Sheep, Moose And Elk License Auctions A Success

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Montana’s 2004 bighorn sheep auction license brought in $160,000 at the annual convention for the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep in Reno, Nevada in January. FWP received 90 percent of the auction amount to bolster bighorn sheep research efforts and to supplement trapping and transplanting budgets. FNAWS earns 10 percent for administration and its own bighorn sheep management efforts.

Montana’s annual moose auction license was sold for $17,250 at the Skyline Sportsman’s Association meeting in Butte in February. Proceeds generated through the moose auction will go to expanding moose management efforts in Montana.

For the first time a Montana elk license was available for auction. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conducted the sale in Reno, Nevada in February and the license went for $20,000. Proceeds from the sale will be used for elk management and conservation.