2017 Special Sheep draw is out

[nazarow]

Just a heads up for anyone wishing to apply.

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/hunting/important-notices

Cheers

[last light]

Thanks for posting this. I'm thinking I may try an entry for this draw now that it's online. Does anyone have a ballpark number of how many people usually put in for this?

[Sharpish]

The odds are very low. I would guess at 50 000/1 or lower.

[Ferenc]

It's a draw worth putting in for.... Considering a Governors auction for one can go north of 275.000 bucks... Ya never know : )

[Cody1771]

i put in for it every year, just because $10 goes to habitat protection, and the other $5 is like buying a lottery ticket right? would be a really cool draw to win...

[Lastcar]

I am going to decide closer to the deadline. Since we can apply online.

[1899]

I am going to decide closer to the deadline. Since we can apply online.

Agreed. I think applying in the last hour will give me the edge.

[Wentrot]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll dip my noodle in the pond

[Five]

Are the odds really 50,000 to 1? Seems like a poor use of $15 and just another tax scheme.

[Cody1771]

Are the odds really 50,000 to 1? Seems like a poor use of $15 and just another tax scheme.
$10 of that $15 goes directly to support sheep habitat, the province raised $275k last year doing it. the other $5 is the LEH entry. so if they made roughly 275k thats 27500:1 odds give or take a few

[bighornbob]

$10 of that $15 goes directly to support sheep habitat, the province raised $275k last year doing it. the other $5 is the LEH entry. so if they made roughly 275k thats 27500:1 odds give or take a few

I believe that $275000 also included the sale of the second tag at the Wild Sheep Foundation auction in Reno.

BHB

[Sharpish]

It would be a wonderful thing to win though. Just think of the possibilities ...

[luckofthedraw]

The application deadline is 11:59 pm Friday July 08, 2016.

[Headsup]

Can you still apply for this draw, if you have already applied for a sheep LEH?

[Good Old Outdoors]

How does it work? I can't see any zone options on my page or choice options, I submitted it just to see what would come up but just the leh code 6050, is it just a blanket let draw where you can hunt all the areas?

[Good Old Outdoors]

Sorry guys I'm new to sheep hunting, I just don't want to waste money if I'm not positive what I'm doing.

[.264winmag]

I bought the winning ticket yesterday, don't waste your $;)
All the rules/particulars are posted in the regs...
Good luck and shoot straight

[Steelpulse]

All of this is explained in the regs, it's quicker to read them than ask how a tag works on hbc, that being said here is the blue blurb about it in the regs
The Special Mountain Sheep resident draw isavailable to resident hunters for fall 2017.
There is only one Special resident MountainSheep authorization for one Mountain Sheep.
The successful applicant for the SpecialMountain Sheep hunt must hold a validresident hunting licence, a Mountain Sheepspecies licence and the Special MountainSheep authorization while hunting. Pleasenote that, while the Special Mountain
Sheep authorization allows the hunter toharvest 2 Sheep in the licence year, thehunter CANNOT hold more than one validMountain Sheep species licence at any onetime. A second species licence may not
be purchased until after the rst specieslicence has been cancelled. If an animal isharvested during the special hunt, it will notbe considered in the calculation of reducedodds for future LEH applications.All otherrestrictions, including the location of openseasons, weapons restrictions, species,

and sex listed in either the 2017/2018
LEH Synopsis or the 2016/2018 Hunting
and Trapping Regulations Synopsis (whenavailable) apply to this special hunt.Thesuccessful applicant need not follow horncurl regulations that apply in the area huntedas the Special Mountain Sheep authorizationwill be for “any ram.”
In additon, the successful applicant will havethe opportunity to hunt either a bighorn orthinhorn ram Mountain Sheep during thedates listed below. If hunting a thinhorn ramsheep, the successful applicant may hunt upto 21 days prior to the opening date listedbelow for the intended hunt region.
The non-refundable application fee foreach Special Mountain Sheep application
is $15.75 (includes GST).Ten dollars fromeach application fee will be directed to theHabitat ConservationTrust Foundationfor projects speci c to Mountain SheepManagement.

[Weatherby Fan]

Can you buy these online or do you still have to buy them at Service BC ?