Post by: ramslam on May 28, 2009, 05:27:18 PM
Only 160 tickets have be sold as of today.
Go to www.wafnaws.com
If you do not have a Paypal account, it takes about 1 minute to register.
Units open this year include Wenaha, Black Butte, Tucannon & Hall Mtn.
Post by: huntnphool on May 28, 2009, 06:19:18 PM
Not that I don't trust you Ramslam, just a question ;)
Post by: popeshawnpaul on May 28, 2009, 06:22:11 PM
Buy tickets online for the WA Rocky Mtn Bighorn raffle.
Only 160 tickets have be sold as of today.
Go to www.wafnaws.com
If you do not have a Paypal account, it takes about 1 minute to register.
Units open this year include Wenaha, Black Butte, Tucannon & Hall Mtn.
Those units would be the hunt of a lifetime. By the way phool, I have used paypal forever. It's very secure.
Post by: huntnphool on May 28, 2009, 06:23:50 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on May 28, 2009, 06:28:02 PM
Post by: huntnphool on May 28, 2009, 06:29:10 PM
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I paid on the site last year for the raffle and everything went smoot
If everything went smooth, why were we not hunting sheep last year. ;)
Post by: ramslam on May 28, 2009, 09:08:51 PM
Thanks for your support of Rocky Mtn bighorns in Washington.
Post by: wastickslinger on May 28, 2009, 09:19:51 PM
Post by: SHANE(WA) on May 28, 2009, 09:43:54 PM
Post by: joebear on May 29, 2009, 10:34:59 AM
count me in.
Post by: whacker1 on May 29, 2009, 10:42:01 AM
Do they take all of the information from Paypal to notify the purchaser or do I need to submit additional information?
Post by: cabin308 on May 29, 2009, 10:47:01 AM
http://www.wafnaws.com/2009_Raffle_Flyer.pdf
Post by: NRA4LIFE on May 29, 2009, 10:49:00 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2009, 11:08:47 AM
Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 29, 2009, 11:11:40 AM
Its the same as the WDFW draw WAFNAWS just does the advertising
This is how much they made on last years raffle...$101,250
I guess you could divide by X and get the number.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2009, 11:13:16 AM
Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 29, 2009, 11:15:27 AM
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/auction_summary.htm
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2009, 11:19:10 AM
Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 29, 2009, 11:19:39 AM
Post by: cabin308 on May 29, 2009, 11:26:24 AM
https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wdfw/special_raffle.html
Post by: boneaddict on May 29, 2009, 12:08:40 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2009, 12:26:00 PM
Assuming that's the case, I'll go back to my original question...anyone know how many tickets they sell? It won't have an effect on whether I buy tickets, as I also view it as a donation. Just interesting to compare demand across the different species.
Post by: boneaddict on May 29, 2009, 12:30:41 PM
Post by: starbailey on May 29, 2009, 12:58:00 PM
By far this is the best bighorn tag in the state and the only way to get it is to purchase raffle tickets through WAFNAWS. Thank Ramslam and WAFNAWS for convincing the game commission to let the tag be raffled not auctioned.
Oh by the way, I love people that dont trust raffles because that just increases my odds!
Bryan
Post by: ramslam on May 29, 2009, 04:10:39 PM
The drawing is conducted the first Wed. of August (August 5 this year). WAFNAWS sells the tickets and WDFW does the ol raffle barrel roll at one of their offices. A WDFW employee (director, commissioner, bio etc) draws the winning ticket and one alternate.
As printed on the raffle flyer we do not send "ticket stubs" in return and the reason is simply the cost. WANAWS spends from $5000-$10,000 per year to promote this tag and we would prefer to save the expense of mailing stubs back. If you ever want to know if your name is in the raffle barrel, feel free to email wafnaws@hotmail.com. We keep an excel list of everyone that's purchased tickets. It can get very busy the last weeks leading up to the drawing so please be patient but you will get a response.
Starbailey explained how the marketing works--its similar to any of the auction tags. WAFNAWS gets 10% of gross sales to promote the tag and 90% goes back to WDFW for the "Rocky bighorn sheep fund". This raffle actually started in 2005 at the request of the WAFNAWS board of directors. Since then, over $330,000 has been raised for Rocky Mtn bighorn projects in our state such as disease research at WSU and once the fence is repaired on the Tucannon, a transplant of sheep to that herd.
Sales in 2008 totaled ~$89,000 so roughly 4500 tickets.
Hope that helps.
Glen
Post by: ramslam on May 29, 2009, 04:19:55 PM
Post by: ramslam on May 29, 2009, 04:23:04 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2009, 04:34:42 PM
Post by: Elkstuffer on June 02, 2009, 11:23:39 AM
Post by: videoman on June 02, 2009, 04:59:04 PM
Post by: joebear on June 02, 2009, 08:10:20 PM
Well it only takes one ticket to win plus it not only about the win it is what the cause is for. That money will help increase the population on Rockies and then or odds increase when the WDFW decide to give us more permits. Money means more sheep for us poor people to get a chance to draw.I am with video on this one!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Elkstuffer on June 02, 2009, 09:27:32 PM
Like I said earlier, the money goes to a great cause.
Post by: chukarchaser on June 07, 2009, 08:56:32 AM
My opinions could be tainted by the fact that I cannot find out where WAFNAWS stood on closing Swakane to sheep hunting this year.
