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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2020, 10:05:31 PM »
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2020, 11:49:55 PM »
Kind of amazing that the Wa tag is more than double Montana, Wyoming or Utah at the moment......
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2020, 03:54:49 AM »
Someone must be after a certain washington bull

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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2020, 06:55:15 AM »
Is it just because elk hunting is so limited here as compared to those other states?

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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2020, 07:12:11 AM »
At that price I'm sure we will see the Mossback guys blocking roads again, the question is, where???
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2020, 07:19:06 AM »
At that price I'm sure we will see the Mossback guys blocking roads again, the question is, where???

It's pretty much the same as what it sold for last year, and there weren't any Mossback guys here then.
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2020, 07:28:44 AM »
Where were the mossback guys blocking the roads at?

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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2020, 07:36:22 AM »
Where were the mossback guys blocking the roads at?

There was some issues with them down in the Blues 5 ish years ago. I heard about them once and not since.


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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2020, 07:41:26 AM »
Where were the mossback guys blocking the roads at?

There was some issues with them down in the Blues 5 ish years ago. I heard about them once and not since.
:yeah: They also do it in other states. Talked with an owner of a guide service this past weekend, it’s no secret what they do.
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2020, 08:09:54 AM »
Mossback hasn't been in Washington for ten years and when they were here it was mostly Washington guys working under his permit. The guys that buy these tags can certainly afford them... These auction tags are still going for "normal" prices inspite of the economy.. People that have been smart with their money and can afford these kind of  things in life still have money to play with...And they still aren't buying $5 mochas  :chuckle:

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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2020, 08:19:50 AM »
Is it just because elk hunting is so limited here as compared to those other states?
I think that is a big part of it.  You don't have to spend big money in those other states to be able to hunt big bulls and there are a ton good elk in those states.

Here there is no real opportunity to hunt big bulls unless you are really lucky or have a ton of cash.  There are big bulls here and with limited pressure they are pretty easy to look over and decide which one you want.
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2020, 08:20:09 AM »
Easy guys, I'm not knocking the raffle tag bidders here.
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2020, 08:29:11 AM »
At that price I'm sure we will see the Mossback guys blocking roads again, the question is, where???

It's pretty much the same as what it sold for last year, and there weren't any Mossback guys here then.
Exactly, I am pretty sure it is all Washington guys driving the cost up.

Two for sure were from Washington last year and I am not sure if the third guy was from Washington or not.  The third guy on the phone bid $60,000 and then backed out so it fell to the guy at $55,000.  The way I understand it was there was chaos in the room with phone bidders and miscommunication with their counterparts that were in the room bidding for them.

There are at least three playing again this year.
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Re: RMEF governor tag auctions
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2020, 09:48:11 AM »
Getting into record territory now.  It's at $70,000.  2016 it went for $75,000, 2008 it went for $65,000.   There must be a masher out there or someone just had a record profit year and has money to burn.
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