By Chuck Robbins Raffles and auctions for big game hunting licenses are bringing in big bucks for wildlife conservation.
Licenses often bring high prices at auction.
To my knowledge, that's the most that has been spent on an auction license at the Foundation for Northern Wild Sheep Convention. The Colorado Wildlife Commission originally established auctions and raffles for hunting licenses for sheep and goat in 1989 and for moose in 1995. It's a simple matter of supply and demand. The money generated from the auction and raffle licenses may only be used for research, education and habitat projects for the respective species. Deer licenses fund deer conservation, elk licenses fund elk conservation, etc.