they are hunting. 



I am strongly opposed to stiffer regulation and season length 

 suggestions mentioned in #8 of this survey. It has been my 

 experience with archery hunting in the past 13 years that current 

 regulations allow game and the sport of archery ample balance. 

 As an archer and rifle hunter I have observed that archery 

 hunting has little effect on general rifle season. 



I don't feel enough animals are shot during archery season to 

 warrent any changes . 



For the average hunter, it is a reason to be out in the woods to 

 enjoy nature. 



Would like to see Bow Hunters check there kills. 



I have hunted deer off and on for 15 years. With the coming of 

 the compound bow and the congested rifle hunting archery has 

 become big time. This last year hunting elk on the CMR Refuge 

 there were far too many hunters. My companion said before 87 he 

 had never seen other hunters - this year they were everywhere. I 

 was quite disappointed and probably will not hunt elk again. 



Hunting District area 170 Being a new B tag area, I want to Thank 

 the Department for the extented season to Jan. 1 



I believe the Archer's are succeeeding in controlling the numbers 

 of Whitetail when agiven the opportunity to do so. 



Generally archery hunting is good - but becoming too popular. 



I shoot only when possitive that i can make a clean killing shot. 



Some people believe archery hunting puts undue pressure on Elk. 

 I find it untrue. I've walked into Elk two or three days in a 

 row & found the same elk within 2 or 3 hundred yards of the same 

 place. My personal opinion is that Archers disturb the breeding 

 process about as much as Thunder does (If that much) 



Archery hunting does not scatter the Elk as many rifle hunters 

 believe We hunt the same Elk week after week usually within 3 

 miles, when rifle season starts or Bird hunters shoot, then that 

 scatters the Elk and they are hard to find. 



If you would have sent this to me sooner I could have enterd for 

 you drawing the date I got this 2-29-88 



I think that they should close rifle season two weeks early like 

 you have planned and should cut down on the number of rifle 

 hunters because they are the ones that kill everything anyway it 

 not the bowhunters . 



I believe that archery hunters are the most conscientious faction 

 of sportsmen. The ones I know are the "purists" of sportsmen and 



