First Supertag Winners Announced

Three lucky Montana hunters will get another shot at the dream this fall after winning Montana’s first big game SuperTag lottery Monday.

The three winners are:

·         Mountain goat: Ryan Stratman, Bozeman

·         Moose: John Enright, Black Eagle

·         Bighorn sheep: Steve Carson, Helena

While resident and nonresident hunters could buy an unlimited number of $5 chances to win any Montana SuperTag hunting license, each winner purchased only one chance to hunt a bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or moose.

Montana’s mountain goat, moose, and bighorn sheep hunting licenses are among the state’s most prized big game hunting licenses. Each year FWP receives more than 55,667 applications for 1,035 mountain goat, moose, and bighorn sheep licenses that can be used in a specified hunting district. SuperTag winners, however, can hunt in any hunting district in Montana where seasons are established for the big game species identifed on the SuperTag license.

SuperTag chances for the bighorn sheep license were the most popular among hunters with 20,711 chances sold. Hunters purchased 13,123 chances for a moose and 7,357 chances for a mountain goat SuperTag. Montana residents purchased a total of 25,665 chances compared to 15,526 purchased by nonresidents.

Sales revenue for all three drawings combined will provide $205,955 to enhance public hunting access and boost FWP enforcement efforts. Hunters who purchased a SuperTag chance can visit FWP’s Special Drawing Status to see how they fared in the computerized random drawing.

Chances for the deer and elk SuperTag drawing are avialable through Aug. 3. So far, about 15,000 elk and 5,800 deer chances have been sold. SuperTag chances are sold electronically at all FWP License Providers or via the Internet.

For more information visit FWP’s SuperTag web page.