Grand Slam Raffle Winner Announced
Nevada hunter awarded prize valued at $125,000!
BIRMINGHAM, AL ? AUGUST 1, 2006 ? On Tuesday, Grand Slam Club/Ovis (GSCO) announced David K. Haas of Las Vegas, NV as the winner in a raffle for the four North American sheep hunts that make up a Grand Slam. The raffle was held to celebrate GSCO?s 50th anniversary and to attract new members for the wild sheep and goat conservation organization.
Haas, an avid hunter, had been applying for state hunting tags for 14 years before finally drawing for a Desert sheep in 2004. "I had been thinking about joining GSCO for years," he said. "When I heard about this raffle, it seemed like the perfect time."
A Grand Slam is defined as one each of the four different North American wild sheep (Dall, Stone, Rocky Mountain or California bighorn, and Desert bighorn), all having been taken fair chase by an individual hunter. Considered one of the most prestigious milestones in the hunting world, these four hunts are valued at approximately $125,000 including travel expenses.
?I couldn't be happier for David Haas,? said Dennis Campbell, GSCO executive director. "I had hoped that it would be a new member and someone who would really appreciate winning the Grand Slam. David has hunted sheep before, so he knows what he's in for."
"We have secured these hunts with some of the top outfitters in the industry, so we know that David will have a very good chance of being successful on all four hunts," said Campbell.
When asked if he was ready to begin the hunts, Haas replied "Now I'll just have to get in shape, because I know how challenging these hunts will be."
Haas will begin his quest for a Grand Slam in September 2006 with a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt with Alberta, Canada?s legendary outfitter George Kelley. He will then travel to Mexico to hunt the Desert bighorn sheep with Nayo Balderrama?s Amigo?s Guides and Outfitters. The Dall sheep hunt will be in Canada?s Northwest Territories with David Dutchik and Redstone Trophy Hunts. And finally, Haas will hopefully complete his Grand Slam on a hunt for Stone sheep with Leif Olsen at the majestic Stone Mountain Lodge, the home base of Stone Mountain Safaris in British Columbia, Canada.
"Not only am I happy that I won, but I'm also happy for the organization," said Haas. "I hope the raffle raised a lot of funds and attracted many new members."
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Dall Sheep Hunt
Redstone Trophy Hunts
David Dutchik
P.O. Box 18
Pink Mountain, BC V0C 2B0
Canada
Phone/Fax: (250) 772-5992
Cell: (250) 261-9962
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Hunt
George Kelley Outfitters
George Kelley
Box 6135
Hinton, BC T7V 1X5
Canada
Phone: (780) 865-3295
Fax: (780) 865-3046
Stone Sheep Hunt
Stone Mountain Safaris
Leif Olsen
Box 7870
Toad River, BC V0C 2X0
Canada
Phone: (250) 232-5469
Fax: (250) 232-5801
Desert Bighorn
Sheep Hunt
Amigo's Guides and Outfitters
Nayo Balderrama
La Mesa #25 Col Santa Fe
Hermosillo, Sonora 83249
Mexico
Phone: 011-526622601006
Fax: 011-526622169991
ABOUT GSCO
Grand Slam Club/Ovis is a 501(C)(3) organization of hunter/conservationists dedicated to improving and perpetuating wild sheep and goat populations worldwide.
The purposes and objectives of Grand Slam Club/Ovis are to:
Continue to be the established documentation and records-keeping organization for legally-taken Grand Slams of North American wild mountain sheep, Ovis World Slams of wild sheep of the world, and Capra World Slams of wild goats of the world.
Encourage the use of legally issued permits, tags, and/or licenses for the hunting of wild mountain sheep and goats.
Inform and educate people of the world about wild mountain sheep and goats.
Use financial resources received from membership dues, donations, or fund-raising events to benefit, directly or indirectly, wild mountain sheep and goats by contributing these funds to/through established state, provincial, federal, or governmental game and wildlife agencies or other non-profit wildlife conservation organizations.
