scout hunting areas to see where the big bucks are . I won ' t 

 shoot anything small with my bow. 



I would like to say that my main enjoyment during Archery season 

 is the fact that I can be extremely quiet, which allows me to 

 sneak up on animals that you normally wouldn't see close up. If 

 it is big game and they are to far to shoot, I take out the 

 trusty 35mm. So I still get my shot! That is the enjoyment 

 during archery. 



If I can go out - eat & sleep good, see game (I got within 18 ft 

 of a buck antelope this year) then by bowhunting was a success. 

 If I ever get an ELK or Antelope then, it was a bigger success. 



Archery hunting is a means of learning to still hunt for big game 

 and by the need to be quiet and get close you learn the habits of 

 all the game and other wildlife from mice to moose. 



I am an avid elk hunter. I may be after a large trophy bull but 

 most important is to be Elk hunting. I enjoyed the Archery 

 season due to the nice weather, bugling bulls and the solitude. 

 I also enjoy the rifle season but it is tougher to locate the 

 small herds in such huge amounts of timber. 



Perhaps I am not seeing the whole picture but I certainly don ' t 

 see the need for shorter seasons or greatly increased fees ($20 

 archery stamp) . Due my job as an engineer for MRL I have been 

 limited to archery only this year and yet I was within 50 yds of 

 a herd of elk including a 5 point bull. I never took a shot 

 because a couple of mistakes on my part alerted them but it was 

 the closest I've ever been to wild elk and will always be a 

 treasured memory. Some of the modifications listed inside could 

 prevent the repetion of this hunt for me. If any limitations 

 should be initiated it should be by individual area. 



I was quite satisfied with the elk numbers in area 631 & 630 last 

 fall - Even tho I never killed anything or didn't get a shot 

 won't dampen my interest - it's a great outing & a real challange 

 to try and stock game. I feel drawings should be held earlier in 

 the fall so we have more time to plan our hunting trip. 



I would liek to get elk with a bow every year so I would not ever 

 need to rifle hunt. Bow hunting is prime if done right. 



I don't think of the 20,000 bowhunters kill all that much game. 

 Of the 20000 probably only 2000 are real serious and the rest 

 jsut spend money and get nothing but the joy of getting out. 

 Like my 60 year old father I don't think he has ever shot his bow 

 at anything but likes getting out. He can pull a rifle trigger 

 and gets his animals all of them every year. Lots of people 

 (rifle hunters) think we have it too easy. They don't stop to 

 try-find otu how hard it is. 20 yards from any species is not 



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