archery permits would remove the unbelievable pressure on the 

 elk, and make for a more quality hunting experiance. 



To: Fish, Wildlife & Parks Dept. 



This survey is generally good for most archers who just like 

 hunting in general, but it should include more detail. For 

 example: I would like to see the hunting season stay the same 

 for the time allowed. I feel if they would make all hunters buy 

 their license before the archery season opened and pick if they 

 want to hunt elk with bow or rifle and if they should pick bows 

 they should have to hunt with a bow all the way through the big 

 game season. That way a person hunting with a bow could hunt wlk 

 through the rut and on into the general season and hunt deer 

 during their rut. Being that bowhunting is so difficult it would 

 give a person a better chance seeing the bigger bucks. All 

 checks stations would be able to have a list of all persons with 

 bow license & vise versa. I love bowhunting and am only able to 

 hunt on weekends so my hunting season isn't very long, but I like 

 hunting deer & elk so I'd hate to see it go to where I'd only be 

 able to hunt deer during the early fall when you dont get a 

 chance to see the big bucks. Hope this is clear enough & maybe 

 help to solve some problems Thanks 



Why cant you let the Bow hunters and the Rifle season open 

 together the Bow hunters just chase the Elk down in the Canyons 

 and thay don't come out till after season 



Start season I weak later 



I would like to see an additional week-to-two weeks after hunting 



season. & for the best hunting for the best meat in the second 



week of July either sex, either species, only one animal per- 



house hold. 



If this is a good sujestion let me know 



The summer season could be archery by drawing only, & residents 



of this state only. Maybe even drawings for areas too 



I live on a family owned ranch in hunting distric 520 therefore 

 the majority of my hunting is done there. I have followed this 

 elk herd very closly for the last 10 years and it has shown a 

 steady increase. This in part is do to the permit hunting (for 

 rifle) that was in effect for 5 years. We now have more elk here 

 than we or our neiborghs can afford to feed. We need either-more 

 hunters or more rifle cow permits. 



I would like to see a longer archery season before the General 

 and after the General. I really enjoy hunting with a bow. 



My only suggestion concerns area 260 and the Lee Metcalf game 

 refuge. The deer population there seems to be out stripping the 

 habitat. Perhaps the entire refuge could be opened for archery 

 hunting next year. 



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