Raffle ticket deadline is May 7

[Jennie@ifish]

(I hope this is relevant to what you guys want to know!- Jen)

Hi there,

If you have room for this, would appreciate you letting your readers know that the deadline to purchase raffle tickets at license agents and ODFW offices is May 7. The tags will be raffled off at the OHA Convention May 19 in Bend. More information is below.

You can see the status of current raffle sales (updated weekly) at:

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources...fle_counts.asp

Thanks,

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Michelle Dennehy

Wildlife Programs Communications Coordinator

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

3406 Cherry Avenue NE

Salem, OR 97303

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/

tel. 503 947 6022

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Deadline to purchase raffle tickets is May 7


May 7 is the deadline to purchase raffle tickets for 2007 big game hunts at license agents and ODFW offices.

Additional raffle tickets will be sold from 5-6:30 pm on May 19 at the Oregon Hunters Association annual convention in Bend. Raffle tickets will be drawn beginning at 7:15 pm.

The raffles offer a special opportunity for hunters to obtain tags for expanded deer and elk hunting and hard-to-get bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat and pronghorn hunts.

Order forms are available on page 27 of the 2007-08 Big Game Regulations or the Web site below. To be accepted, purchased tickets must be completely filled out. Completed tickets must be mailed back to ODFW, postmarked no later than May 12 and sent to: ODFW-Raffles, PO Box 7760, Salem, OR 97303. Completed raffle tickets may also be hand-delivered to ODFW Headquarters in Salem by May 17 at 5 p.m. or to the OHA Convention in Bend on May 19 by 7 p.m.

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources...tions_raffles/

The bighorn sheep, Rocky mountain goat, and pronghorn raffle tickets cost $11 for one, $51 for six, and $101 for 13.

The other nine raffle hunts are statewide combination deer and elk (2 tags), statewide deer, statewide elk, northeast Oregon deer, southeast Oregon deer, central Oregon deer, northeast Oregon elk, central/southeast Oregon elk, and western Oregon elk. Ticket prices for deer hunts are $4 for one ticket, $11 for six, $21 for 15, $51 for 40 and $101 for 100. Elk raffle tickets are $6 for one, $21 for six, $41 for 15 and $101 for 40. Combination deer and elk hunt tickets are one for $11, six for $31, 15 for $61 and 40 for $151.

Proceeds from the Rocky Mtn goat, bighorn sheep and pronghorn tags benefit the research and management of those animals in Oregon while proceeds from the deer and elk tags benefit the Access and Habitat Program, which improves hunting access and wildlife habitat in Oregon.

[loper]

It is very relevant; thanks for posting that up.

Proceeds from the Rocky Mtn goat, bighorn sheep and pronghorn tags benefit the research and management of those animals in Oregon while proceeds from the deer and elk tags benefit the Access and Habitat Program, which improves hunting access and wildlife habitat in Oregon.

Its a worthwhile opportunity; notice that the funds received are dedicated and strictly used for those programs.

That being said, please don't try for the hunt I'm going after; you'll reduce my odds of success!

[CombinationLicense]

Doh!!!

I was gonna post that info today but Jennie beat me to it....



"CL"

BTW - Please don't look at the current numbers of statewide elk raffle tickets...