A Trophy Desert Bighorn Sheep Live Auction Hunt item is on the agenda for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Operation Game Thief Bandana Ball. The event will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. Location is the DoubleTree Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. Reservations hotline: Gina Nesloney, 512-332-9880 or email gnevents@austin.rr.com The Operation Game Thief website is at www.ogttx.com and a flyer about this item is posted at http://www.texasbighornsociety.org/New_Folder2/OGT%20Permit%20Flyer.pdf

From the Texas Bighorn Society website:

The latest Texas desert bighorn permit was auctioned Saturday, June 11th, at the Operation Game Thief banquet for $85,000.00!