Visit our website at www.wildsheep.org
Nevada hunter awarded prize valued at $125,000!
BIRMINGHAM, AL ? AUGUST 1, 2006 ? On Tuesday, Grand Slam Club/Ovis (GSCO) announced David K. Haas of Las Vegas, NV as the winner in a raffle for the four North American sheep hunts that make up a Grand Slam. The raffle was held to celebrate GSCO?s 50th anniversary and to attract new members for the wild sheep and goat conservation organization.
Haas, an avid hunter, had been applying for state hunting tags for 14 years before finally drawing for a Desert sheep in 2004. "I had been thinking about joining GSCO for years," he said. "When I heard about this raffle, it seemed like the perfect time."
A Grand Slam is defined as one each of the four different North American wild sheep (Dall, Stone, Rocky Mountain or California bighorn, and Desert bighorn), all having been taken fair chase by an individual hunter. Considered one of the most prestigious milestones in the hunting world, these four hunts are valued at approximately $125,000 including travel expenses.
?I couldn't be happier for David Haas,? said Dennis Campbell, GSCO executive director. "I had hoped that it would be a new member and someone who would really appreciate winning the Grand Slam. David has hunted sheep before, so he knows what he's in for."
"We have secured these hunts with some of the top outfitters in the industry, so we know that David will have a very good chance of being successful on all four hunts," said Campbell.
When asked if he was ready to begin the hunts, Haas replied "Now I'll just have to get in shape, because I know how challenging these hunts will be."
Haas will begin his quest for a Grand Slam in September 2006 with a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt with Alberta, Canada?s legendary outfitter George Kelley. He will then travel to Mexico to hunt the Desert bighorn sheep with Nayo Balderrama?s Amigo?s Guides and Outfitters. The Dall sheep hunt will be in Canada?s Northwest Territories with David Dutchik and Redstone Trophy Hunts. And finally, Haas will hopefully complete his Grand Slam on a hunt for Stone sheep with Leif Olsen at the majestic Stone Mountain Lodge, the home base of Stone Mountain Safaris in British Columbia, Canada.
"Not only am I happy that I won, but I'm also happy for the organization," said Haas. "I hope the raffle raised a lot of funds and attracted many new members."
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Dall Sheep Hunt
Redstone Trophy Hunts
David Dutchik
P.O. Box 18
Pink Mountain, BC V0C 2B0
Canada
Phone/Fax: (250) 772-5992
Cell: (250) 261-9962
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Hunt
George Kelley Outfitters
George Kelley
Box 6135
Hinton, BC T7V 1X5
Canada
Phone: (780) 865-3295
Fax: (780) 865-3046
Stone Sheep Hunt
Stone Mountain Safaris
Leif Olsen
Box 7870
Toad River, BC V0C 2X0
Canada
Phone: (250) 232-5469
Fax: (250) 232-5801
Desert Bighorn
Sheep Hunt
Amigo's Guides and Outfitters
Nayo Balderrama
La Mesa #25 Col Santa Fe
Hermosillo, Sonora 83249
Mexico
Phone: 011-526622601006
Fax: 011-526622169991
ABOUT GSCO
Grand Slam Club/Ovis is a 501(C)(3) organization of hunter/conservationists dedicated to improving and perpetuating wild sheep and goat populations worldwide.
The purposes and objectives of Grand Slam Club/Ovis are to:
Continue to be the established documentation and records-keeping organization for legally-taken Grand Slams of North American wild mountain sheep, Ovis World Slams of wild sheep of the world, and Capra World Slams of wild goats of the world.
Encourage the use of legally issued permits, tags, and/or licenses for the hunting of wild mountain sheep and goats.
Inform and educate people of the world about wild mountain sheep and goats.
Use financial resources received from membership dues, donations, or fund-raising events to benefit, directly or indirectly, wild mountain sheep and goats by contributing these funds to/through established state, provincial, federal, or governmental game and wildlife agencies or other non-profit wildlife conservation organizations.
Visit our website at www.wildsheep.org
