Part III - NO RESPONSES 

 ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH ARCHERY ELK HUNTING IN MONTANA? WHY? 



Too early, weather too warm, elk are too high and scattered. 



The elk population isn't very high in a lot of places and makes 

 them tough to hunt. 



We need more transplanted elk in our areas 100 and 103. 



Not enough "only" areas and private lands. 



Archery hunting will remain second rate as long as livestock 

 grazing and rifle hunting hold higher priorities on public lands 

 (inc. refugees) . 



Not enough being done about trophy elk. 



Because nobody got any elk this year and very few last year in 

 our area. 



It is too crowded for the amount of elk around. 



Saw fewer elk in district 631 this fall (1987) than ever before. 

 Why increase hunters here? 



They should extend it a little longer. 



The elk are scared. 



Too many neophytes in field wounding animals and unable to track 

 or follow up properly. 



I've spent eight years archery hunting elk and have only released 

 one arrow at one bull in only one encounter in years of hunting. 



I feel more road closures are needed. 



I would like to see numbers increased in northwest Montana. 



No, because some out of state hunters like to act like drunken 

 bulls in rut. 



Elk are to hard to get close to. 



There aren't enough elk around. 



There are too many spikes taken every year. A spike is no 



trophy! 



We have way too many dry cows in our area, only three calves out 



of twenty-seven cows. Two spikes were both killed opening day of 



