No more Arizona governor tag for BHS ?

[S-3 ranch]

Did they stop the tag ?

Arizona Will Stop Auctioning Big-Game Tags to the Wealthiest Hunters

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted to eliminate big-game tag auctions, which currently fund the bulk of wildlife conservation in the state.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[realunlucky]

Instead of auctioning the tag Arizona is going to do a lottery so more sportsmen have an opportunity at these tags.

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[TreeDux]

Instead of auctioning the tag Arizona is going to do a lottery so more sportsmen have an opportunity at these tags.

Join the discussion here- https://rokslide.com/forums/posts/3558629/
and let me know what you think about the change

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At first glance it seems like a great idea to me. I may get a shot at it this way. It’s a foregone conclusion that I will never score that tag via auction.

 

[cbeard64]

These auction tags raise a lot of money that goes straight back into conserving the resource. It is very short-sighted to take the view that they hurt the average hunters’ opportunities, because they actually help them a great deal by putting many more sheep on the mountain for one animal taken annually.

Nevertheless, perception is reality and most folks see them as a bad thing. Part of this is just not understanding the whole story and part of it is just borne from envy. I do acknowledge that many times these guys buying the tags who hire teams of guides to find/sit on big animals and then blast their “team pics” all over social media don’t help their cause. And ironically, the higher the $$$ have gotten (and thus the more has been raised for conservation) the louder the outcry has become. Politicians and bureaucrats respond to outcry, so it’s likely that auction tags will be gone everywhere within a few years. This will leave a big hole in many wildlife departments’ budgets. A hole I doubt the ones griping about auction tags will step up and fill with their money.

As with many hunting issues, oftentimes hunters are their own worst enemy.

 

[Bowfinatic]

I think it is a poor decision for conservation. Going to hurt in the long run and provide fewer opportunities for the little guy

 

[chindits]

What has been the revenue analysis of a single auction bid versus X number of hunters buying lottery tickets?

 

[BBob]

This will leave a big hole in many wildlife departments’ budgets.

Not necessarily in Arizona. The dept itself does not get to use the money nor does it control where it goes. The money raised goes to the HPC which doles it out to conservation projects. So if you were to say it may leave a big hole in the conservation budget that would be more accurate.

 

[BBob]

Did they stop the tag ?

It will be gone by 2026