New Mexico Governors Tag FOR SALE here on www.huntinglife.com

Ladies & Gentlemen, I have the story of the year for this humble little blog and website called HuntingLife.com. Several months ago Ben Nicholson was looking for some information on the Valles Caldera Wildlife Management area in New Mexico and he ran a search on google and up popped my article on how to apply for tags for the opportunity to hunt elk there. About that same time we also had a post about the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation holding a raffle for the New Mexico Governors tag for elk. Ben followed the link to the Valles Caldera and learned that he had missed the deadline and on a whim came back to HuntingLife.com and decided to buy a raffle ticket for the that RMEF raffle for the tag.

HE WON!

I got a comment on that post just after the raffle was finished and Ben was looking to sell the tag. New Mexico is the only state that allows you to transfer the tag if you have purchased it and/or won the tag. He asked me if he should put it up on ebay and I thought about it for two seconds and decided that might not be the best way to sell such a valuable item like this tag.

I put Ben in touch with a couple of people I knew just might have the connections out there to sell this tag and he is working the phones and now we are working the phones on his behalf. In talking to Ben, I agreed to assist him in the sale of this tag if he would agree to donate 10% of the proceeds to Conservation. He has already agreed to buy a life membership in the RMEF and if we can assist him in selling the tag through HuntingLife.com then he will confirm with us once he has completed the sale where he is donating the 10% and we will bring the story here to all of you.

Of course we now have competitors who are also trying to sell the tag on his behalf but if they assist him, he is going to have to pay them 10% and the money will not be guaranteed to go to conservation.

I will not in any way take or receive a single dime to assist him in selling this tag. I just think this is the coolest story of the year for this fledgling website called HuntingLife.com.

A little bit about Ben Nicholson

Ben has been hunting since 1984 and is mostly a water fowler and upland game hunter but likes to forage into the world of whitetail deer and black bear. His father Tom and good friend Jim got Ben started in the world of hunting with a hunters safety course and many trips to the field together. Ben is married to a wife(Rachel) whom he describes as wonderful and for the last 8 years they have been quite happy together along with a German Wirehair named Clyde. Living in Iowa City, IA and working as a loan officer for a local bank, Ben has been able to balance a great family life with some great hunting time.

Ben said, "I've been wanting to go elk hunting for years and will be making my first elk hunting trip this fall."

I tried to convince Ben that this was the hunt of a lifetime and his comments were, "I can go on a lot of hunts with the proceeds from the sale of this tag. I would really like you to sell it so that 10% can go towards conservation" was his last comment on our phone call.

How this is going to work.

Team Hunting Life(which is currently only myself - Kevin Paulson) will be taking emails from perspective buyers for this tag. You will need to make a full offer and include your name, address, phone number and email and we will be in touch with each and every one of you. I will make an initial call to you to determine if you are serious and then put you in direct touch with Ben Nicholson and you will work out the deal directly with him. Once that deal is complete, Ben will donate his 10% to conservation and we will report the story to all of you along with the details. My email is kevin@huntinglife.com!

This tag is for
Species: One bull elk
Area: Hunt in any unit in the state on public land
or private land with permission
Dates: September 1- December 31, 2007
Weapon: Legal weapon of choice during any season.

The opportunity for a 400 class bull anywhere in the state of New Mexico is what your buying here. This will be the hunt of a lifetime. This tag is priceless to the right person so please be very serious in your offers.

Let the bidding begin!!!!!!!!

Mule Deer Foundation Chapters Offer State Tags in Raffles and Auctions in Utah, New Mexico and Colorado

Please Join the Mule Deer Foundation. I am personally a member and I think this organization is doing great work. The money raised for these tags will go directly to conservation within those specific states. Please support these raffles and auctions and tell them you heard about it at www.huntinglife.com

MULE DEER FOUNDATION

2007 Colorado Raffle Tags

Below are listed the tags that will be available for sale (or in a drawing) at Colorado-area banquets this year, SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Please contact Scott Hampel at 303-659-2088 or e-mail shampel@muledeer.org for final confirmation.

• Pass the Buck Chapter, Rifle, CO
  Contact: Jon Nestor, jjnestor1@msn.com, 970-876-2036
  RD: Scott Hampel, shampel@muledeer.org
  2007 Colorado Statewide Pronghorn Antelope License
  The drawing will be held on July 7, 2007 at 10:00 am at Tim’s Tools located at 810 Main Street in Silt, CO
  Download the Raffle Ticket Order Form NOW!
• Mile High Chapter, Denver, CO
  Contact: Stan Grebe, stangrebe@careerforum.com, 303-478-8161
  RD: Scott Hampel, shampel@muledeer.org
  2007 Colorado Statewide Deer License
  The drawing will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Fort Collins, CO on July 2, 2007 at 11:45 am
  Download the Raffle Ticket Order Form NOW!

