The 2021 Raffle Is A Wrap!!!
WOW! What a year it has been. First COVID shuts down all the venues in the area and forces us to cancel out annual banquet, and then as we are literally coming down to the final hours of the raffle, Mother Nature decides to dump more snow on our heads than we have seen in quite some time. Add to that high winds resulting in whiteout blizzard conditions, (and intermittent Internet outages for our intrepid chief nerd), and to say it was looking like the odds were against us seems kind of a mild description. One of our board members literally spent eight hours shoveling his driveway today so he could come and help us with the drawing!
But things worked out, as they usually do. I like to say “No one knows how, it just happens”, but that isn’t exactly true. We have a lot of very dedicated folks that work really hard to make sure things get worked out. Whether it’s finding prizes for the raffle, coordinating with CPW, sticking stickers on THOUSANDS of raffle tickets, or just making sure the drawing actually happens and goes smoothly, everyone pulls together. Here we see two of our board members selecting the winning ticket’s from this year’s raffle. And yes, they are a bit under dressed compared to the way you would typically see them for the annual banquet, but as I mentioned, there was a lot of snow shoveling required to get to this point….
We would like to congratulate all of our winners this year. For those of you who won one of the Statewide tags, CPW will be given your info tomorrow and will be reaching out. For anyone winning one of the other prizes, our board will be reaching out over the next couple days to contact you about your prizes.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for March 5th 2022 when our Annual Banquet returns in full force!
And now without further adieu, The 2021 SCI Colorado Raffle Winners!
2021 Raffle Winners
Stevinson’s Winner Take All 6 Gun Pkg
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Christensen Arms 6.5 CM
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Leica Geovid Binos |
Steven Klaus
Georgetown, TX |
Tanner Schwartz
Johnstown, CO |
Scott Feuerstein
Henderson, CO |
Statewide Pronghorn Tag
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Statewide Deer Tag
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Statewide Elk Tag |
Jeff Demaske
Greeley, CO |
Adam Pierce
Salida, CO |
Thomas Jones
Nixa, MO |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Statewide Moose Tag |
Browning A5 Shotgun |
Robert Wallace
Humble, TX |
Ben HardingColorado Springs, CO |
Kyle Swanson
Pueblo, CO |
STAY INFORMED
We have gone paperless, for the most part, so don’t look in your mail box for printed information about our event and the raffles. Our website is the place to go, and if you would like to make sure that you are getting the most up to date info and offers, OPT IN for our SCI E-News. (We do not share our lists so you can be sure the emails are from us, and not one else!!) We promise you that we will not hound you with mindless junk but we need and WANT to stay in touch with you. If you would like to get notices of our raffles and events, OPT IN to our email list. We will never rent or sell our list. It is safe here. We promise.
WE ARE MORE THAN JUST FUNDRAISING
The Colorado Chapter is more than fundraising. That is a huge component of what we do, but the great thing about raising money is getting to SPEND the money on conservation projects such as habitat for Colorado Moose; Humanitarian projects like the Sportsmen Against Hunger program where we collect meat and food and donate on an ongoing basis to a dozen food banks and shelters; and the Education arm of our chapter where we are very active in the Archery in the Schools program. These are just a sample of what we do with the money we raise.
God Bless our Men and Women in uniform and we thank all of you who have done so in the past.
On Target News
Shoes used by poachers in Africa. Without hunter/tourism dollars, poaching would wipe out African wildlife.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Legislature PASSES Constitutional Carry (HB 1927)
When signed by Gov. Abbott, Texas will be the 21st state to enact Constitutional Carry!
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Man in possession of 6 big game animals was hunting illegally in Colorado for years, according to CPW
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Douglas Crookston was fined more than $41,000 after agreeing to a plea deal.
Author: Wilson Beese (9NEWS)
Published: 10:32 AM MDT May 18, 2021
Updated: 11:06 AM MDT May 18, 2021
ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado — A Georgia man who fraudulently obtained hunting licenses and illegally possessed wildlife will pay $41,735.50 in fines after agreeing to a plea deal, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said on Tuesday.
Douglas R. Crookston, 41, of Duluth was charged with 42 misdemeanors for wildlife violations including illegal possession of six big game animals, CPW said.
CPW said the investigation began in 2019 after an officer received information suggesting he was obtaining licenses as a Colorado resident while living in Georgia.
Investigators discovered that Crookston sold all his Colorado property and gave up his residence in February 2017, but he continued to buy and use Colorado hunting licenses for several years, CPW said.
Crookston pleaded guilty to the follow charges on April in a Adams County Court, according to CPW:
10 counts of making a false statement in the purchase of a hunting license
Three counts of hunting without a valid license
Two counts of illegal possession (one trophy mule deer and one trophy bull elk)
Crookston was also ordered to make a $500 donation to Colorado Operation Game Thief.
He must forfeit all wildlife seized in the investigation:
One bull elk
One bear
Two mule deer
Two pronghorn.
The bull elk and a mule deer met the minimum size required to meet the "Samson" trophy designation, which adds additional mandatory surcharges of $10,000 each.
