North Dakota’s 2013 bighorn sheep auction license sold for a record of $75,000 at the March 23 Midwest Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation annual meeting in Bloomington, MN. The previous high of $50,000 was set in 2007. In addition, a five percent conservation fee for all auction licenses generated an additional $3,750 from the sale of North Dakota’s License. North Dakota’s auction license allows the winning bidder the rare privilege of pursuing a North Dakota bighorn on a self-guided hunt.
One hundred percent of the auction license proceeds are used to enhance bighorn sheep management in North Dakota. Since 1986, more than $1 million has been raised for wild sheep conservation through the sale of the license.
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