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Made my donation... feel bad for being a slacker and not getting it done earlier.
Colorado "Governor's Tag" Raffles
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They sent you a pic of the tickets via email
Got you...thank you. Looks like i bought tickets on 2/18 and 4/29..... maybe I will pick up another handful later today.
AggieHunter
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I talked to a biologist while checking in my ewe last year in Colorado Springs and she mentioned the Pikes Peaks herd was suffering from rams traveling out of normal territory interacting with domestics.
Not going to discourage you, but you missed the 1/3 round.
wtrfwlhunter
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Just curious, how many total tickets are available?
Not an uncommon issue.
Many of you might know how common bighorns are at Garden of the Gods and adjacent areas near Colorado Springs. Last week this domestic sheep report popped up on iNaturalist:
Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries)
Domestic Sheep from Pleasant Valley, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA on April 26, 2020 at 09:45 AM by Dr. Maggie Gaddis
www.inaturalist.org
I contacted CPW about the report and they sent this reply:
You can zoom in on the map and see that Rock Ledge Ranch is immediately adjacent to GoG. CPW is correct. There is nothing they can do about private property except try to educate the owners and encourage them to report bighorns if they show up so that they can be removed. Many people won't make that call because they either don't understand the danger or don't want to see the bighorns killed.
There are 650 available for each rifle and 250 for the optics (about 100 left). The rifles won't come close to selling out. The remaining raffles are unlimited.
MtnRambler
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I managed to get in on the 1/3 round (have tickets from at least two of the raffles numbered less than No. 00005). I bought several more tickets on 5/1 across a few of the raffles. I won't say the delta in ticket numbers in the last 4 months other than to say I was surprised how good the odds still are!
If I didn't think RMBS was such a great organization and the fact I want to see their donations go up--I'd be keeping my trap shut!
If I didn't think RMBS was such a great organization and the fact I want to see their donations go up--I'd be keeping my trap shut!
Chad Gus
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AggieHunter
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I had a friend take a video in a neighborhood of around 20 running through and some huge rams in that area
Here's an article from a few years ago related to the issues I mentioned above. To be clear, the policy to remove bighorns that contact domestics is sound. But I agree with John M. that we need to find a better long term solution.
durangoherald.com
6 Bighorn sheep euthanized this summer
Management practices for bighorn sheep in Colorado have been called into question after a spike in euthanizations this summer in the high country...
durangoherald.com
theat
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If anyone needs more incentive, here is a Colorado ram that I tested and collared a few years ago.
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@theat that is a badass photo.
@theat that is a badass photo.
We usually sell over 4500 sheep tickets. Goat is usually over 1200, and pronghorn 500-600. That's 100-120% higher than when I took over the raffle promotion 8 years ago. Some folks don't like that. I won't mention names, but his initials are @Dinkshooter.
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