Commission Releases Bighorn Tags For Auction And Lottery

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission, during their July 10 meeting, released two bighorn sheep tags for the 2015 season, one for a lottery and one to be auctioned. The lottery tag was awarded to the Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation and the auction tag was awarded to the Wild Sheep Foundation. The two groups will market the tags as fund raisers, with the proceeds going to benefit bighorn sheep research and habitat. The groups keep only enough of the proceeds to cover their expenses - or no more than 5 percent of the money raised by the auction and 25 percent by the lottery. Commissioners selected the proposals they felt would bring the most money for the benefit and enhancement of bighorn sheep in Idaho.