Best raffle you ever won

[mighteywhitehunter]

Won a Rem 700 .270WSM a long time ago, and won the CA Statewide Fundraiser Antelope tag a few years back... killed an 86" net goat that is in the top 10 all time for CA.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I think I won 5 bucks in the WA lottery one time.

 

[Starbailey]

I’ll start with saying I’ve been fairly lucky over the years. First big one was the Washington California bighorn sheep raffle back in 97. (3 tickets) Second big one was the Oregon bighorn sheep raffle in 98. (6 tickets). Those two set the stage for me buying tickets for every Sheep raffle I could find for the next 25 years. I hit another good one with a Dall sheep hunt in Alaska through the Washington FNAWS raffle. My wife bought me $200 worth for my birthday. Got lucky again in the Washington Shiris Moose raffle 10 years ago. Ended up killing a great 182 inch bull. Last but not least, I won the Montana WSF desert Sheep raffle with one ticket last year. Had a great hunt in Mexico killing a 166 Mexicana ram.

 

[duckcarver]

I won a 2022 Washington Rocky bighorn sheep tag in the WSF raffle on 5 tickets and was guided by @Starbailey and other great guys to a B&C ram. Watched his name called live for the Montana desert hunt drawing. Considering his list above, I'll be chasing his leftovers in raffles for years to come.

#OnceARaffleWinnerAlwaysARaffleEntrant
#EvenThoughYouLoseConservationWins

 

[406flyfish]

Sig stabilizing binos

 

[OkayestHNTR]

Few years back, through Rokslide, I learned of a local CA Deer Association Tule Elk hunt raffle. Bought one ticket for $100 and won the $16k hunt on a ranch in southern CA. Included was a ranch house to stay in, breakfast, a pig hunt, and the guide even let my wife tag along with us.

 

[Steve O]

Thread '2025 Spring Nunavut Musk Ox'

Mar 28, 2025

At the Sheep Show in January a few friends and I pooled our cash and bought some raffle tickets. Imagine my surprise when my name was called out over the speaker system in the convention center for the musk ox hunt with Canada North! As soon as the pictures were taken I limped my fat broken ankled body over to talk with Tony Mudd to see when the soonest opening was for me to go. Well it was last week and here is my awesome animal:




I’ve been to a LOT of remote North America in the last 30 years and nothing can compare to what I just experienced. Brutal and unforgiving is...

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Prior to this it was a 95mm Swarovski BTX from the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society.

 

[Geewhiz]

Once I won a Coleman sleeping bag at a coyote derby, but, if I’m being honest with myself I think the first ticket holder wasn’t present so I was the runner up.

 

[SethB_9]

Have you ever won some random big raffle item? Not talking about a NWTF raffle, that's easy. A big random raffle ticket you thought you were wasting your money on. A lucky draw.

I didn't win a raffle, but I did draw a random Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep tag when I was 17. I drew the 1 tag out 1,115 people that put in for it.

 

[Scottyboy]

Guided elk hunt in the gila via RMEF

 

[84toyota]

Few years back, through Rokslide, I learned of a local CA Deer Association Tule Elk hunt raffle. Bought one ticket for $100 and won the $16k hunt on a ranch in southern CA. Included was a ranch house to stay in, breakfast, a pig hunt, and the guide even let my wife tag along with us.

I think I sold you that tag! You live in Cottonwood? We’ve got a Nevada bull tag if you want to try your luck again! https://caldeer.org/event/redding-banquet-fundraiser/

 

[Blockcaver]

NV NR Desert Bighorn tag in '91. WY NR Shiras Moose tag in '92. UT NR Henry Mts Bison tag in 2000. BC Roosevelt Elk tag in'14. Ended up filling all 4 tags DIY with my bow and arrow(s).

 

[Tuf343]

Once back in college I dropped $20 on a random raffle at a local car show for a fully restored '69 Camaro. Figured it was a total waste, never win anything.

Drew my ticket live on stage won the damn car. Drove it for two years before selling it to pay off loans. Still the luckiest dumb luck I've ever had. Felt like a glitch in the matrix

 

[SwiftShot]

Play off tickets to Seattle Seahawks.

 

[Weldor]

RMEF Swarovski optics package back in the early 90's. 1 mail in ticket. Thought it was a prank when they called me.

 

[Gadjet]

I’ll start with saying I’ve been fairly lucky over the years. First big one was the Washington California bighorn sheep raffle back in 97. (3 tickets) Second big one was the Oregon bighorn sheep raffle in 98. (6 tickets). Those two set the stage for me buying tickets for every Sheep raffle I could find for the next 25 years. I hit another good one with a Dall sheep hunt in Alaska through the Washington FNAWS raffle. My wife bought me $200 worth for my birthday. Got lucky again in the Washington Shiris Moose raffle 10 years ago. Ended up killing a great 182 inch bull. Last but not least, I won the Montana WSF desert Sheep raffle with one ticket last year. Had a great hunt in Mexico killing a 166 Mexicana ram.

So you're one of those guys! Seems to be fairly common that some guys just have the raffle winning luck. Conrats on all of your winnings!

 

[98XJRC]

Local gun shop used to have giveaways on their anniversary. One year I won a SilencerCo Omega. To this day it's still my only can even though I want more.

 

[mtnbiker208]

I did pretty good in 2008 and won enough to go buy a stone sheep hunt.
When asked what I was doing with the money, in my best disneyland voice, i said i was going sheep hunting!

 

[ssgjpd]

50/50 at sheep show.

 

[Tater86]

I won $1100 at bingo, haha. On the other hand, my brother won free gas for a year from a local gas station and his GF, at that time, won a ford escape off of a McDonald's coffee giveaway.