Gerald Crist’s hunting season just got a little busier.
The Greybull resident had three big game licenses secured, but in mid-June Crist added a fourth as he won the Wyoming Governor’s Wild Bison raffle. For the sixth consecutive year, Governor Mark Gordon donated a bison license to support Wyoming wildlife conservation. The raffle, open to Wyoming residents only, raised $8,380 this year.
“I was glad to call Gerald Crist to deliver the good news that he was the winner of such an iconic Wyoming hunt,” Gordon said. “I want to thank all those who purchased a raffle ticket to support Wyoming’s spectacular wildlife.”
Crist said he was leery at first when he received the phone call from Gordon.
“At first I didn’t believe it was the governor,” he said with a laugh. “When he said it was the wild bison raffle I figured it was the governor because nobody else knew I bought a $10 raffle ticket. I was quite excited. Now, I am trying to figure out what I need to do to make it happen. I normally hunt elk, deer and antelope, but this is a whole different critter.”
Crist said he is still figuring out some of the logistics for the hunt but added he’s already had some fun getting ready.
“I just bought myself a new rifle; that was the fun part,” Crist said.
This will be Crist’s first-ever wild bison hunt. He is retired and spent 30 years working outside of Wyoming and not able to hunt.
“I’m retired and can hunt, so this is working out perfectly,” he said.
Crist is a member of the Greybull Town Council and serves on boards for other organizations in the town. He said winning the raffle is special, but he considered himself a winner just by entering.
“It’s a good deal, and you can’t lose. Even if you don’t win, you win anyway because the money is going to wildlife conservation,” Crist said. “Everybody in Wyoming has an equal chance. I encourage hunters to always put in, and you get lucky and win a bison license.”
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