NEW MEXICO ORYX Hunt for $25. Well not really... Don’t miss out on a chance at this great hunt raffle.

Only 500 tickets total are going to be sold and only 100 have been sold as of this posting.

This is your chance for great odds on an Oryx hunt and the RMBS also pays for the tag!

Feel free to pass this info on to all your friends as the money raised goes to help a good cause, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society (and thus the wild sheep of Colorado!).

Order forms available at: www.bighornsheep.org/Oryx/1.htm

Or simply send your self addressed & stamped envelope, $25 per ticket that you want, your name, full address and phone number to:
RMBS NMORYX
P.O. Box 8320
Denver, CO 80201-8320


The rest of the story (AKA the fine print):

The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society has acquired the opportunity to hunt Oryx on the famous Armendaris Ranch, near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. This great opportunity will be awarded for 1 hunter and 1 non-hunter.

The Oryx are a free ranging herd living on the 354,000 acres of private property of this ranch. Most of the ranch is relatively flat at an elev. of 4,900' in a Chihuahuan desert grassland. The exception is the Fra Cristobal Mountain range, which is located on the west side of the ranch and is the home for the State's largest desert bighorn sheep population. Other species on the ranch are antelope, desert mule deer, cougars, and oryx. Average horn length of oryx is between 32 & 38 inches weighing roughly 450 lbs.
· Only 500 tickets will be printed. Each ticket is $25.00. There is no limit to the number of tickets you may purchase.
· The winner of this very limited raffle will have a fully guided hunt and transportation during the hunt.
· RMBS will also cover the cost of your hunting license. Winner will be responsible for your transportation to the ranch, lodging and meals that can be found within a 15-minute drive from the ranch in Truth or Consequences.
· Hunters are usually successful in 1-2 days, but the New Mexico Game & Fish limit the hunts to 5 days. Hunts are conducted from November to March.
· For more information, contact RMBS at (720) 201-3791.
· Winner will be drawn at the Nov 11, 2004 Board of Directors meeting, CDOW Hunters Ed Building 6060 Broadway Denver CO 80216
· Proceeds benefit Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society Lic # 2004-0108

Winner need not be present to win. Raffle tickets may not be purchased with a credit card, per Colorado State raffle rules.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: RamDreamer,

As scheduled the winner of the raffle was drawn at 9:00 p.m. Mountain time last night. The winner was home when called and told of his good fortune. The winner is Scott Gordon. He's from Sequim, Washington.

Thanks to all of you that purchased tickets! It really helped out and ensured that the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society did not lose money on the endeavor.