a bull. 



- Don't shoot spikes - Bow or rifle season - Branch antler only. 



I think that all SPIKE BULL ELK hunting should be stopped, both 

 archery and rifle, I think the quality of trophy bulls would be 

 increased, in time. And it would also help in the breeding of the 

 cows with more and bigger bulls. 



the one thing I think could be done to help our hunting is to 

 stop killing spikes. When the cow drawings went into effect it 

 made too many bull hunters only - taking too many young bulls out 

 of the herd. 



I believe the Dept should cut out cow & doe killing 



A good rancher, dont go out in the barnyard & shoot all his cows 



and still stay in business 



Elk-Branch antler only seems to be improving the herd. Area 332 

 mature bulls numbers are dwindling. Close areas to archery on a 

 rotating basis, (such as 324). 



Close areas to all 3 point Mule deer or smalller, on a rotating 

 basis. People should be required to buy tags before opening day 

 to prevent opportunists shooting an animal, then buying a tag. I 

 personally would prefer to hunt elk with a bow and deer with a 

 rifle 



I believe that hunting regulations and districts were a lot less 

 confusing before the FW & Parks became so big! Prices have gone 

 up too much, and landowner regulations are horrible and NOT the 

 hunters fault as so say FW & Parks. I've talked to ranchers and 

 they are mad at the state of Mt. Also why don't they change the 

 laws so that if a person draws a cow permit for firearms season 

 of course they have to take a cow! You people spend money for 

 biologists to determine that x amount of cows nedd to be taken 

 out of area x then you allow these permits - but if a person has 

 a choice they are going to take a bull and pass up the cows also 

 this method of having to take a cow only would cut costs of 

 handling all these applications -Thankyou 



Need more winter surveys of elk. District 435 should have rifle 

 season limited to branch antlered bulls only. And cows should be 

 not shot with a bow during bow season. 



Secondly, the number of cow permits for rifle season should 

 be lowered due to the loss of wounded elk (cows) during bow and 

 rifle season of "87". 



I would like to see branch antlered elk only and 4 pt. mulie or 

 better laws be in effect state wide. 



I would like to see a law that permits hunters to follow 

 wounded game on to posted land. 



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