So it's that time of year again as ticket sales for the annual Dave Sherwood Memorial Hunt Raffle wind down with just a couple weeks left and a limited number of tickets left for sale. The drawing is held to 500 tickets. - Drawing is being held Monday, August 3rd. See attached poster for places to purchase.
To give a little history, Dave Sherwood was a longtime employee of TransAlta. He was a great coworker, a great boss, a great family guy, just an all around great person. He was tragically killed while packing out his bull on a Margaret bull special permit hunt. In his honor, the Dave Sherwood Memorial Scholarship Fund was started. This funds a local scholarship to Centralia Community College. As a way to help contribute funds to a great cause, TransAlta has been doing an annual Roosevelt Bull Hunt on a weekend of rifle elk season to one lucky winner on their property just east of Centralia. One change this year will give archery and muzzleloader hunters an opportunity to participate
TransAlta will allow the successful winner, depending on weapon choice, the choice of one weekend to hunt. Rifle hunter will get access to hunt either Nov. 7/8 or Nov. 14/15. Archery hunter will get to hunt either the weekend of Dec. 5/6 or 12/13. Muzzleloader hunters will get to hunt either Dec. 5/6 or 12/13 as well. Before you ask the question, I'll clarify, that early muzzleloader or archery seasons are not allowed due to disabled hunters cow hunts taking place on the property (during early muzzleloader) and mine reclamation work activities taking place during early archery. However, you still have a legitimate opportunity to kill a healthy Roosevelt bull in the late season for sure. Just a reminder that this is strictly a drawing for access to hunt TransAlta property so hunting license and a western WA elk tag are needed.
This hunt can be gifted, so even if you are an eastside elk hunter but want to put your name in the hat, if you have a friend or son/daughter that has a westside modern tag, it can be done that way. I know some people have mixed feelings because it is only a 2 day hunt, but there have been bulls killed on all 3 raffle hunts so far.
You and one guest will be guided by a TransAlta employee. All WDFW hunting regs are to be followed, hunter's orange (for rifle hunters), 3pt. minimum, etc.
if you have any questions, please PM me or feel free to post. The money goes to a great cause, in memory of a great person, and would be the perfect hunting opportunity for hunters of all ages. If the weather cooperates, seeing 300-400 elk a day is not out of the question.
I have had the opportunity to help on each of the last two years' hunts. jackjr, huntwa member killed his bull accompanied by his son in 2013. Last year, Phil took a nice 6x5 bull as well. I don't have permission to post Phil's kill photo, but attached a couple pictures of my digital camera screen (sorry for poor quality) while Phil was preparing to shoot.
Good luck to all.
