Wind Gypsy
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Watch The Duke on YouTube and tell me auction tags are a good thing.
I kinda like seeing the competition and MT bha doing it as a raffle vs. an auction. That said someone could probably buy enough tickets to basically guarantee themselves the tag. I’d love to see some commoner with a low number of tickets win it
Haven't read past the first page so maybe someone brought this up already.. On the VP precision podcast (on precision shooting with Jon Pynch/Jake Vibbert) they cover a lot of high end hunts that Pynch does with his buddy Ben. Ben just completed the NA 29 species this year with a bighorn from the Oregon raffle tag. I believe they said he spent well into 6 figures on tickets and was basically a coin flip on odds to draw the tag.
Tying the 2 quoted posts together - They cover the raffle tag hunt on the podcast. They used the same outfitter from "The Duke" - the one that basically allocated the new ID state record bighorn to the guy who purchased the gov tag and let the draw tag holder tag along and hunt the leftovers. On the podcast they stated something to the effect of "sheep mountain outfitters had the 2 biggest rams in the state scouted". Also hunting the area with the outfitter was a "billionaire who likes to keep a low profile" that I believe was the auction tag holder. In the podcast they covered how Ben was limited on time because there was a cancellation dall hunt he had to get to. So he shot the giant bighorn in short order (first day?) and they hopped on a private flight to Canada to get there in the nick of time for the Dall hunt. Giant Ram, Giant $ paid, closing out the NA 29 and needing to get it done right away to get to a different hunt! Pynch helped the auction tag guy pack out his ram too.
The thought that this outfitter has the best sheep in hells canyon pegged and ready every year for auction/governor tag holders to come pick off is just a shitty look. I'm sure there's some work and actual "hunting" that goes on for the guides to locate, judge, and keep tabs on these sheep. But having the biggest sheep and a high portion of the total sheep hunted in such a cool resource annually going to some guy who paid six figures to show up and kill a pre-determined ram on day one is a black eye for hunting.
Edit: didnt realize this was a necro thread! Oh well. Don't think i even want the MT MD Lottery tag but will probably buy a ticket or 2 for the idea of lottery>auction.
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