It's that time once again for me to pimp the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society's Colorado statewide sheep and mountain goat raffle tags. Last year, money raised from the auction and raffle of one tag for each species funded over $430,000 in research, habitat enhancement, transplants, and management (and if you're a member of RMBS, I'd be happy to show you the accounting! 
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The raffle sheep and goat tag winners can hunt in any open unit, concurrently with the regular season in that unit. Then they can continue hunting until December 31st. With our first archery seasons opening up the first week of August for sheep, that's nearly 5 months of hunting. We also have a statewide pronghorn raffle tag. With that tag, you can hunt with a bow from August 15th (before the regular archery season) until August 31st. Then you can hunt with any weapon in any unit starting September 1st. Last year's sheep raffle winner killed a dandy ram netting over 191".
We are also raffling off two custom Weaver Rifles, made by Kevin Weaver in Peyton, Colorado. They are:
Rifle #1:
.300 WSM built on a bench rest trued and skeletonized Reminton 700 action with a Sako extractor
1 in 10" twist 24" Benchmark stainless #3 contour barrel with muzzle brake
McMillan stock, grey/black swirl with 13.5" LOP; Timney trigger
Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 scope, Talley 1-piece base/rings
All metal parts ceramic coated black
Rifle #2:
.270 Wby Mag built on a bench rest trued Reminton 700 action with a Sako extractor
1 in 10" twist 24" Benchmark stainless #3 contour barrel with straight flutes and muzzle brake
High Tech sheep hunter stock in brown, with 13.5" LOP; Timney trigger
Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 scope, Talley 1-piece base/rings
All metal parts ceramic coated black and grey
Download an order form for tag and gun raffle tickets HERE. You NEED to mail in your order form in the next week or so!
If you are in the area, please consider joining us at the banquet on April 28th to see your winning raffle ticket pulled in person. We have a great lineup of speakers for the afternoon, including the new director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Rick Cables. We will also be joined by two accomplished worldwide sheep hunters, Ron Roderick and Mahlon "Butch" White, who will give presentations on their experiences hunting sheep in Russia and Pakistan respectively. Thanks to our generous supporters, we have an outstanding lineup for the live auction, and exceptional quality in our silent auction and general raffles. This will be the best banquet we have ever hosted. You must pre-register by April 20th at the following link: Banquet info and registration
For those wanting to stay overnight, we have a block of rooms set aside at a special rate at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Denver. Rooms are available April 27th and 28th. Click here for reservations.
We also have a block of seats at the Rockies-Mets game Friday night before the banquet (April 27th). Join us for some beer and brats! Tickets are $39 each, and proceeds go to RMBS. Coors field is located less than 1 mile from the Magnolia Hotel, making it easy to enjoy the evening in LoDo. To purchase baseball tickets, call Greg Wisener at 970-544-5119.
Here is a sample of items that will be offered in the live auction:
Baja Biosphere desert sheep permit and 10-day guided hunt
4 day Kenai River salmon fishing trip with RW’s Fishing
Marco Polo hunt in Kyrgyzstan with Mid Asian Outfitters
Northwest Territories caribou hunt with Ram Head Outfitters
Alaska caribou hunt (moose upgrade option) with Alaska Trophy Hunts
Alaska wolf pelt ready for taxidermy
Colorado black bear hunt with Sangre de Cristo Outfitters
Greg Brumfield $1,500 taxidermy credit
Mountain lion pelt from NM lion control program
New Zealand tahr hunt with Southern Mountain Adventures
British Columbia black bear hunt with Big Boar Outfitters
Garmin Oregon with 4 state land ownership downloads from huntinggpsmaps.com
Baja Mexico fishing trip for four with Mexico Hunts
Big Cat Taxidermy shoulder mount credit (up to $1,500)
Sitka Gear clothing package
50% credit towards purchase of a Sturtevant Arms rifle
).The raffle sheep and goat tag winners can hunt in any open unit, concurrently with the regular season in that unit. Then they can continue hunting until December 31st. With our first archery seasons opening up the first week of August for sheep, that's nearly 5 months of hunting. We also have a statewide pronghorn raffle tag. With that tag, you can hunt with a bow from August 15th (before the regular archery season) until August 31st. Then you can hunt with any weapon in any unit starting September 1st. Last year's sheep raffle winner killed a dandy ram netting over 191".
We are also raffling off two custom Weaver Rifles, made by Kevin Weaver in Peyton, Colorado. They are:
Rifle #1:
.300 WSM built on a bench rest trued and skeletonized Reminton 700 action with a Sako extractor
1 in 10" twist 24" Benchmark stainless #3 contour barrel with muzzle brake
McMillan stock, grey/black swirl with 13.5" LOP; Timney trigger
Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 scope, Talley 1-piece base/rings
All metal parts ceramic coated black
Rifle #2:
.270 Wby Mag built on a bench rest trued Reminton 700 action with a Sako extractor
1 in 10" twist 24" Benchmark stainless #3 contour barrel with straight flutes and muzzle brake
High Tech sheep hunter stock in brown, with 13.5" LOP; Timney trigger
Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 scope, Talley 1-piece base/rings
All metal parts ceramic coated black and grey
Download an order form for tag and gun raffle tickets HERE. You NEED to mail in your order form in the next week or so!
If you are in the area, please consider joining us at the banquet on April 28th to see your winning raffle ticket pulled in person. We have a great lineup of speakers for the afternoon, including the new director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Rick Cables. We will also be joined by two accomplished worldwide sheep hunters, Ron Roderick and Mahlon "Butch" White, who will give presentations on their experiences hunting sheep in Russia and Pakistan respectively. Thanks to our generous supporters, we have an outstanding lineup for the live auction, and exceptional quality in our silent auction and general raffles. This will be the best banquet we have ever hosted. You must pre-register by April 20th at the following link: Banquet info and registration
For those wanting to stay overnight, we have a block of rooms set aside at a special rate at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Denver. Rooms are available April 27th and 28th. Click here for reservations.
We also have a block of seats at the Rockies-Mets game Friday night before the banquet (April 27th). Join us for some beer and brats! Tickets are $39 each, and proceeds go to RMBS. Coors field is located less than 1 mile from the Magnolia Hotel, making it easy to enjoy the evening in LoDo. To purchase baseball tickets, call Greg Wisener at 970-544-5119.
Here is a sample of items that will be offered in the live auction:
Baja Biosphere desert sheep permit and 10-day guided hunt
4 day Kenai River salmon fishing trip with RW’s Fishing
Marco Polo hunt in Kyrgyzstan with Mid Asian Outfitters
Northwest Territories caribou hunt with Ram Head Outfitters
Alaska caribou hunt (moose upgrade option) with Alaska Trophy Hunts
Alaska wolf pelt ready for taxidermy
Colorado black bear hunt with Sangre de Cristo Outfitters
Greg Brumfield $1,500 taxidermy credit
Mountain lion pelt from NM lion control program
New Zealand tahr hunt with Southern Mountain Adventures
British Columbia black bear hunt with Big Boar Outfitters
Garmin Oregon with 4 state land ownership downloads from huntinggpsmaps.com
Baja Mexico fishing trip for four with Mexico Hunts
Big Cat Taxidermy shoulder mount credit (up to $1,500)
Sitka Gear clothing package
50% credit towards purchase of a Sturtevant Arms rifle
