Super Hunt Raises Money for Sportsman Access

After the second round on August 15, the annual Super Hunt drawings have raised more than $120,000 for the Department of Fish and Game's Access Yes! program this year, updated figures show. But the revenue has declined since the inception of the program in 2004 when it brought in $162,391. In 2005 that dropped to $141,391, but mostly because the price per ticket dropped. The first round of Super Hunt drawings brought in $90,223 with the sale of 16,746 tickets, and the second round garnered $29,846 with 6,152 tickets. The 22,898 tickets sold this year is down from 30,298 tickets sold in 2005 and 29,983 in 2004. The winners get tags for deer, elk, pronghorn and moose in the hunt of their choice, but they must abide by the rules of that hunt. The winners of the Super Hunt Combo get tags for all four species. Money from the ticket sales goes to help fund the Access Yes! program, designed to improve hunter and angler access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners. The program goal is to provide access to at least 1 million acres of private land. More than 100 properties now are enrolled in the program, opening 622,000 acres of private land and access to an additional 700,000 acres of public land for hunting and fishing. This nearly doubles the amount of private land from last year. Hunters and anglers can support the program by applying for a Super Hunt drawing or by making a donation. For information contact local Fish and Game offices, or visit the department Website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. Donations are accepted at all license vendors.