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STATE OF WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA BIGHORN SHEEP PERMIT

Currency:USD Category:Hunting Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:NA
STATE OF WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA BIGHORN SHEEP PERMIT
STATE OF WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA BIGHORN SHEEP PERMIT
State of Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
Rich Harris
P: 360.902.8134
E: richard.harris@dfw.wa.gov
Booth #867
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is pleased to again have WSF host the California bighorn sheep auction permit for 2017. Anyone is eligible to bid, regardless if you’ve harvested a bighorn in Washington. The successful bidder will be issued a license and tag, and will be able to hunt in the following California bighorn sheep herds: Cleman Mountain (near Naches), Quilomene (east of Ellensburg), Mt. Hull, (northeast of Omak), Swakane (just north of Wenatchee), and Manson (north of Lake Chelan). The auction permit hunter can hunt from September 1 to December 31, 2017; that’s two weeks earlier than the general bighorn permit season! Much of the land is managed by WDFW, which generally prohibits commercial guiding. However, the auction permit holder can expect approval to retain a guide during the 1st 2 weeks of the season (as well as after draw permit hunting closes). WSF retains 10% of the auction purchase price.