The INDEPENDENT, December 15, 2005
Page 13
What to get for the big game hunter? Game raffle tickets on sale
What better holiday gift for
the hunters in the family than a
handful of Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife Big Game
R a ffle Hunt tickets and the
chance to win a special hunt?
Raffle tickets went on sale
December 1 at hunting/fishing
license sales agents, Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
headquarters in Salem, and
many regional and district
ODFW offices.
The raffle hunts offered for
2006 include statewide combi-
nation deer and elk, statewide
deer, statewide elk, northeast
Oregon deer, southeast Ore-
gon deer, central Oregon deer,
northeast Oregon elk, central/
southeast Oregon elk, western
Oregon elk, bighorn sheep,
Rocky Mountain goat, and
pronghorn.
Deer and elk raffle winners
will be licensed to hunt a 91-
day season, from September 1
to November 30, 2006, across
multiple management units.
The winner of the Bighorn
sheep raffle will be able to hunt
from August 12 to November
19, anywhere there are author-
ized tags and seasons. T h e
Rocky Mountain goat raffle win-
ner will be able to hunt from
September 1 to October 31
anywhere there are authorized
seasons and tags. The prong-
horn raffle winner will be able to
hunt from August 1 to October
31 anywhere there are author-
ized seasons and tags. All big
game raffle tags are in addition
to general season and con-
trolled hunt tags.
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. Combi-
nation deer and elk hunt tickets
are one for $11, six for $31, 15
for $61 and 40 for $151.
Bighorn sheep, Rocky Moun-
tain goat, and pronghorn raffle
tickets are $11 for one, $51 for
six, and $101 for 13.
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Purchased tickets must be
filled out and returned to
ODFW to be officially entered
in the drawing. The point-of-
sale deadline for purchasing
tickets is May 5, 2006. Mail or-
ders must be postmarked no
later than May 13, 2006. Raffle
to 6:30 p.m.
Funds from the deer and elk
r a ffle are distributed through
Access and Habitat Program
grants to individual and corpo-
rate landowners, sport/conser-
vation organizations and others
to fund wildlife habitat improve-
ment and hunter access proj-
ects throughout Oregon. Mon-
ey raised from the bighorn
sheep, Rocky Mountain goat,
and pronghorn raffle is used for
the research and management
of those species.
How about a tax-deductible gift?
Packages of up to 15 tickets
may be purchased at any
ODFW point-of-sale license
vendor through May 10, 2006.
Access and Habitat Program
Deer and Elk Raffle Ti c k e t
packages of 40 and 100 must
be purchased by mail or fax
through ODFW’s Salem office,
3406 Cherry Ave. NE, Salem,
OR 97303 by May 5, 2006. The
fax number is 503-947-6117 or
503-947-6113.
Order forms are available
from point-of-sale agents, on
page 31 of the 2006 big game
regulations or by calling 503-
947-6300. Order forms, current
raffle ticket sales numbers, and
further information are avail-
able on the Auction and Raffle
Program Web site at <www.df
w. s t a t e . o r. u s / r e s o u r c e s / h u n t-
Don’t know what to give to
the person who has every-
thing?
Consider making a tax-de-
ductible donation on their be-
half to the United Way of Co-
lumbia County.
Your gift – in their honor –
will work hard all year long,
helping with heating and fuel
assistance, daily food delivery
tickets may also be hand-deliv-
ered to ODFW’s Salem head-
quarters by 5:00 p.m., May 18,
2006, or to the drawing location
by 7:00 p.m., May 20, 2006.
The winning tickets will be
drawn at the 23rd Annual Ore-
gon Hunters Association State
Convention, to be held in Lin-
coln City on May 20, 2006. Raf-
fle tickets will also be on sale at
the convention from 5:00 p.m.
for seniors, emergency shelter
for those in abusive relation-
ships, and much more.
Call the United Way office at
503-556-3614, or email <uwcc
@hotmail.com> for more infor-
mation, or to give “A Special
Holiday Gift.” United Way will
send a gift card and brochure in
your name.