Raffle-ness

[WAPatriot]

Why is it no one's all twisted up on these like the OIL tags when they are both lottery's?
Some one who ponies up a large chunk of change and then doesn't get drawn/ or has more chances in the bucket than someone else.

I am, but I've spouted off before to no avail. Apparently even if you only have 1 ticket, you still have a chance to win even though some other dude drops thousands of dollars on tickets for a single species, and that's good enough. So I'm all done spouting off. Limit the number of tickets. That's what I say.

That would make too much sense. 
Also, the state would lose out majorly, or would they?
Could that spark more people to buy 2 or 3 tickets, knowing they'd have a honest chance?
Might be time for a formula....

I don't buy raffle tickets at all for this reason. I'm sure I'm not the only one. If there was a limit, I would buy again. I'm again sure I'm not the only one.

Maybe they can do a trial year.  Leave the current raffle in place, and set up another with a 5 ticket limit and see what happens.  Who cares if 2 more bull moose get killed?  At the rate the wolves are killing them i think moose tags in this state are going to start disappearing.  May as well let us get while the gettins good.

I want to hunt a Washington moose so bad. Best system would be all raffle ticket style our current draw system stinks the system is kind of rigged against people's who's families didn't start putting them in young.

[Eli346]

I buy one and this year it's going to be the lucky ONE!

[EmeraldBullet]

I still think the state should have one moose tag that they straight up auction off each year (or even every other year). I doubt I would ever be able to afford it but I feel bad for all the old timers who pay in every year and have never gotten a chance. Maybe they could limit the auction to 50+ in age or something.

[jackelope]

I still think the state should have one moose tag that they straight up auction off each year (or even every other year). I doubt I would ever be able to afford it but I feel bad for all the old timers who pay in every year and have never gotten a chance. Maybe they could limit the auction to 50+ in age or something.

They do.
I think it usually sells for $10k-20k. This year maybe was a little more than that I think.

[benhuntin]

I still think the state should have one moose tag that they straight up auction off each year (or even every other year). I doubt I would ever be able to afford it but I feel bad for all the old timers who pay in every year and have never gotten a chance. Maybe they could limit the auction to 50+ in age or something.

They do.
I think it usually sells for $10k-20k. This year maybe was a little more than that I think.

This year it was 21-22k. Last two years it was right at 40k


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[rtspring]

Jealousy is Rampant once again, as shown by many.

No matter what this State does they cannot make everyone happy.  Be glad you can hunt the animals you do, and should you be lucky enough to hunt a OIL animal be very thankful.

There is a lot more to hunting than the Horns or antlers you put on your wall. 

[EmeraldBullet]

I didn't know about the auction, wow...
Don't mean to hijack the thread here but another quick question that's semi related:

If someone has private land, and they buy several moose from a legal source (say some zoo in Denmark or whatever), could they raise moose on the property for private hunts or would that be considered illegal in Wa?

[Bwana Bob]

WOW/WTF,  I only buy just one or 2 raffle tickets, no wonder I'm a looser, but then again, I drew A SHEEP TAG AND A GOAT TAG BEFORE THE POINT SYSTEM.

[jackelope]

I didn't know about the auction, wow...
Don't mean to hijack the thread here but another quick question that's semi related:

If someone has private land, and they buy several moose from a legal source (say some zoo in Denmark or whatever), could they raise moose on the property for private hunts or would that be considered illegal in Wa?

Illegal in WA

[GrampasGuns]

No jealousy  here! I think its hysterical to piss away that much money on something thats not guaranteed.

As mentioned before and like I told the woman at Fred Meyer who was completely bewildered by what was probably the largest dollar amount ever spent in the Redmond Freddies ever, IT ONLY TAKES ONE!!!!!

good luck me! And you guys too

[jackelope]

I still think the state should have one moose tag that they straight up auction off each year (or even every other year). I doubt I would ever be able to afford it but I feel bad for all the old timers who pay in every year and have never gotten a chance. Maybe they could limit the auction to 50+ in age or something.

They do.
I think it usually sells for $10k-20k. This year maybe was a little more than that I think.

This year it was 21-22k. Last two years it was right at 40k


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You're right, my bad.
2012 was $16k
2013 $40k
2014 $35k
2015 $28k

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/raffles/big_game_auctions_proceeds.pdf

[teanawayslayer]

There is a poster at the retailer where I buy my raffle tickets. It reads" 50% of 2015 raffle winners purchased 10 or less tickets". Those odds aren't bad for a guy who buys only a few tickets. Anything can happen!

[jackelope]

There is a poster at the retailer where I buy my raffle tickets. It reads" 50% of 2015 raffle winners purchased 10 or less tickets". Those odds aren't bad for a guy who buys only a few tickets. Anything can happen!

I feel like the "whales" didn't buy in like they normally do last year. I know the guy who drew the mule deer raffle and he purchased 1 ticket. I'm not sure the same could be said for 2014.
It would be interesting to look at those numbers.  Maybe if I get bored later.

[jackelope]

2015:
I don't want to sit here and count, so if there's a lot, I'm just going to say a lot.

Blacktail-30 tickets.
Mule deer-1
Whitetail-Lots(50?)
Eastside elk-3
Westside elk-Lots(hundreds, clearly a whale)
Mountain Goat-10
Moose #1-2
Moose #2-30+
North Central WA combo-Lots(whale)
Northeast WA combo-6
Cali sheep-Lots(whale)
South central WA combo-Lots(whale)
Southeast WA combo-Lots
Three deer-1

[jackelope]

6 out of 14 had 10 or less.