![]() ![]() (2) Revenue from the Governor's License sales go to the WDG&F General Fund. This will save administration and sales commission fees. (1) The Governor's Licenses be directly sold/auctioned by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WDG&F) similar to how the Super Tag and Super Tag Trifecta tags are done currently. The report's authors recommend three changes to the current system: Governor Licenses average $17,632 per deer license and $16,849 per elk license for the 2012-2018 period. Commissioner Licenses average $10,629 per deer license and $12,232 per elk license. Only deer and elk licenses are offered by both programs. (10) Governor Licenses are sold for significantly more revenue per tag than Wyoming Game & Fish Commissioner Licenses. Three individual hunters purchased two bighorn sheep licenses and two individual hunters purchased two or more bison licenses. ![]() (8) Nine individual hunters have purchased three or more Governor Licenses since 2008, including one current Wyoming G&F Commissioner who has purchased eight Governor Elk Tags. Residents purchased 50 licenses, or 20.16%. (7) Nonresidents purchased 198 of the 248 Governor Licenses offered from 2008-2018, or 79.84%. The remaining 18% of grant funding was split between purchasing Conservation Easements (6% or $192,584), Habitat Research and Other, miscellaneous projects. Habitat Improvement Projects received 23% or $756,840 in WGBGLC grant funding between the same years. (6) Biological Research Projects received the 59%, or $1.9 million of WGBGLC Grant funding between 2014-2018. The second largest recipient for the same time period was the Wyoming G&F Department with $1,165,772, or 35.97%. (6) The University of Wyoming was the largest recipient of WGBGLC grant funding with $1,214,983, or 37.49% of total WGBGLC grant funds from 2014 to 2018. (5) The Wyoming Game & Fish Department submits grant proposals to the WGBGLC and competes with other grant applicants for funding. In 2018, the 5 Big Horn Sheep Governor Tags sold for and average of $92,000 each 5 moose tags sold for an average $36,800 Elk tags averaged $22,400 and Deer averaged $27,100. (4) Big Horn Sheep Tags generate the greatest revenue. (3) Total revenue generated from Governor License sales increased from $505,650 in 2012 to $892,500 in 2018. (2) Twenty percent of the total raised by Governor Tag sales was spent for administrative costs and sales commissions. Of this total, 80%, or approximately $3.8 million went to the Wyoming Governor’s Big Game License Coalition (WGBGLC) to fund various Wyoming-based wildlife conservation projects. (1) From 2012 to 2018, the sale auction of Wyoming Governor Tag generated $4.7 million. After administration fees to the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation and sales commissions to the partner nonprofits, ultimately 80% of the revenue generated from the Governor Tag sales is used to fund Wyoming-based biological research, habitat research, habitat improvement and other projects through a grant application and funding administered by the Wyoming Governor's Big Game License Coalition (WGBGLC). Under the current system, the Governor gifts the Licenses to the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation, which then works with partner hunting nonprofits to sell the tags at annual banquets and events. State statutes gives 25 Complimentary Licenses to the Wyoming Governor annually, 5 each for big horn sheep, moose, elk, deer and bison. The report was completed by Mountain Pursuit, western-state hunting advocacy nonprofit headquartered in Wyoming. The report, " Wyoming Governor's Complimentary Big Game License Revenue (2012-2018) and Allocation (2014-2018)" analyzes the current method by which the Governor's Tags are sold, how the revenue is granted for wildlife research and other projects, and who has purchased the Tags over the past decade. An in-depth report completed this week analyzing the Wyoming G&F Governor Complimentary License system identified opportunities to increase revenue from the Governor Tag sales, and immediately add up to $1 million to the Wyoming Game & Fish Department general fund.
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