East side raffle elk, where's the pic!

[jackelope]

The western elk raffle winner only bought 4 I think, I love it when the little guys win!! And about 6 or 7 years ago my hunting partner drew the east side elk with one ticket, and I think he was an alternate that year.

Isn't that "Huntincouple" on here?

[rosscrazyelk]

The western elk raffle winner only bought 4 I think, I love it when the little guys win!! And about 6 or 7 years ago my hunting partner drew the east side elk with one ticket, and I think he was an alternate that year.

Isn't that "Huntincouple" on here?

They are in the woods hunting ...

[trophyhunt]

The western elk raffle winner only bought 4 I think, I love it when the little guys win!! And about 6 or 7 years ago my hunting partner drew the east side elk with one ticket, and I think he was an alternate that year.

Isn't that "Huntincouple" on here?

yes.

[BUTTER]

hmmmm, if I was loaded and could buy kick ass hunts, hunt cool areas, have guides, and shoot monster bulls, No way I would. Wait of course I would. Nice bull Congrats to the guys apart of this hunt

[TheHunt]

Something to consider in the thread...  People who have lots of money typically spend most of their time managing that money.   Everyone has heard the phrase that the things that you own start owning you (your time). 

I can understand the people who just get a phone call and they come out and shoot then leave.  I personally like to hike around and mess around in the woods as part of the fun.  If I had 10's of millions of dollars I would be paying for Mossback etc... but I would want to get out there with the people looking for the elk so I could learn something. 

[Maverick]

Isn't mossbacks favorite method putting a bunch of guys on the hill and pushing the buck or bull to go to the guy shooting? To me that doesn't sound like much for fair chase. Doesn't matter how rich I was. I would never higher mossback for any hunt. Other outfitters yes.

[TheHunt]

Mossback guide service does not have the cleanest record but he delivers the goods without a doubt.  So if you very wealthy with limited time Mossback would be your ticket for in/out hunting. 

[Bob33]

In many countries, wildlife is owned either by the state or by individual landowners.

North America is unique. In the first half of the 20th century, leaders including Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold shaped a set of ideals that came to be known as the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. They articulated a philosophy that wildlife belongs to the people, and not government, corporations or individuals. The Model is guided by seven principles:

1. In the Public Trust– Wildlife belongs to the people and managed in trust for the people by government agencies.

2. Prohibition on Commerce of Dead Wildlife– It will be illegal to sell the meat of any wild animal in North America.

3. Allocation of Wildlife is by Law– Laws developed by the people and enforced by government agencies will regulate the proper use of wildlife resources.

4. Opportunity for All– Every citizen has the freedom to hunt and fish.

5. Non-frivolous Use – In North America we can legally kill certain wildlife for legitimate purposes under strict guidelines for food and fur, in self-defense, or property protection. Laws are in place to restrict casual killing, killing for commercial purposes, wasting of game, and mistreating wildlife.

6. International Resources– Because wildlife and fish freely migrate across boundaries between states, provinces, and countries they are considered an international resource.

7. Managed by Science– The best science available will be used as a base for informed decision making in wildlife management.

As one ponders governor’s tags, raffle tags, special permits, landowner tags, trespass fees and the like, and then considers that only three percent of our state’s population hunts and that number is shrinking, does that say anything about the future of this model?

[NWWA Hunter]

From what I hear doyal moss is a great guy who helps those in need(donating time and money, and giving info to some who can't afford him) and is an excellent guide. The problem is that when he got big some guys under him wanted to make names for themselves and did some pretty scandalous things.

[Mr Mykiss]

Sounds juicy....

[huntnphool]

  Some of you assume way too much and should get the facts before you put guys all over the hills herding elk into a spot where they can make a phone call for the trigger man to show up. That may have happened with a couple of the "hunters" mentioned earlier but not by Kevin.

[shrek]

Ya he's quite the "go getter" type! Lol

[elkh8me]

nice bull

[huntnphool]

Ya he's quite the "go getter"

[idahohuntr]

In many countries, wildlife is owned either by the state or by individual landowners.

They articulated a philosophy that wildlife belongs to the people, and not government, corporations or individuals.

As one ponders governor’s tags, raffle tags, special permits, landowner tags, trespass fees and the like, and then considers that only three percent of our state’s population hunts and that number is shrinking, does that say anything about the future of this model?

The "government" is the people in the United States.

I see no issue with this model regardless of how many people hunt (or don't hunt)...the wildlife are still owned by the people.  How those people choose to allocate a limited resource (gov tags, raffles, trespass fees, non-consumptive use etc...) may change though.