Post by Billybob on May 18, 2006 20:32:44 GMT -8
SALEM - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) officials announced the state's 2006 auction for a pronghorn hunting tag went for $20,200 at the Oregon Hunters Association, Lakeview Chapter's annual banquet last weekend.
The successful bidder is an Oregon resident. The tag entitles the hunter to hunt Aug. 1-Sept. 30, anywhere pronghorn hunting and tags are authorized, including Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
The 2006 auction was the third pronghorn auction held by ODFW. Last year, the auction netted a record $34,000 for a pronghorn tag. The next auction, for a Governor's Statewide Elk and Deer Combo tag, will be May 20 at the Oregon Hunters Association annual meeting in Lincoln City.
The pronghorn tag auction is one of many auctions and raffles administered by ODFW to raise money for the benefit of wildlife management in the state. Proceeds from the pronghorn auction go to research and management of pronghorns in the state. Last year, ODFW's auctions and raffles raised a record $515,800 for wildlife habitat improvement and hunter access projects throughout Oregon.
The successful bidder is an Oregon resident. The tag entitles the hunter to hunt Aug. 1-Sept. 30, anywhere pronghorn hunting and tags are authorized, including Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
The 2006 auction was the third pronghorn auction held by ODFW. Last year, the auction netted a record $34,000 for a pronghorn tag. The next auction, for a Governor's Statewide Elk and Deer Combo tag, will be May 20 at the Oregon Hunters Association annual meeting in Lincoln City.
The pronghorn tag auction is one of many auctions and raffles administered by ODFW to raise money for the benefit of wildlife management in the state. Proceeds from the pronghorn auction go to research and management of pronghorns in the state. Last year, ODFW's auctions and raffles raised a record $515,800 for wildlife habitat improvement and hunter access projects throughout Oregon.