CPW said a judge sentenced Crookston to two years of supervised probation and a court-ordered suspension of all hunting, fishing and trapping related activities.
Under the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, Crookston is eligible for a suspension of all hunting, fishing, and trapping privilege's for up to five years in all states except Hawaii.
CPW said a suspension hearing examiner will make a decision on a possible suspension at a later date.
“While license fraud cases are not the typical ‘poacher’ case, CPW takes these cases very seriously,” said Wildlife Officer Scott Murdoch, who worked the case. “Colorado residents are entitled to certain privileges that out of state residents are not. This comes in the form of license prices, license draw odds and license allocations. When non-residents claim Colorado residency fraudulently, all wildlife taken become illegal. They are essentially stealing money from CPW and opportunity from lawful residents that may have been able to acquire the fraudulently obtained license
Good news for some!
safariclub.org
This week, a federal court in California granted Safari Club International (SCI) and the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) motions to intervene in three lawsuits challenging the removal of gray wol...
Shooters: May 1, 2021 is our next Marksmanship Camp
Time: 9am
Cost: $10 per participant
Ages: 6-16
This event is designed to introduce and teach our young shooters the safe handling of firearms. We provide our participants with safety classes and marksmanship classes on a .22 caliber rifle.
Must have .22 rifle to participate, we often have loaner rifles we can loan to our participants.
We provide 50 rounds of ammunition for the small competition we have during the event.
Also all participants names will be put into a drawing, we will draw a name from the drawing at the end of the event and one lucky child will be taking a .22 caliber rifle home courtesy of our sponsor Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition
Gianforte signs bill allowing payment to wolf hunters
Gianforte signs bill allowing payment to wolf hunters
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HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday allowing the use of private funds to reimburse wolf hunters or trappers for their expenses — reminiscent of bounties that widely exte...In Montana and Idaho this...😁
Shooters: Today is our kids marksmanship camp
Time: 9am
Cost: $10 per participant
This event is designed to introduce and teach our young shooters the safe handling of firearms. We provide our participants with safety classes and marksmanship classes on a .22 caliber rifle.
Must have .22 rifle to participate, we often have loaner rifles we can loan to our participants.
We provide 50 rounds of ammunition for the small competition we have during the event.
Also all participants names will be put into a drawing, we will draw a name from the drawing at the end of the event and one lucky child will be taking a .22 caliber rifle home courtesy of our sponsor Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition
Rio Blanco County, CO
Yep, now if only the rest of the counties follow suit!
The winners of the 2021 raffle are posted on the website.
www.scicolorado.org
Thanks to all who bought tickets. Congrats to the winners!
March 15 we will draw the winners of the statewide tags for Moose, Elk, Deer and Pronghorn. The last day to buy tickets is 3/14 at midnight.
Go to SCICOLORADO.ORG and get your chance at these licenses and other great prizes!
Very nice bull where is he from
But you won't find a moose like that in Colorado!
Sure you can...this was the winner about 6 years ago. There have been way bigger bulls taken since. This is just a very pretty Shiras bull.
SCI Colorado It's been my understanding that the moose in Colorado are Shiras moose much smaller than Canada or Alaskan animals! I've seen moose that big in Alaska however!
Les Jackson that be hardly legal in Alaska LOL
Del Jones They have some very large moose in Alaska!
Dean DeGroot lower 48 👍🏻
Done ✅
Les Jackson lots of things legal in Colorado that aren’t in AK
Les Jackson I saw 3 bull moose this year they don't get big antlers
Les Jackson there’s actually plenty of moose like that in Colorado. Handful of giant bulls are killed every year. Here is my Colorado bull from 2 years ago that I arrowed. Colorado is really producing some giant shiras moose.
David Stone
Justin Davis Thanks for showing that bull.....there are some really nice bulls coming out of CO.
Justin Davis 💪💪💪💪👏👏👏👏😍
Les Jackson i have driven down roads following moose in Colorado, estes park ,north ,rabbit ears
Les Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson saw these last may in colo
Fowl Intentions
Tayvin Glass check these guys out
SCI Colorado 2020 archery season Colorado
Any updates on the winners?!?
Haven’t seen the winner’s posted yet. When will they be posted?
Lindsey Morrow .
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WYOMING NEEDS OUR HELP!
Wyoming Senator Larry Hicks has filed Senate File 103, a 90/10 license allocation and fee increase bill that would be devastating to your ability to draw a Wyoming big game hunting license in the future.
We need your help to contact members of the Senate Travel, Recreation and Wildlife Committee as soon as possible to share your opposition to the bill and how it would impact your ability to hunt in Wyoming. The bill will be heard by the committee at 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Please keep your messages focused and specific to how this appalling bill will hurt your future plans to hunt in Wyoming. Please let the senators know that you have made a financial investment in preference points and license fees and remind the Senators of the positive economic impact nonresident hunters, like yourself, brings to Wyoming.
Thank you for taking the time to reach out to these Wyoming Legislators it is critical they hear from you and how a 50 percent reduction in licenses would affect your ability to hunt and Wyoming’s economy.
