Super Tag raises $1.6 million for wildlife conservation

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced that the Super Tag raffle raised $1.6 million for conservation in 2022. 

According to the Game and Fish, the department’s program saw another record-breaking round of ticket sales, bolstered by hunters vying for 11 chances to get a license for the state’s premier big and trophy game. 

Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super Tag raffle provides hunters opportunities for  hunting licenses and raises money for wildlife management in Wyoming. This year 124,602 tickets were sold, nearly a 1.5% increase from last year. The program has raised more than $9.2 million for top conservation issues since its inception. The gains in the program are particularly impressive given the new deadline that halted sales at just seven months, opposed to the typical 12. The new annual deadline for Super Tag sales is Jan. 31. 

“Thank you hunters for the ongoing and enthusiastic support for Wyoming’s wildlife,”  Director of Game and Fish Brian Nesvik said. “Super Tag revenue goes to support Game and Fish programs that address Wyoming’s top issues for wildlife — like funding Wyoming Mule Deer Initiative projects, chronic wasting disease management, reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.” 

This fall hunters will pursue bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, elk, wild bison, deer, pronghorn, black bear, gray wolf and mountain lion or a combination of three species of their choice with the Super Tag Trifecta.

The 2022 winner of the Super Tag Trifecta is James Kozisek of Wyoming.For a full list of winners of the Super Tag drawings, click here.