2012 Governor's Moose Tag Auction Sat Feb 25

[Bob33]

[quote All the hunts that went last weekend where good deals I thought 

Friday night they pretty much had to give away hunts, seems like most things went at half price. BC Mule deer hunt for like 1200, trip to South Africa 800 etc.....
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Many of the hunts that went for low prices had hidden costs: "must bring a full-price paying second hunter", "does not include trophy fees, air transport, etc. etc."

I sensed that the crowd was on to those tricks pretty well this year.

[Caseyd]

Yeah I agree with your point, but the ones I used as examples had no "hidden costs".

The trip they couldnt even give away was the one to Spain....it had a trophey fee of 8500

[Bushcraft]

That's the nature of hunts in Spain.  They can be spendy in more ways than one.  You've got to look REALLY close at the details of a Spain hunt "donation". 
 
I can't begin to tell you how many donations receive from around the world that look interesting until you get to the fine print.  It is an unenviable task weeding through hundreds to try to come up with a few good hunt donations that will make the chapter money, and more importantly, make the paying membership happy.

We've come up with some really nice hunts for our this year's live auction.  Bring your checkbook!

[arees]

If you were looking for a hunt in Spain, that one was a great deal.  The $8300 trophy fee is the same as any of the other Spanish outfitters are charging for Beceite Ibex.  The donation covered the daily fees for the guide plus lodging for the hunter and a guest.  For overseas hunts it is typical to see daily fees plus trophy fees because you can shoot more than one animal on the hunt.

I am always shocked by what people pay for those sheep tags.

[Bushcraft]

That is pretty decent and sounds a lot like our Spanish auction item:

5 Day Hunt in Spain

This is a fabulous 5 day hunt in Spain for 1 hunter and 1 non-hunter and is valid for 2012 or 2013.  Animals available to hunt include Spanish Ibex, Roe Deer, Mouflon Sheep, Red Stag, Fallow Deer, Cantabrian Chamois, Pyrenean Chamois and Barbary Sheep. The hunter must pay the Trophy Fees for a minimum of two trophies.  The hunt can be extended beyond 5 days and extra species. 

INCLUDED: All meals, accommodations and transportation to, from and during the hunt; Professional hunter services, trophy field preparation and shipping to local taxidermist, drinks, hotels during the hunt, etc.

NOT INCLUDED: Trophy fees, hotels and meals in Madrid, License and Insurance at $250 per hunting area, Taxidermy and Shipping Costs, VET Certificate and Export Permit at $150 per trophy, VAT Tax of 18% on final invoice. FORM OF PAYMENT: 30% of trophy fees and daily rates when booking the hunt. Balance due one month prior to beginning of the hunt.

GREDOS IBEX *         8,200 US$
BECEITE IBEX*      8,200 US$
RONDA IBEX*            8,200 US$
SOUTH EAST IBEX*      8,200 US$

EUROPEAN MOUFLON SHEEP**  4,200 US$
SPANISH RED STAG**               4,200 US$
EUROPEAN FALLOW DEER**      4,200 US$
CANTABRIAN CHAMOIS #          5,500 US$
PYRENEAN CHAMOIS#      5,500 US$
EUROPEAN ROE DEER      3,200 US$
EUROPEAN WILD BOAR      1,500 US$
BALEAREAN GOAT                     ON REQUEST
BARBARY SHEEP                         ON REQUEST   

[Bob33]

Right: the "$1000" Spanish hunt ends up $15K to $20K by the time you pay trophy fees, permit fees, airfare, some lodging, tips, VAT, etc. Not that it's necessarily a bad deal.  It's just that when you consider the full cost, it's not a $1000 hunt.

One of the S.A. outfitters had a hunt last year that auctioned for $2000.  It included six animals.  The same hunt this year included "$500 towards trophy fees".  The cost of trophy fees for the six animals that were included in the 2011 package would come to $4900.  In other words, to get the same hunt in 2012 would cost $4400 plus whatever auction price you paid.

[Caseyd]

Would anyone like to see a contest here on H-W for a free ticket to the Jim Shockey SCI Banquet?

Back to this point...YES 

Wasnt planning on going since i went to the bellevue show last weekend....but if i ended up with a ticket id go

[Ridgerunner]

ME too, lets have a contest!

[bearpaw]

I'm working on it again.....

[bearpaw]

Contest for tickets is posted here:  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=93104.0

[huntnnw]

$3500 for a whitey tag ummmm...hell no..seasons here are already rut hunts and spending the additional $3460 buys u nothing

[MtnMuley]

$3500 for a whitey tag ummmm...hell no..seasons here are already rut hunts and spending the additional $3460 buys u nothing

Wrong.  To many of us that is very true, but there are also many that have the money and don't have/want  the time to research and do it on their own that happily pay to have a whitetail hunt lined up.  Not my approach, but others see it differently.

[bearpaw]

Don't you get until Dec 31 with any weapon? Those last 45 days in any unit with any weapon for whitetail would be killer.


Here's a pretty nice moose we missed at 175 yards in the last couple days of the 2011 season, the hunter ended up shooting a bull on the last day that was smaller than a dozen others we had passed during the hunt but still was very happy. Occasionally misses happen, just part of hunting.

Sorry for the poor photo, it's through a spotter at long range and then cropped.

[alwinearcher]

$3500 for a whitey tag ummmm...hell no..seasons here are already rut hunts and spending the additional $3460 buys u nothing

Doesnt it get you another deer?

[jackelope]

Yes, it's a 2nd deer tag too.