CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Super Tag raffle raised $1.6 million for conservation in 2022, announced the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, today.
Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super Tag raffle provides hunters opportunities for hunting licenses and raises money for wildlife management in Wyoming.
According to WGFD, this year 124,602 tickets were sold, nearly a 1.5% increase from last year, in just seven months compared to the typical one-year cycle. The program has raised more than $9.2 million for top conservation issues since its inception.
“Thank you hunters for the ongoing and enthusiastic support for Wyoming’s wildlife,” said Brian Nesvik, director of Game and Fish. “Super Tag revenue goes to support Game and Fish programs that address Wyoming’s top issues for wildlife — like funding Wyoming mule deer initiative projects, chronic wasting disease management, reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.”
Winning the Super Tag allows hunters to choose any open hunt area in the state, with some limitations depending on license availability for moose, sheep and wild bison. Lifetime limits and waiting periods do not apply and hunters keep their preference points.
This fall hunters will pursue bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, elk, wild bison, deer, pronghorn, black bear, gray wolf and mountain lion or a combination of three species of their choice with the Trifecta.
The 2022 winners determined through a random draw are:
- Super Tag Trifecta: James Kozisek, Wyoming
- Antelope: Lance Bethke, Idaho
- Deer: Kevin Rembert, Texas
- Elk: Marius Maree, Oklahoma
- Bighorn sheep: Albert Betteridge, Connecticut
- Black bear: Tyler Hanson, Indiana
- Gray wolf: Shane Campbell, Oregon
- Moose: Justin Novinska, Wisconsin
- Mountain goat: Carl D. Phillips, Washington
- Mountain lion: Hannah Lockhard, Arkansas
- Wild bison: Keith Reau, Wyoming
The Super Tag Trifecta, pronghorn, bear, gray wolf and moose hunters only purchased one ticket each to win, said WGFD.
