Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation raffles

[kimbersig]

Hey all check out these 3 raffles that Idaho wild sheep is running since our banquet had to be canceled plus our state wide bighorn raffle. Some great prizes to be had and some phenomenal odds right now with only 3 weeks remaining to get tickets!

2020 Raffle - Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation

www.idahowildsheep.org

2021 Idaho Bighorn Sheep Tag - Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation

www.idahowildsheep.org

 

[44hunter45]

Is there a link to online ticket purchase?

 

[44hunter45]

I'm in. Wish me luck.

 

[kimbersig]

Is there a link to online ticket purchase?

I updated to include links. Thanks for your support!

 

[dgc1963]

Thanks for posting this great cause and this yrs been so crazy with this virus I didnt get my Idaho tag so who knows maybe lady luck will be on my side
even the lynx hunt would be fun I do a lot of pred hunting here in Pa but we dont have lynx

 

[Huntin' Fool]

No lynx season in Idaho - Saw one once in unit 12. Watched him for a couple of minutes at 100 yards or so. They are not sited often.

 

[dgc1963]

No lynx season in Idaho - Saw one once in unit 12. Watched him for a couple of minutes at 100 yards or so. They are not sited often.

its one of the raffles the hunt is in BC

 

[Trial153]

I am in for the sheep tag......fingers crossed and my toes also

 

[kimbersig]

I am in for the sheep tag......fingers crossed and my toes also

Good luck!

 

[kimbersig]

Thanks for posting this great cause and this yrs been so crazy with this virus I didnt get my Idaho tag so who knows maybe lady luck will be on my side
even the lynx hunt would be fun I do a lot of pred hunting here in Pa but we dont have lynx

Well we have 4 options to try your luck at!

 

[dgc1963]

Well we have 4 options to try your luck at!

lol Im in and picked up quite a few tickets always happy to contribute to great causes

 

[kimbersig]

lol Im in and picked up quite a few tickets always happy to contribute to great causes

Thanks for the support!

 

[44hunter45]

Congrats on a good event @kimbersig

Idaho man wins bighorn lottery tag that raised a record $185,000 for sheep conservation

For the Meridian hunter whose ticket was pulled for the 29th Annual Bighorn Sheep Tag Lottery, it represents the hunt of a lifetime. For Idaho Fish and Game, it means more than $185,000 that will benefit wild sheep conservation in Idaho.

idfg.idaho.gov

 

[Elkmagnet]

They lost me when they stared pushing for more auction tags and the Utah model.
They literally ran their own treasurer out of the organization for saying that IDWSF didn't need more auction tags. I sat in that meeting in complete disbelief. Idwsf doesn't give two shits about the sportsman of Idaho they want tags, money and power.
Its 13 pages but the end is quite telling.

Removing Doug Sayer from Wild Sheep Foundation for Idaho political strong-arming

For those that don't know, Doug Sayer is a successful business owner from Pocatello. He is the chairman of the Wild Sheep Foundation and recently he was involved in a incident/scandal/controversy where emails revealed that he was telling Idaho Governor Butch Otter to meddle with the Idaho Fish...

onyourownadventures.com

Wild-Sheep-Foundation-for-Idaho-political-strong-arming&highlight=Steve+bair https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?272682-Idaho-Fee-Increase-Proposal&highlight=Steve+bair...

 

[rmyoung1]

Congrats on a good event @kimbersig

Idaho man wins bighorn lottery tag that raised a record $185,000 for sheep conservation

For the Meridian hunter whose ticket was pulled for the 29th Annual Bighorn Sheep Tag Lottery, it represents the hunt of a lifetime. For Idaho Fish and Game, it means more than $185,000 that will benefit wild sheep conservation in Idaho.

idfg.idaho.gov

Is that the same Aaron Neilson who operates Global Hunting Resources?

 

[44hunter45]

Is that the same Aaron Neilson who operates Global Hunting Resources?

I do not know him.

 

[TheTone]

Is that the same Aaron Neilson who operates Global Hunting Resources?

Yes, he’s also done well on Idaho super rags if I remember correctly. I’m guessing he’s spending a bunch on these every year and writing them off

 

[Letthemgrow]

Yeah, and I heard he has another super elk tag this year as well.

 

[44hunter45]

They lost me when they stared pushing for more auction tags and the Utah model.
They literally ran their own treasurer out of the organization for saying that IDWSF didn't need more auction tags. I sat in that meeting in complete disbelief. Idwsf doesn't give two shits about the sportsman of Idaho they want tags, money and power.
Its 13 pages but the end is quite telling.

Removing Doug Sayer from Wild Sheep Foundation for Idaho political strong-arming

For those that don't know, Doug Sayer is a successful business owner from Pocatello. He is the chairman of the Wild Sheep Foundation and recently he was involved in a incident/scandal/controversy where emails revealed that he was telling Idaho Governor Butch Otter to meddle with the Idaho Fish...

onyourownadventures.com

Wild-Sheep-Foundation-for-Idaho-political-strong-arming&highlight=Steve+bair https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?272682-Idaho-Fee-Increase-Proposal&highlight=Steve+bair...

That stained my attention span a bit. Thanks for the link.

This sadly fuels my hesitation to give money to organizations. I had been leery of MDF, as their address is in SLC. This tears it for me. It's Muley Fanatic time.
I'm not a guy that will ever be able to buy an auction tag,but I do buy lottery and Super Tag tickets. I've been as successful there as the few times I've bought MegaMillions or PowerBall tickets. ZIP!
How naive of me to think there were not those with the capital to pack the lotteries as well. How galling to think that its not enough for the fat cats to push auction tags, they have to flood the "little peoples' " lottery hunts as well.

I'm still thankful for work done in good conscience by the HTers and Idahoans who are trying to put sheep on the mountain. Like @brymoore, there can be good, honest men sincerely working for the species, even in corrupted NGOs.

When my dad was 14. (he's 86 now), he and his buddies would ride from their ranches in to the little town of Raymond, California each Sunday and race each other on their Quarter Horses. Their track was the old abandoned railway berm through the middle of town. They had fun. Soon folks started coming out to watch. Folks started betting. A starting gate was built, and some grandstands. Long story short. Pop quit after the betting got bigger and bigger, horses got sabotaged, and riders threatened.

The moral being that any innocent thing, or even positive thing, becomes a target for exploitation. Sadly, there will always be some SOB with a wad of cash to push his own goals. God help anyone who calls him out on it.

Some here have heard me rant about the Utah influence over every aspect of Idaho politics. It's even true here in the north, which I certainly cannot understand. I absolutely hate it.

If you come to me asking to help put more animals on the mountain, or fight for public lands, I will shake your hand. If you come to me with a @#)(#-and-bull tale about how Idaho needs to be more like Utah, count me out. I'll be done with you, and I will have no issue using works you'll understand. They say Lewiston stinks because its the lowest point in the state and shit runs downhill. They are wrong, that place is obviously Boise.

 

[kimbersig]

Congrats on a good event @kimbersig

Idaho man wins bighorn lottery tag that raised a record $185,000 for sheep conservation

For the Meridian hunter whose ticket was pulled for the 29th Annual Bighorn Sheep Tag Lottery, it represents the hunt of a lifetime. For Idaho Fish and Game, it means more than $185,000 that will benefit wild sheep conservation in Idaho.

idfg.idaho.gov

Thanks! It was a great to see the support for Idaho’s lottery tag which raises money for research for all species in Idaho! The lottery tag generated more money this year for wildlife than ever and also surpassed records that other states have set with their lottery tags. Hopefully they can do some really good things for wildlife with that money we raised. Thanks Hunt talkers for your support!