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Buy a cougar tag this year, and you could bag a great prize – even if you don’t bag a cat!

OHA recognizes that predation is having a major impact on Oregon big game populations.

This contest is aimed at encouraging hunters to buy cougar tags and hunt the big cats. To that end, this year 3 of the 4 prizes will go to tag buyers, whether they tag a cat or not. Last year fewer than 100 members submitted tags for the drawing, so your odds of drawing one of the three prizes are much better than drawing an antelope tag with 5 preference points! All OHA members who purchase a cougar tag for the 2008 season will be eligible for this drawing. If you send a photocopy of your 2008 cougar tag to the above address, you will be eligible to win one of these prizes:

1. Wind River 20-60x80 Spotting Scope Kit

2. Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40 Silver rifle scope

3. Leupold RX-II Black Rangefinder.

HOW TO BAG A PRIZE WHEN YOU BAG A CAT:
ODFW rules require that each cougar killed must be presented to an ODFW employee for inspection within 10 days of the kill. Only cougars taken on a sporting tag will be eligible for this contest. The ODFW employee will fill out an information form for the state recording the vital details of the cougar. To be eligible for the prize drawing, the hunter must request a copy of that form and send the form or a photocopy thereof to: OHA Cougar Contest, P.O. Box 1706, Medford, OR 97501.

On Jan. 9, 2009, OHA representatives will draw one name from all of the applicants and that individual will be awarded the following prize:

1. Leupold Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 Boone & Crockett rifle scope

ELIGIBILITY:
1. The contest is open to all OHA members in good standing.
2. The contest will run from Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008.
3. Entries must be received by Jan. 9, 2009.

Every successful cougar hunter entering this year's contest will receive a free cougar print "The Prowler" by Oregon artist Dave Bartholet (www.davebartholet.com)

2007 WINNERS

Four lucky hunters – three who were lucky enough to bag a cougar, and one who was not – won premium optics prizes in the 2007 Oregon Hunters Association’s Statewide Cougar Contest. The contest was intended to encourage hunters to buy cougar tags and hunt the big cats, either deliberately or incidentally to other big game hunts. Winners for the top three prizes were drawn from among those who submitted ODFW cougar harvest sheets.

Every successful hunter who submitted a 2007 ODFW cougar harvest sheet received a print of "Clash of the Titans" donated by Oregon artist Dave Bartholet (www.davebartholet.com).

All OHA members who bought cougar tags – successful or not – were eligible to win a prize by submitting a copy of their 2007 Oregon cougar tag. One prize winner was drawn from among the submitted tags.

Congratulations to the winners (Click On Images To See Larger Picture):

Tag drawing winner – Rito Delgado, Klamath, wins a Leupold RX-II Rangefinder.

1st Place Winner Todd Marthoski Medford, wins a Leupold Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 Boone & Crockett rifle scope.	2nd Place Kyle Burnett Wallowa, wins a Wind River 20-60x80 Spotting Scope Kit.	3rd Place Ronald Berger Rito Delgado, Klamath, wins a Leupold RX-II Rangefinder.