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[elkaholic]

I'm all for helping the Arizona wildlife

 

Different organizations are doing dozens of raffles and people are winning awesome prizes

 

It's like you really do not have to attend a banquet anymore to accomplice the same goal

 

A chance to win a prize and help wildlife - just fork out some cash

 

june 18th must be a popular date for banquets Sci in Tucson - the Muledeer federation in

 

flagstaff and the antelope in tempe

 

theres at least 2-3 banquets for elk deer and turkey every yr. - sheep and antelope have at least one.

 

I do not know if its just me but my wallet is running out of funds for Az wildlife - hard enough to

 

pay for all the licenses / tags / fees etc just to go hunting.

 

it's a great way to raise money but seems like this year its every organization wants in on the money

 

from raffles every week

[cjl2010]

If I win one I'm sure my attitude will change towards all these raffles

[DCS]

Elkaholic,I understand your concern,but if you either don't want to go,or can't afford it,just say no.I have won my share of prizes,but that is not why I go.I enjoy seeing my friends in a fun atmosphere.

[rthrbhntng]

Thanks for the perspective Gary, if you weigh the abundance of raffles with the amount of great work, especially water projects, it is a huge win for wildlife and sportsmen. Arizona is a dry state, there are many hundreds of Forest service water catchments that led to distribution of wildlife in our state and the Forest Service has cut their budgets and haven't maintained them in many years. If not for the groups like Arizona Elk Society these would still be dry.

AES has restored over 150 water catchments and dug out over 50 dirt tanks for Elk in the last few years with many more to come.

If not for these raffles some of this work would not be done.

Find a group that is doing good things and help them $10 at a time.

Thanks to all that have bought raffle tickets.

[AverageJoe]

Lol i wonder how many people who keep buying raffle tickets for swaros could have just went out and bought swaros with the money they lost on the raffles.

[TRKHNTR]

Lol i wonder how many people who keep buying raffle tickets for swaros could have just went out and bought swaros with the money they lost on the raffles.

 

since you asked I won these back in 2014 only put in $20 at the last minute it was the first time I had ever put in for a Sworo optic and I have many $$$ to go to catch up.

 

[Edge]

Gary you're a USAF veteran, and Amanda wants you as her guest at the SCI banquet in a week and a half. She also gave us some free raffle tickets. Of course I didn't win squat, TJ's table hogged most of the prizes.lol

 

So get your free tickets to the free banquet and drink some beer and quit yer beachin. I'll save ya a seat.

[Chris]

Wow....bonus!

[elkaholic]

if it was just about savin money and bechin

 

I could of just bought a gun for the money I've spent on raffles and banquets - I'm sure a lot of others too - lol

 

some raffles go quick - others take longer - I did hear one comment that it seems like a few are getting raffled out.

 

these online raffles are raising lots of much needed funds - just like the banquets and I'm sure the money is well spent

 

I do hope to attend the SCI banquet -

[AmericanThunder]

I know the mule deer foundation is thinking about combining some of their chapter banquets so there aren't so many individual ones to help with this exact issue.