RMEF governor tag auctions

[MtnMuley]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

cant the winner, tag holder, give the tag to who they want?

Absolutely not.

[MtnMuley]

The only person that can let somebody else have the tag here in WA is a raffle tag winner, and then only the person in 2nd place can be awarded the tag.

[idahohuntr]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

To be fair WDFW gives tags for terminally ill people regularly.  There is no need for someone to buy a tag to gift it in most situations.  The Director can also receive special permits from donors and redistribute them to terminally ill hunters.

[elkh8me]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

To be fair WDFW gives tags for terminally ill people regularly.  There is no need for someone to buy a tag to gift it in most situations.  The Director can also receive special permits from donors and redistribute them to terminally ill hunters.

Yep its called end of life hunt and its the one thing that wdfw does well!

[Alchase]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

To be fair WDFW gives tags for terminally ill people regularly.  There is no need for someone to buy a tag to gift it in most situations.  The Director can also receive special permits from donors and redistribute them to terminally ill hunters.

Yep its called end of life hunt and its the one thing that wdfw does well!

End of Life Hunt = a normal person dies before being picked for a decent hunt 

 

[slim9300]

I'm guessing they'd have the "option" of a refund followed by a long paragraph how much they'd appreciate the funds just donated to "benefit" wildlife.

Exactly. 🤣


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[Bob33]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

cant the winner, tag holder, give the tag to who they want?

https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=220-412-040

12. Hunting licenses or transport tags obtained pursuant to a raffle may not be resold or reassigned.

[jackelope]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

cant the winner, tag holder, give the tag to who they want?

https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=220-412-040

12. Hunting licenses or transport tags obtained pursuant to a raffle may not be resold or reassigned.

I've always thought the case was that if the raffle winner was not able to hunt or didn't want the tag, it would go to the #2 person. I assume this would have to happen prior to the tag being actually issued, hence it wouldn't actually be a transfer.

[Rainier10]

If I had that kind of money I would hire a local guide or two, and get a hold of, Make a wish foundation. Some child with little time left would have the hunt of a lifetime!  How good would that feel. Maybe these rich guys do, I’m not knocking them, just saying what would bring me more joy.

Wrong. This has been tried before twice, and I headed both attempts. WDFW wanted absolutely nothing to do with donating the tag to one terminally ill girl or young man fighting cancer.

cant the winner, tag holder, give the tag to who they want?

https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=220-412-040

12. Hunting licenses or transport tags obtained pursuant to a raffle may not be resold or reassigned.

I've always thought the case was that if the raffle winner was not able to hunt or didn't want the tag, it would go to the #2 person. I assume this would have to happen prior to the tag being actually issued, hence it wouldn't actually be a transfer.

That is correct.  Last year the winning bidder backed out right after they banged the gavel closing the auction and it fell to the second highest bidder.  I believe they have a period of time that they can decline and it just goes to the next bidder if they want it.

[Mr Mykiss]

Agnew owes me more than his 16 guides for that 2010 bull. Gawd I just puked a little...no a lot. Dang I remember the 2012 or whatever bull where whatever rich guy wrote a story about how it was gonna be such a tough hunt after flying in and his guides telling him the Bull was a whopping 1/4 mile in off the road.
Yeah go ahead and say it’s for the benefit of the wildlife...doing a heck of a lot of good in Washington I’m tellin ya.

[trophyhunt]

You made a great point Mykiss, our elk tags sell for crazy amounts and yet the herd is going to shift.  So where is that money going, exactly?

[Mfowl]

...to feed the wolves.

[Ghost Hunter]

RMEF gets 10%

[dvolmer]

You made a great point Mykiss, our elk tags sell for crazy amounts and yet the herd is going to shift.  So where is that money going, exactly?

Those tags do bring a lot of resource money for the elk but it isn't a drop in the bucket when you are dealing with uncontrolled native hunting and uncontrolled wolves.  No amount of money can help that scenario.  $65,000.00 can buy a new decked out truck for the warden though.

[Bango skank]

...to feed the wolves.

And the bears, and the lions.  Multiple studies in idaho show black bears as the #1 predator of elk calves through august, ahead of even lions and wolves.