I think hunting pressure is increasing during bow and arrow 

 season, then people go out with friends, realatives etc during 

 gun season and get one with a gun also. 



Let's have more Archery-Only whitetail areas like 260 and 290 to 

 spread out bowhunting pressure and improve archery trophy 

 potential. Excess pressure disrupts big-buck rutting patterns 

 entirely. 



I beleive Montana does not have enough Archery hunters, to 

 significly pose a problem to rifle season. Future archery could 

 be on a choice Base (Archery or rifle) when the numbers raise 

 more significly than they are now. 



I do not feel that there is an excessive amount of hunter pressur 



durring archery season. Many days this year I did not see any 



hunters. All of the pressure seems to be on the roads. 



I feel we must be carefull about getting more restrictive 



regulations, once we lose some of these priveleges, we will never 



get them back. 



I think the trophy bulls are there if you are willing to pay your 



dues, put in the time it takes. 



I do not think Bow hunter affect game populations. I think there 



should be Archery A tags & Gun A tags Handicapped people could 



use cross bows. 



Archers should not have to pay more to hunt by buying a special 



liscense. 



Archery hunting is so challenging & difficult, it deserves the 



considerations of early bow only seasons. Open statewide 



hunting, and allowing Bow hunters to also hunt in the later rifle 



season. My success rate has been about 10%, but I find bow 



hunting very satisfying. I do not feel bow hunting puts undue 



pressure on the game. 



Also, I feel bowhunters are better, more considerate hunters. I 



have much more success in gaining access to private land as a 



bowhunter than I do as a riflehunter. 



I would hope no changes are made that would harm the archery 



hunting in Montana. 



Questions sugguest hunter pressure exists in some areas . I hunt 

 where I only see hunters from my camp. Therefore pressure is not 

 statewide. If you must alter rules, do so where necessary. 

 Also, if a hunter fills a tag, what difference does it make if 

 animal is killed with gun or bow? One tag-one animal, (re. #8) 



I spend a great amount of time bowhunting & preparing to hunt 

 w/bow. I'm an avid archer, however my success rate is probably 

 very indicative of the norm. In my hunting I encounter game 

 animals regularly however due to the variables and the animal ' s 



