The quality is good though noticably worse each year in districts 

 435 and 380 due to habitat reduction and increasing numbers of 

 hunters . 



The elk are to high in behind all these Forest Service gates. 

 Most animals would spoil before you could get them out. I'm not 

 rich enough to buy horses , 



Archery season disrupts bull elk at time of breeding (last calf 

 crop) . 



Too many areas are closed by the Forest Service, we do not have 

 horses . 



Because a combination of things has made people not care about 

 the animals they hunt. 



Too many closed districts. 



I'm sick of paying taxes for Federal land and am then virtually 

 denied access because some rancher owns all the access land and 

 rents his access to some outfitter 1 That's one of the biggest 

 ripoffs in Montana hunting! 



It's hard to find good hunting areas that are still open to the 

 public . 



Would like a post season in areas where cow tags aren't filled 

 (250 and 270) . 



Need a longer season. 



Because of the spike bull only law. 



Too much pressure on the elk. 



Too many of the ranchers won't let you hunt their land. 



Not enough of them, and getting worse. 



Any one drawing special tags has to hunt that species. 



Too many nonserious hunters are screwing things up for us serious 

 ones . 



Too brushy, no bulls, too many people. 



Some areas are fine, but others like the Little Belts are badly 

 over hunted. Conversely, we found the Bitterroot to be great 

 hunting. 



Should be later in the year for colder weather/snow. 



