[ODFW-News] Pronghorn hunting tag nets $20,200

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 17, 2006
 
Pronghorn hunting tag nets $20,200 
 
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. 
 
For more information, visit
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/auctions_raffles/. 
 
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