$500,000 Mule Deer

[JimP]

Here is a picture of the auction tag winner and his Antelope Island mule deer in Utah.

His bid was $500,000 for the tag, there is still a Utah resident hunter out there that has the same tag that he got through the draw process.

All I can say is that is one bunch of sandwiches from JJ's

There is also a $725,000 mule deer tag in Arizona that should be popping up.

 

[flatwater bill]

I have only attended this auction 4 times.....as a spectator and a friend/advisor to a rich guy. The amount of money paid for these tags is crazy. My friend dropped out of Antelope Island at $360,000.
There is so much money in the world now, that unheard of prices for tags, ranches, collectors items are the norm. I'm guessin that the 725K us the new record price for a deer?.........thanks for posting.....FWB

 

[dchum]

Better that money going to wildlife departments than him buying a new rolls Royce!

 

[R.M.C.]

Wow, never seen a muley worth half a mill but I guess it's going towards conservation lol

 

[DonPablo]

I've always said this is a really smart way to raise money for conservation. Could you imagine what China would get for a panda if they did this once a decade?

 

[flatwater bill]

If a Panda goes to hunt auction, I hope the dentist that buys it has a good lawyer........FWB

 

[Brent in Az]

Governor tag bids have gotten insane. Great for conservation, but it's a rich man's game.
Best that us mortals could do, would be to win the raffle tag.

 

[DonPablo]

If a Panda goes to hunt auction, I hope the dentist that buys it has a good lawyer........FWB

True. Unfortunately he would likely have to insist on anonymity.

 

[R.M.C.]

I've always said this is a really smart way to raise money for conservation. Could you imagine what China would get for a panda if they did this once a decade?

Pandas gotta be worth some serious dough if the mulies go for half a million dollars. Hell of a fundraiser.

 

[BourbonTrail]

I’m all for conservation dollars, but I wouldn’t spend $50 on a mule deer, much less $500k.

 

[Trophyhunter01]

Can this type of expense be written off as a charity type event? Does not matter to me and my finances but I can see where that would interest big money folks to step up and have an appetite for this type of auction and tag purchase. You still have to have the cash to buy the tag.

 

[dchum]

Can this type of expense be written off as a charity type event? Does not matter to me and my finances but I can see where that would interest big money folks to step up and have an appetite for this type of auction and tag purchase. You still have to have the cash to buy the tag.

Absolutely. Auction Events hosted by 501c’s and most going to state departments and or wildlife foundations

Accountant says burn some cash! Buy a governors tag…. Not a bad idea

 

[Osama Mahdi]

What these people do for living? Printing money?

Thanks for sharing, crazy things happened all the time!

 

[baxterb]

Headline prediction within the week:

“Jimmy John founder pays half a million to slaughter RARE captive deer on island.”

 

[baxterb]

What these people do for living? Printing money?

Thanks for sharing, crazy things happened all the time!

He started the food chain Jimmy John’s. He has spent a huge, and I mean huge amount of money on tags like this.

 

[fourfive8]

28,000 acre high fence area without much thick cover. Whatever blows the skirt and floats the boat

 

[375Fox]

10 big dangerous game safaris in places like Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania or one mule deer for a few days. I know what I’d choose.

 

[dchum]

28,000 acre high fence area without much thick cover. Whatever blows the skirt and floats the boat

Is that really what you think happened? This is a strange comment. Last year the Utah governors tag buck was killed in Oak creek unit. I was not aware any of these wildlife units were “high fence” in the state of Utah.

 

[baxterb]

10 big dangerous game safaris in places like Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania or one mule deer for a few days. I know what I’d choose.

Hear hear. I’d be in Tanzania for so long without comms my wife would probably file a missing persons report.

 

[R.M.C.]

I don't think there's a high fence involved with governor tags