SuperTag Winners Announced

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Three lucky Montana hunters will get another shot at the dream this fall after beating the odds to win Montana’s big game SuperTag lottery.

The three winners are:

·         Mountain goat:   Arron Franz, Sidney

·         Moose: Glen Majors, Manhattan

·         Bighorn sheep: Shawn Hall, Boulder

While resident and nonresident hunters could buy an unlimited number of $5 chances to win any Montana SuperTag hunting license, Franz purchased 50 chances, Hall purchased five and Majors bought two.   Combined the odds of winning a moose, bighorn sheep, or mountain goat SuperTag is about one in 15,000.

Chances for the next SuperTag drawing for deer, elk, bison, antelope and mountain lion are avialable through July 31.

Montana’s mountain goat, moose, and bighorn sheep hunting licenses are among the state’s most prized big game hunting licenses. Each year, Montana attracts more than 55,600 applications for about 1,000 mountain goat, moose, and bighorn sheep hunting licenses awarded through annual special drawings. While those coveted hunting licenses must be used in a specified hunting district, each SuperTag winner can hunt in any hunting district in Montana where seasons are established for the big game species identifed on the SuperTag license.

SuperTag chances for the bighorn sheep license were once again the most popular among hunters with 22,429 chances sold. Hunters purchased 11,222 chances for a moose and 6,393 chances for a mountain goat SuperTag. Montana residents purchased a total of 20,598 chances compared to 19,443 purchased by nonresidents.

Sales revenue for all three drawings combined will provide more than $200,000 to enhance public hunting access and boost FWP enforcement efforts. Hunters who purchased a SuperTag chance can visit fwp.mt.gov , and click on Special Drawing Status to see how they fared in the computerized random drawing.

Chances for the deer, elk, bison, antelope and mountain lion SuperTag drawing are available through July 31 at all FWP License Providers or via the Internet. For information visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov . Click the SuperTag icon at the bottom of the page.