2007 New Mexico Lt. Governor’s
Statewide Mule Deer Lottery License

For the fourth year in a row the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is assisting the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish with the auction and raffle of the New Mexico Lt. Governor’s Deer Enhancement Licenses. We recently conducted the auction for a license at our annual convention in Salt Lake City, UT where the license brought $50,000.

The Riudoso, NM chapter of MDF is assisting with the raffle of a license. Raffle tickets cost $20 each. The drawing for the lucky winner will take place at the Game and Fish Commission meeting in July. Now it is your chance to get one of these special licenses for as little as $20. The more you buy the better the chances of winning.

Proceeds from the auction and raffle will be used for deer management and propagation in New Mexico. The licenses will be authorized for use from September 1 through January 31 with any legal sporting arm. These licenses will be valid statewide only on public land where hunting is allowed, including Department owned WMAs and private land with prior written permission. The bag limit for these hunts is one antler-point restricted deer.

Print out the form and mail it in today!

2007 Utah Tags

Below are listed the Utah Conservation Permits/Tags that will be available for sale (or in a drawing) at Utah-area banquets this year, SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Please contact Tony Abbott or Mike Laughter for final confirmation.

Please address Permit Questions to: TONY ABBOTT, 2178 South Bridger Drive, Springville, UT 84663, Phone: 801-885-1274 , E-mail: tabbott@muledeer.org.

Please address Banquet Questions to: MIKE LAUGHTER, 5322 W. 4325 S., Hooper, UT 84315, Phone: 801-391-0567, E-mail: mlaughter@muledeer.org.

Listed by Banquet Date, City, Chapter,
then Species, Unit and Condition:

03/24/07, Wayne County

• Bull Elk, Monroe, Archery
• Bull Elk, Mt. Dutton, Archery
• Bull Elk, Plateau, Fish Lake, Archery
• Bull Elk, Panquitch Lake, Archery
• Buck Pronghorn, Plateau, Late, Any Weapon
• Antlerless Elk, Southeastern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Southern, Open

03/30/07, Davis County

• Bull Elk, Oquirrh-Stansbury, Premium
• Buck Deer, South Slope, Diamond, Season Choice
• Buck Pronghorn, Plateau, Early, Any Weapon
• Bear, South Slope, Vernal/ Diamond/ Bonanza, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open
• Turkey, East Canyon, Open
• Turkey, East Canyon, Open

03/31/07, Salt Lake

Please Note: The Wasatch West bear tag was moved from N. Utah County to Salt Lake because the hunt starts prior to the new N. Utah County banquet date.

• Bear, Wasatch Mountains, West, Open
• Bull Elk, Plateau, Boulder, Any Weapon
• Bull Elk, Filmore, Oak Creek, Premium
• Buck Deer, Filmore, Oak Creek, Muzzleloader
• Buck Pronghorn, Plateau, Early, Any Weapon
• Bear, South Slope, Yellowstone, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Central, Open

04/14/07, Logan BOC

• Bull Elk, Cache, North, Any Weapon
• Bull Moose, Cache, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open
• Turkey, Cache, Open

04/21/07, Heber City, Wasatch Chapter

• Bull Elk, South Slope, Diamond, Any Weapon
• Bull Elk, North Slope, 3 Corners, Any Weapon
• Buck Deer, South Slope, Diamond, Muzzleloader
• Antlerless Elk, Northeastern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Central, Open

04/20/07, S. Utah County

• Bull Elk, Wasatch Mountains, Any Weapon
• Bull Elk, Central Mountains, Nebo, Muzzleloader
• Buck Deer, Book Cliffs, Archery
• Cougar, Central, Open

04/28/07, Ogden

• Bull Elk, Filmore, Pahvant, Premium
• Buck Deer, Paunsaugunt, Muzzleloader
• Bull Moose, Ogden, Open
• Rocky Mountain Goat, Ogden, Willard Peak, Female Only
• Cougar, Northern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open
• Turkey, Ogden, South, Open
• Turkey, Ogden, South, Open

05/05/07, Box Elder County

• Bull Elk, Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek, Muzzleloader
• Buck Deer, San Juan, Elk Ridge, Season Choice
• Buck Pronghorn, Box Elder, Promotory, Any Weapon
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open

05/11/07, N. Utah County

Please Note: The Wasatch West bear tag was moved from N. Utah County to Salt Lake because the hunt starts prior to the new N. Utah County banquet date.

