21. LATE HUNTS. 



There is a high percentage of elk being killed with fire arms in 

 archery season, wounding and not finding is too high, bugle 

 hunting is great sport - but at the expense of the elk. Due to 

 excess roads, habitat loss and hunting pressure, bow season 

 should be put after gun season, cooler weather, tracking snow. 

 This would weed out the non-serious bow hunters (eliminates the 

 "ace in the hole" buffer gun season offers). 



Would like to see a late elk hunt with bows. 



I would like to see the pre gun season shortened by two weeks to 

 allow a two week post gun season hunt. 



In area 17 I heard they were not going to have the late season 

 bow hunt for deer. I oppose this. In some areas I heard they 

 were going to make it cows only during the rut for elk why not 

 branch antlered and cows . 



It would be nice to have a after general season archery hunt for 

 two weeks. 



If the number of animals were available it would be good if 

 archers only could receive an archers deer tag or extra tag for 

 archery hunting besides the deer A tag for either rifle or 

 archery . 



Again I would like to see the late season open statewide and not 

 limited to specific districts. Bow hunters don't make that much 

 impact on deer populations! 



If you sold separate tags for archery it would increase money and 

 also allows hunters to hunt both ways. If limiting tags to do 

 this then I also approve of that. A post season archery season 

 would also be great, I like hunting in snow. 



Rather than lengthening or shortening the season - maybe split 

 the season with some time after the rifle season. There would be 

 less pressure during breeding time and some cold weather hunting 

 for archers . 



1) I do not think that we should have any nonresident hunters in 

 Montana . 



2) Big game area 324 should not be open to archery hunting as 

 the archers will take all the big bulls and the rifle hunters 

 won't have any in a few years. The FW & P made a mistake opening 

 it in 1988 season. As long as the FG & P are goin to open it - 

 that's where I'll be hunting because everyone else will be. 



