ARIZONA GAME & FISH COMMISSIONER'S SPECIAL PRONGHORN TAG $215,000

WYOMING GOVERNOR'S SHIRAS MOOSE LICENSE $100,000

COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT LICENSE $45,000

STATE OF NEVADA PRONGHORN TAG $55,000

That amazes me that the Pronghorn tag went for so much more than they rest. Do they have a WR Pronghorn tied up somewhere? Crazy!

I’m also surprised at that Pronghorn tag price. While Nevada does have some very big Pronghorns; they’re low density and it can be a very tough hunt for a B&C caliber buck.

That said, Northwest Nevada is one of few places where you might find an 85-90”+ buck. I had an 021,022 tag a few years ago and chose to not fill it as I couldn’t find the caliber of buck that unit can occasionally produce.

MONTANA BIGHORN LICENSE $375,000

STATE OF WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA BIGHORN $235,000

NEW MEXICO DESERT BIGHORN $190,000

CALIFORNIA DESERT BIGHORN TAG $270,000

ALASKA CHUGACH DALL SHEEP TAG $250,000

WYOMING GOVERNOR'S SHIRAS MOOSE LICENSE $85,000

NEW MEXICO BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE $330,000

NAVAJO NATION DESERT BIGHORN $90,000

OREGON SPECIAL PRONGHORN ANTELOPE TAG $32,500

So much for a pronghorn??

What is so special??

Saeed, I believe the price paid for the Arizona Pronghorn tag has to do with the facts that Arizona grows world record bucks, and in March of last year the Arizona Game & Fish Commission voted to stop issuing Big Game auction tags beginning in 2026.


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WYOMING BIGHORN $215,000

B.C. MOUNTAIN SHEEP SPECIAL PERMIT $275,000

CONFEDERATED TRIBES WARM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA BIGHORN $280,000

ALBERTA MINISTER ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN $400,000

COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN $270,000

NAVAJO NATION DESERT BIGHORN $90,000

OREGON BIGHORN $480,000

IDAHO BIGHORN $300,000

TAOS PUEBLO ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN $250,000

NEVADA NELSON DESERT BIGHORN $170,000

NEBRASKA BIGHORN PERMIT $420,000

LA PALMOSA DESERT SHEEP $190,000

ARIZONA DESERT BIGHORN $500,000

NEW MEXICO ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN $1,300,000

Lots of money involved
Great for wildlife as most of this money goes to sheep conservation
I applaud to those guys who paid that kinda money

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I applaud to those guys who paid that kinda money

A lot of look at me for sure.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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I applaud to those guys who paid that kinda money

A lot of look at me for sure.

True.

But his money and can do with it as he pleases!

Not for me though!

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Originally posted by Thomas "Ty" Beaham:
Saeed, I believe the price paid for the Arizona Pronghorn tag has to do with the facts that Arizona grows world record bucks, and in March of last year the Arizona Game & Fish Commission voted to stop issuing Big Game auction tags beginning in 2026.


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Ty -

Thats a shame, AZGFD gets 100% of its funding with only taxes collected on sporting items. I've always approved of the program.

As an aside, this bull was killed by Jimmy Johns the sandwich guy, on the 2020 governors tag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf0JXZqzsyE&t=1073s

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Originally posted by Saeed:
So much for a pronghorn??

What is so special??

Nothing, whatsoever. Sure, they are fun to hunt, to a degree. Me and my son hunted them in Wyoming this past season through the public draw.

Deer and Elk are different!

Antelope is a blast to hunt especially when you target specific animal and tough to hunt that way
Sure, if you just go and shoot first one you see, then it’s one day outing and you will not experience plains hunting in different settings and different weather
Besides nothing like pulling prickly pear thorns out of your hands and knees and thighs …for a month after the hunt

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Antelope is a blast to hunt especially when you target specific animal and tough to hunt that way
Sure, if you just go and shoot first one you see, then it’s one day outing and you will not experience plains hunting in different settings and different weather
Besides nothing like pulling prickly pear thorns out of your hands and knees and thighs …for a month after the hunt

Agree, not a hunt to just shoot the first legal buck. I drew a Arizona tag last year, took 30BP to draw.

I wasn't seeing any mature bucks out on the grass flats, we usually associate with Antelope hunting. I finally found a good buck in the thick, Ponderosa pines. Great hunt.

I have hunted them in 90 F and -20 F and snow drifts so I hear you Steve
They are simply such a unique animal to hunt
If I had all that money I’d be bidding on all those hunts as well
After all being hunter, any opportunity to hunt is a good day in life

I went to the Sheep Show yesterday and thought it was very good. Good crowd! Lots of booths seemed busy. For me the best part was talking to people whom I planned on discussing hunts with (John Porter of Wyoming, Bighorns) and people I’m acquainted with whom I ran into unexpectedly. It was nice to discuss Caprivi Elephants with Karl Stumpf.

Visited a bit with Tom Opre, who’s been a speaker at out last two Mzuri Wildlife Foundation fundraisers. His new film, “The Last Keeper” is worth watching. It’s about the challenges the Scottish Gamekeepers and estates are facing. Also, Sue Tidwell Coyle, author of “Cries of the Savannah”. She is our speaker for this year’s Mzuri dinner in Monterey. Finally, I had a productive conversation with Ludo Wurfbain of Rowland Ward. Ludo is a fascinating fellow.

Yes, the New Mexico Bighorn tag brought $1,300,000.00 at auction. Most of the other sheep tags also brought huge winning bids.

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by M.Shy:
Antelope is a blast to hunt especially when you target specific animal and tough to hunt that way
Sure, if you just go and shoot first one you see, then it’s one day outing and you will not experience plains hunting in different settings and different weather
Besides nothing like pulling prickly pear thorns out of your hands and knees and thighs …for a month after the hunt

Agree, not a hunt to just shoot the first legal buck. I drew a Arizona tag last year, took 30BP to draw.

I wasn't seeing any mature bucks out on the grass flats, we usually associate with Antelope hunting. I finally found a good buck in the thick, Ponderosa pines. Great hunt.

True; I guess having them in my back yard for the past 20 years made me take them for granted. A few years back, most of our local animals were wiped by a severe winter.
My dad bought a conservation tag before that winter and probably passed on 30 bucks opening day. The do make amazing shoulder mounts.