$1.1 million raised in special drawing.
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Most dream about epic
hunts; some go on them. The Wyoming
Game and Fish Department announced
the winners of its Wyoming Super Tag
raffle on July 15.
Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the
Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super
Tag raffle provides hunters opportunity
and raises money for wildlife management
in Wyoming. This year, 87,112 tickets
were sold, a 20 percent increase from
last year. This amounts to $1.1 million
generated for wildlife conservation. The
program has raised more than $4.8 million
since its inception.
“Funds generated from Super Tag sales
are a win-win for hunters and wildlife.
Super Tag sales contribute to the Game
and Fish general fund that helps pay for
projects like the Wyoming Mule Deer
Initiative, big game migration corridor
designations and chronic wasting disease
monitoring,” said Glenn Pauley, who coordinates
the Super Tag raffle for Game
and Fish. “Thank you, hunters, for supporting
Wyoming’s wildlife.”
This fall, 11 hunters will pursue bighorn
sheep, moose, mountain goat, elk,
bison, deer, pronghorn, black bear, gray
wolf and mountain lion or a combination
of three species of their choice with the
Trifecta. A 12th winner was awarded a
gear package with top-of-the-line hunting
equipment and apparel. The 2019 winners
are:
• Super Tag Trifecta: Eric Nesheim,
South Dakota
• Pronghorn: Mark Minzlaff, Oregon
• Deer: George Wulff, California
• Elk: Ayden Fatherree, Louisiana
• Bighorn sheep: Paul Dona, Wyoming
• Black bear: Justin Downes, South
Dakota
• Gray wolf: John Blevins, Texas
• Moose: Mark Gunnufson, Minnesota
• Mountain goat: Jeffrey Joy, Texas
• Mountain lion: Benjamin Chasteen,
Alabama
• Wild bison: Randy Higgins, Wyoming
• Ultimate Gear Package: Richard Carpenter,
California
The pronghorn, elk, black bear and
mountain goat winners all drew with one
Super Tag ticket.
Winning the Super Tag allows hunters
to choose any open hunt area in the
state, with some limitations depending on
license availability for moose, sheep and
bison. Furthermore, lifetime limits do not
apply and hunters keep their preference
points.