• Bull Elk, Wasatch Mountains, Any Weapon
• Buck Deer, Paunsaugunt, Archery
• Antlerless Elk, Central, Open

05/12/07, Uintah Basin-Vernal

• Bull Elk, North Slope, 3 Corners, Premium
• Bull Elk, South Slope, Diamond, Premium
• Buck Deer, Book Cliffs, Season Choice
• Buck Deer, South Slope, Diamond, Season Choice
• Buck Pronghorn, South Slope, Bonanza-Diamond, Any Weapon
• Buck Pronghorn, North Slope, West Daggett, Any Weapon
• Cougar, Northeastern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northeastern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Northeastern, Open
• Turkey, Northeastern Region, Pubic Lands, Open
• Turkey, Northeastern Region, Pubic Lands, Open

05/19/07, Tooele County

• Bull Elk, Oquirrh-Stansbury, Any Weapon
• Buck Deer, West Desert, Vernon, Any Weapon
• Buck Deer, West Desert, Vernon, Archery
• Buck Pronghorn, West Desert, Riverbed, Any Weapon
• Antlerless Elk, Central, Open

06/02/07, St. George, Red Rock Chapter

• Bull Elk, South West Desert, Premium
• Buck Deer, Paunsaugunt, Season Choice
• Cougar, Southern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Southern, Open

TBA, Kanab

• Buck Deer, Paunsaugunt, Season Choice
• Buck Pronghorn, Mt. Dutton, Paunsaugunt, Any Weapon
• Antlerless Elk, Southern, Open
• Turkey, Paunsaugunt, Open

Spring 2007, San Pete-Manti

• Bull Elk, Central Mountains, Manti, Any Weapon
• Bull Elk, Central Mountains, Manti, Muzzleloader
• Bull Elk, Central Mountains, Manti, Archery
• Cougar, Central, Open
• Cougar, Southeastern, Open
• Cougar, Southern, Open
• Bear, Central Mountains, South, Open
• Bear, Central Mountains, North, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Central, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Southeastern, Open

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The following events have been successfully completed:

02/17/07, Logan, UT, Bear River Chapter

• Bull Elk, Cache, South, Any Weapon
• Antlerless Elk, Northern, Open
• Turkey, Cache, Open

02/24/07, Cedar City, Cedar Breaks Chapter

• Bull Elk, Beaver, Any Weapon
• Bull Elk, Panquitch Lake, Any Weapon
• Buck Deer, Book Cliffs, Muzzleloader
• Buck Pronghorn, Plateau, Late, Any Weapon
• Cougar, Southern, Open
• Antlerless Elk, Southern , Open
• Turkey, Filmore, Pahvant, Open
• Turkey, Filmore, Pahvant, Open
• Bull Elk, Monroe, Premium
• Mule Deer, Lasal Delores Triangle, Season Choice

New Mexico Governor Elk Tag Raffle

New Mexico Governor Elk Tag Raffle

Ticket Price: $20 Species: One bull elk Area: Hunt in any unit in the state on public land or private land with permission Dates: September 1- December 31, 2007 Weapon: Legal weapon of choice during any season. Quality elk abound in New Mexico. The pictured bull scores 405 7/8 BC and was taken on public land during the 2006 archery season. Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity The New Mexico Governor's Elk Tag offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hunt elk all over the state for four months with any legal choice of weapon no matter the season. You could be rifle hunting during bow season with this tag! Governor's Tag holders have consistently harvested bulls ranging from 378 to over 400. In fact, the high bidder for this same tag at the Elk Foundation's Elk Camp auction harvested a bull scoring 423 SCI (fair-chase) in 2005. 2005 Governor's Tag bull: 423 SCI Tag is Transferable New Mexico is one of the few states that allows this tag to be transferred to another individual. Past raffle winners have sold this tag for $35,000-$40,000. The winner of the 2006 elk tag raffle was from Kansas and had the following to say about the hunt: "I personally want to thank the RMEF and New Mexico Game and Fish for providing this Opportunity. It was a once in a lifetime hunt to say the least.” Drawing Date and Information The drawing will be held Friday June 29th, 2007 and tickets are available starting Feb ruary 2007. For ticket information, please contact Allen Kerby, Elk Foundation Senior Regional Director, at akerby@rmef.org.