on the begininng of the season and take one week off at the end. 

 to keep bow season the same length but add a 2 week break with no 

 hunting. 



the archery permit should allow the archer to hunt in multiple 

 districts as well as in the district he may have been draws for 

 during the rifle season. 



8i: If a 2 week break is an objective - shorten rifle season by 1 

 week! 



The Fish & Game Department should become more aware of the animal 

 populations in certain areas. In area 612, I've seen the number 

 of animals drop drastically the last couple of years. I believe 

 they should close off this district for at least one year to help 

 bring back the population. Same way in 703. 



I live for hunting, and would like to see seasons expanded - both 

 rifle and bow. As situation warrants, would like to see extra 

 tags available for additional animals per person. 



The bow season should definitely be shortened to a two week 

 season, & license fees should be increased - Also I would prefer 

 to see bow season in December. 



As suburbia expands so does the opportunity for archery hunting 

 for deer. Some possible areas for archery only hunting might be, 

 Gallatin Valley, Shields River Valley, Lower Yellowstone, 

 Missouri Headwaters area, area near Seely Lake, Missouri Bottom 

 from Ft. Benton to Wolf Cr. 



Personally I think that Bow hunting should be limited to certain 

 areas and to have a plentiful abundance of big game animals to 

 hunt. Also have a either sex, either species Bow season and 

 Either sex Antlered gun season and increase the Bag limit by 1 



I believe that the numbers of big game are high for all types. I 

 also believe that the season for archery hunting is long enough 

 for a serious hunter to get his game. There is a large number of 

 non-serious archers who lose game for lack of talent or respect 

 for the game. Something should be done to lessen the numbers of 

 these type of archers who hunt. 



I feel that to shorten the archery season to improve hunting for 

 the rifle hunters is prejudust toward archery hunters. This can 

 be compromised by shortening both archery and rifle seasons with 

 the special drawing permits and season length staying the same. 

 Thank you. 



I would like to see an early antelope archery hunt similar to the 

 early rifle hunt. Many bowhunters I know would like to hunt 

 antelope but prefer to concentrate on elk or deer since there's 

 no chance to try antelope easly. I also think this survey is a 



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