Hunters Raise Millions for Wildlife

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TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS:

Hunters Raise Millions for Wildlife

WYOMING, CODY, Mar. 5 -/E-Wire/-- The wild sheep of North America will continue to prosper because of dedicated hunter/conservationists who raised nearly $4 million during the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep's (FNAWS) 24th Annual Convention. Over $1.6 million, raised through a special hunt tag auction, will be immediately used to fund State and Provincial wild sheep and wildlife programs.

More than 5,000 outdoor enthusiasts gathered to celebrate "Young Sheep and Young Hunters, Their Future and Ours," February 14-17, 2001, at the Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada. FNAWS emphasized the importance of youth conservation education by introducing "Making Tracks," a publication geared toward elementary age youth and unveiling an interactive area designed for "hands-on" learning about wildlife. Seminar topics appealing to all ages ranged from "How to Apply for Big Game Tags" to "The Art of Sushi Making."

North American and international wild sheep hunting opportunities accented a jam-packed auction filled with hunts, choice wildlife art, and fine merchandise. "Land of the Midnight Sun" created by Brent Todd, FNAWS 2001 Living Legend of Wildlife Art, sold for $15,000 and "Hi Stepping" by Karl Lansing, the winner of the 2001 Artist of the Year competition, brought $6,750. First in the series of custom rifles in the Grand Slam Series by John Bolliger was purchased for $35,000. A high bid of $75,000 bought a special Mongolian Minister's Altay Argali Permit.

Highlighting the auction were the 29 special hunt tags offered from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that sold for the following: Wild Sheep from Alaska -- $27,500, Arizona -- $165,000, Baja Sur (2) -- $57,500 and $65,000, British Columbia -- $110,000, California -- $80,000, Colorado -- $90,000, Idaho -- $80,000, Montana -- $100,000, Navajo Nations -- $30,000, Nevada -- $47,500, New Mexico -- $75,000, Oregon -- $67,500, Utah (2) -- 50,000 and $60,000, Sonora (2) -- $72,500 and $85,000, Texas -- $75,000, Washington -- $43,000, and Wyoming -- $38,000; Elk from Arizona -- $100,000, California -- $13,000, Colorado -- $8,500 and Wyoming -- $15,750; Moose from Colorado -- $18,000 and Wyoming -- $16,500; Mountain Goat from Colorado -- $10,250 and Washington -- $7,000; and California Golden Opportunity Deer -- $17,000.

For over 20 years, FNAWS has been the leader in wild sheep conservation promoting protection of habitat, professional management based upon sound biological principles, and educating the public. For more information contact FNAWS Headquarters at (307) 527-6261, (307) 527-7117 (fax), or [REDACTED-EMAIL] (e-mail). Be sure to visit our website at www.fnaws.org.

Foundation for North American Wild Sheep

Paula Karres of Foundation for North American Wild Sheep,

http://www.fnaws.org

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