Better Odds Expected in Second Supertag Drawing

Fewer hunters purchased lottery tags for Idaho Fish and Game's second Supertag drawing meaning the odds of becoming a winner should be better when the drawing is held August 16 at Fish and Game Headquarters in Boise. The first drawing, held in June, raised more than $108,000 for Fish and Game's Access Yes! program, which compensates willing landowners who provide access to private land or allow hunters and anglers to cross their land to get to public property. The application deadline for the second drawing expired at the end of July and Fish and Game officials say they've received about half the number of applications compared to the first drawing even though the prizes are exactly the same. There will be 17 second drawing winners and the coveted tags are good for any open deer, elk, antelope and moose hunt in the 2004 hunting season. The tags include: - Five deer - Five antelope - Five elk - One moose - One Superslam (one person wins tags for deer, elk, antelope and moose)