1 Billion to conservation?

[Addicting]

What would you do?

I think I may finally get @Big Fin to accept my invitation for a cup of coffee. Lol.

I think my top 5 would be RMEF, Mule deer foundation, RMBS, then two new foundations one solely for Hunters Ed and one putting shooting sports back into high school.

 

[Southern Elk]

I’d buy a huge ranch and hire someone to keep all you commoners off of it.

 

[Addicting]

I’d buy a huge ranch and hire someone to keep all you commoners off of it.

Oh how quickly you have become jaded by Montana. You will probably cry about the bull elk eating you out of house and home too. Lol

 

[brockel]

I’d probably donate it to the Brockel bank account

 

[TN2shot07]

I’d probably donate it to the Brockel bank account

And all HT’ers will be following the builds that come from that donation

 

[LuketheDog]

I've got about 4 pieces of land (modest-sized) with my name on them, all for various hunting needs, but even that would hardly dent $1.02B! I'm not a snob like @Southern Elk though, some of you schmucks can come hunt...

 

[JEL]

Almost enough to join the bulls for billionaire's club!

 

[Mallardsx2]

I would pretty much live like I live right now.

I would hunt the best ranches in the US for Elk and Deer and Antelope.

I would also own 4000 acres in my home state and I would sue anyone who trespassed on my land into bankruptcy.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

I would maintain the finest stable of lawyers

 

[TOGIE]

no joke, i'd be looking to buy ranches/properties that provide access and hire a rather adequate stable to set up conservation and access easements.

or maybe set up a trust and committee that works with RMEF to do the same. tomayto tomahto.

actually no, having a committee just creates the opportunity for politics and arguments. i'd just buy the properties and have my lawyers work cpw or wygf or something. really, the politics and arguments will be unavoidable regardless, i'm sure.

 

[rwc101]

I'd just buy the biggest blocks of contiguous habitat I could, sign some conservation easements, and maybe enroll in HMA/Walk in Access with weird stipulations like hunters must wear size 20 clown shoes purely for my own entertainment.

 

[Nameless Range]

I'd buy land here and there and open it to the public. Large ranches, advantageous chunks. Strategically, next to large landowners who don't. I'd pay way over market price to make the bastards pay. I'd give to conservation orgs, community groups, and things I care about - always anonymously.


I'd join UPOM

 

[MNElkNut]

After I buy that big ranch in WY, I would instruct all my employees to ask the peasants if they know how much money I have.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I've got about 4 pieces of land (modest-sized) with my name on them, all for various hunting needs, but even that would hardly dent $1.02B! I'm not a snob like @Southern Elk though, some of you schmucks can come hunt...

What a nice fellar! Lol

 

[TN2shot07]

Not going to lie, there are a couple of pieces that would be an awesome purchase near home. I’d probably buy those and have a place for friends and family to hunt while I’m still kicking, after that it can be set up to go to the state and converted to a WMA. We don’t have a ton of public here and some more good pieces would go a long way

 

[rwc101]

Oh, and E-Bikes ONLY.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Hookers and Blow!

Nah, retire and expand my hobbies of hunting and fishing.

All summer in Alaska fishing, yes please.

Elk wherever I can get a tag, check.


African safari, you betcha


Buy a huge chunk of SD land and make a wildlife preserve for me and my friends, obviously!

 

[TheTone]

Retire, buy some property that has good OTC tag hunting, travel more, probably start a college scholarship or two, invest in some humanities projects

 

[Oak]

I'd do all the good things, probably.

 

[MtnElk]

Oh, and E-Bikes ONLY.

And only parking for Subarus