Post by: starbailey on June 08, 2009, 02:47:52 PM
WAFNAWS has donated a lot of time and money(along with other conservation organizations) to the swakane fencing project but these projects take time. It should be underway soon if not already.
WAFNAWS is here to help bighorn sheep populations in WA. That will in turn help everybody have a better opportunity to view or hunt them. Most of us joined because we had drawn a tag and fell in love with the bighorns and wanted to give something back. The closing of a bighorn unit effects me because I donate my time(and money) to help increase bighorn numbers and if it closed we missed our goal. We are only one small group and it takes a lot of cooperation by many to get a project like this approved let alone funded and started.
Raising $330,000 for rocky mountain bighorn sheep enhancement in the last 4 years sounds pretty successful to me! Better than any other one animal auction or raffle in WA.
Just my thoughts not an official statement of WAFNAWS.
Bryan
Post by: huntnphool on June 08, 2009, 03:00:56 PM
Post by: littlebuf on June 08, 2009, 04:06:55 PM
Post by: huntnphool on June 08, 2009, 04:12:41 PM
is this the same raffle i bought a ticket for at the counter when i bought my tags or a different one? ive never bought raffle tickets before but i was feeling lucky this year
No, they already ran that one so if you didn't hear from F&G you didn't draw.
Post by: actionshooter on June 08, 2009, 04:19:00 PM
is this the same raffle i bought a ticket for at the counter when i bought my tags or a different one? ive never bought raffle tickets before but i was feeling lucky this year
No, they already ran that one so if you didn't hear from F&G you didn't draw.
You don't get a sorry/to bad?? :chuckle:
Post by: huntnphool on June 08, 2009, 04:22:07 PM
Post by: chukarchaser on June 08, 2009, 08:34:33 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 08, 2009, 10:26:34 PM
is this the same raffle i bought a ticket for at the counter when i bought my tags or a different one? ive never bought raffle tickets before but i was feeling lucky this year
No, they already ran that one so if you didn't hear from F&G you didn't draw.
I thought they ran the raffle draw in August? Sure hope so since I didn't get the phone call!
Post by: huntnphool on June 08, 2009, 10:38:53 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 08, 2009, 10:44:08 PM
Post by: boneaddict on June 09, 2009, 05:37:24 AM
Post by: provider on June 09, 2009, 08:54:34 AM
Regarding the Swakane situation- Actually the herd still met minimum population and composition requirements (a formula established by wdfw) to allow for a special permit hunting opportunity. So, the Bio did not suggest closing it based on biological data. His recommendations are scientific, biologically based. The decision to close it this year came from Olympia. We are all disappointed not to have this incredible opportunity this year, but the decision was cautious, conservative, and prudent in my personal opinion.
The WAFNAWS Board of Directors did not all agree on the decision to close it. We did, however, agree to an unofficial position of not opposing the recommendation based on all the considerations. That should untaint your opinion chukarchaser.
Oh, and one of the main considerations of WDFW for awarding the marketing assignment of auction/raffle permits is based on the ability of that Organization to generate the most revenue.
Post by: chukarchaser on June 09, 2009, 07:37:02 PM
Post by: starbailey on June 11, 2009, 10:48:20 AM
Bryan
Post by: ramslam on July 08, 2009, 11:18:10 AM
Post by: bearpaw on July 08, 2009, 11:44:36 AM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 08, 2009, 10:51:26 PM
Post by: Hornseeker on July 09, 2009, 03:02:00 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 09, 2009, 03:18:02 PM
Post by: ramslam on July 09, 2009, 03:36:24 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 09, 2009, 03:43:31 PM
Post by: starbailey on July 10, 2009, 06:58:44 AM
Bryan
Post by: ramslam on July 29, 2009, 08:04:52 PM
Buy online at www.wafnaws.com
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 29, 2009, 08:21:08 PM
Post by: ramslam on August 01, 2009, 07:36:57 AM
Post by: tmike on August 01, 2009, 08:53:44 AM
Post by: bucklucky on August 01, 2009, 09:03:33 AM
Post by: ramslam on August 03, 2009, 04:16:17 PM
Post by: actionshooter on August 03, 2009, 10:12:18 PM
Talked to a guy this weekend who is leaving in a couple of weeks for a dall sheep hunt in Alaska, he's going on $60 of raffle tickets from a SCI show. someone has to win :hello:
Post by: Slider on August 04, 2009, 04:12:56 PM
Post by: BENCHLEG on August 04, 2009, 10:23:56 PM
Post by: WDFW-SUX on August 05, 2009, 04:31:17 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on August 05, 2009, 04:43:59 PM
Post by: ramslam on August 05, 2009, 09:26:25 PM
Thank you everyone for your support. Gross sales totaled $61,500 for Rocky Mtn Bighorn sheep projects in Washington.
Post by: Slider on August 06, 2009, 07:49:12 AM
Post by: WDFW-SUX on August 06, 2009, 07:54:10 AM
Post by: boneaddict on August 06, 2009, 07:54:44 AM
Just kidding. Congrats to him, I am certainly jealous. It was money to a good cause, but I'd sure like to win one of these good causes some day.
Post by: Crowns on August 06, 2009, 04:03:02 PM