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2007 Pope & Young Club Conservation Raffle

WIN a Yukon Moose hunt & support conservation

What bowhunter wouldn’t love to win an opportunity to hunt giant Alaska/Yukon moose AND mountain caribou in the remote, scenic and game-rich Pelly Mountains of southern Yukon? Or, how about a superb black bear hunting adventure in northern Alberta? Here is a terrific chance for you to win either of these all-expense paid bowhunting adventures! For more information go to pope young

The Pope and Young Club is announcing its 2007 Conservation Raffle, the ninth such raffle generating much-needed funding for wildlife conservation and education projects throughout North America.

The Grand Prize is a fully-guided, 1x1, 10-day combo hunt for Alaska/Yukon moose and mountain caribou in the Yukon with Darwin Watson of Yukon Stone Outfitters (www.yukonstone.com) in association with Bowhunting Safari Consultants (www.bowhuntingsafari.com). Taking place September 25th to October 4th, 2007, the grand prize hunt includes all transportation and license expenses. Or, the winner may elect to receive $5,000 cash instead of the hunt.

The Second Prize is a fully-guided, 1x1, 6-day bow hunt for black bear in Alberta with Ryk Visscher’s Bowhunting Adventures (www.ryk.ca). This package takes place during May of 2008 and includes all transportation and license expenses.

Tickets are available from now until April 20, 2007. The drawing will be held on Saturday April 28th, during the Pope and Young Club’s 25th Biennium Convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Donations are $5 per ticket or six tickets for $25. To purchase tickets contact: Pope and Young Club, Box 548, Chatfield, MN 55923, (507) 867-4144, or…….

Purchase tickets On-Line at pope & young The ticket offer is at the bottom of the Merchandise page.

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Note that 100% of the raffle proceeds will be used to perpetuate our bowhunting heritage and the conservation of North America’s wildlife.

Through the P&Y Conservation Fund, the Club provides grants to worthy projects in areas of wildlife conservation, research, education, partnerships and pro-hunting projects. Included among the grants awarded this past year are: the National Archery in Schools Program; the Jack Creek Preserve Youth Camp, the American Wildlife Conservation Partners; the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance; a mule deer mortality study with Utah State University; a pronghorn antelope study with South Dakota State University; the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry Program; and the Hunt Fair Chase Program.

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Established in 1961, the Pope and Young Club is a non-profit North American conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of our bowhunting heritage, hunting ethics and wildlife conservation. The Club also maintains the universally recognized repository for the records and statistics on North American big game animals harvested with the bow and arrow.

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