The Senators are listed below:
Chairwoman Affie Ellis (Cheyenne) Affie.Ellis@wyoleg.gov
Senator Mike Gierau (Jackson) Mike.Gierau@wyoleg.gov
Senator Tim Salazar (Dubois) Tim.Salazar@wyoleg.gov
Senator Bill Landen (Casper) Bill.Landen@wyoleg.gov
Senator Wendy Schuler (Evantson) Wendy.Schuler@wyoleg.gov
Sincerely,
Sy Gilliland, President
Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association
PO Box 2650
Casper, WY 82602
wyoga@wyoga.org
wyoga.org
307.265.2376
Wyoming is a shit bag state greed and corruption crooks!
Too many wolves!
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March 15th we draw the winners of the statewide tags for Moose, Deer, Elk, Pronghorn. Don't miss out on the change to win! Don't miss out on the change to fill your freezer and fill the gap on the wall that would be perfect for a trophy of a lifetime!
www.scicolorado.org
Any idea how many tickets are sold for the Moose raffle?
2300-2500. Same for Elk and Deer
LESS THAN A MONTH!!
March 15th we will draw the winners of the Colorado Statewide Tags for Moose, Elk, Deer and Pronghorn. You can also get in on a guided elk hunt in New Mexico, Leica Range Finding Binos, and some awesome things to hunt with! Don't wait---we are only selling tickets on line this year since we can not have our annual banquet.
Go to scicolorado.org and get in on the fun!
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What about the large est forest fire in Colorado how are you taking that in to consideration! Are you leaving enough animals to repopulate
Kirk, CPW manages the game animals and updates the number of available tags based on herd counts.
SCI Colorado what about lack of habits. So you want money so you sale tags when there sxxx houldnt be any sold in the units
Moose generally don't have bad habits. The winner of the statewide tag will not hunt where there aren't animals.
Kirk Kolodziej I believe that you are confusing SCI and CPW as there are two entirely different entities. Regarding the Cameron Peak Fire which had me evacuated for months... CPW had released footage as they counted the elk herd following that fire and found that the herd was very active, large, healthy and virtually unaffected. Fires offer new fresh vegetation from which the elk, deer and moose thrive upon. There is still considerable stands of forest remaining as the fire did not burn the entire area. Hunting success should be very good in the areas where the fires have passed through. Now if more recklessness leads to more new fires, hunters could end up out of luck again. I was locked out last year due to the fire and my season when without because of someone who had started that fire since it was not chipmunks who had caused it. 2021 is set to be another serious year for fires. Learn how to prevent forest fires by not smoking. Do not drive over dry grasses and do not build fires as they require many gallons of water to properly extinguish which most never do properly.
Lars Wyka yes
SCI Colorado updated their address.
2020 Raffle Winners
Stevinson’s Hunters Dream Gun Pkg
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Kimber Classic Limited Edition 6.5 CM
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Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Glenn Exline
Colorado Springs, CO |
Joseph Wohlwend
Pueblo West, CO |
Rodney Constance
Greeley, CO |
Douglas Brimmer
Chesterfield, MI |
Statewide Pronghorn Tag
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Statewide Deer Tag
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Statewide Elk Tag |
Statewide Moose Tag |
Trent Swanson
Eagle, CO |
Jim Single
Sidman, PA |
Bret Fuller
Roxborough, CO |
Loren Dellinger
Mead, CO |
2019 Raffle Winners
Gun Safe + Six Guns |
Sako A7 Roughtech 30-06
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Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Jeffrey LarsonCornell, WI |
Joshua SmithMonahans, TX |
John LydiattColorado Springs, CO |
Kyle SwansonPueblo, CO |
Statewide Pronghorn License
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Statewide Deer License
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Statewide Elk License |
Statewide Moose License |
Jason RoeDenver, CO |
Jeffrey BassagoitiaBrighton, CO |
Lowell EdgertonLaporte City, IA |
Thomas KitchenGreeley, CO |
2018 Raffle Winners
Gun Safe + Six Guns |
Kimber Montana Rifle |
Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Statewide Elk License |
Statewide Moose License |
Jennifer NorrisTicket #0089 |
McKenna ValdezTicket #0098 |
Glenn ExlineTicket #0236 |
Rick WilkingTicket #0521 |
Chad PulsiferTicket #0814 |
Jason RoeTicket #1326 |
2017 Raffle Winners
Gun Safe + Six Guns |
Rifle Sako Finnlight 85 .270 WSM |
Leica Geovid Binos |
NM Guided Elk Hunt |
Statewide Deer License |
Statewide Moose License |
Gary Patterson
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Ltc (Ret) Mark Herrin
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Dave Snellstrom
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Steven Strauch
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Robert Sullivan
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Thomas Jones
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2016 Moose Tag Raffle Winner
Eric Stahlecker was the lucky winner of our statewide moose tag last year. He sent us this great note and a picture of the awesome moose he harvested. "On March 6th 2016 I found out I had won the Colorado statewide moose license through SCI. Phone calls to friends...
SCI Colorado 2106 Raffle Winners
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