& 240 were bugling in Lali£ October. Maybe season date's have to 

 be changed. It a very unfair disatvantage to the Elk to bugle 

 them in to within 200 yards and blitz them with a rifle. Also I 

 don't think that there is as many Elk as the fish & game 

 department says there is. Up Lolo creek there is to much logging 

 activity the elk simply don't have the privacy they need to live 

 in an area. I have talked to a lot of veteran hunter's both Bow & 

 rifle hunters and every one has seen a very l^rge decrease in Elk 

 number's up Lolo creek. This area has the potential to hold large 

 number's of Elk but it doesn't. Why? 



I was wondering why there is no archery hunting in districts 324 



Success may be high for hunters who are able to hunt every 

 weekend all season long. I only get to make a one week trip a 

 year and too shorten the season would make it even more difficult 

 to get a week off during archery season. 



Currently ample opportunities exist. If restrictions are 

 necessary the choice should first be the special season options 

 that archers sacrifice ie. similar to Region 6 Breaks. Rather 

 than chosing a specific district it could be a series of 

 districts or redo current HD into new archery districts that are 

 larger. 



I think there is a lot of pressure on elk in area 410 and there 

 should be special permits like in the hunting districts 

 621,622,623. To many people drive across country on the BLM land, 

 just off the CM. Russell Refuge. They should be restricted to 

 the roads off the refuge also. 



Need more archery only whitetail areas, specifically 260 & 290. 



I have had no chance to evaluate the FWP and answer question 13 

 part 2. Increase of hunting season lengths would be a big 

 contributor to hunter satisfaction/enthusiasm, with minimal 

 impact on number of game animals killed. 



WOULD LIKE TO SEE ENTIRE STATE EQUAL FIRST WEEK OF GENERAL 

 SEASON. EITHER SEX FOR 1ST WEEK OR BULLS ONLY ALL SEASON 



I think there should be more transplanting of animals, elk mainly 

 from some of the northwest corner. The area could certainly hold 

 more animals I 



I think there should be special doe tags during bow seasion, and 

 close doe seasion during rifle seasion. 



I would like to see a high population elk area open to archery 

 only. Possibly an area like 427 after it has been closed to 

 rifles and become a quiet zone. 



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