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Step Up for the Way Life Should Be
The tiny town of Newry, Maine, has a population of about 330, but for one weekend –the second weekend in October 2014 in this case– its population explodes to several thousand. And that’s exactly where...
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Letter to RMEF Michigan Members about Election Day Referendums
Michigan RMEF Family,VOTE YES ON PROPOSALS 1 AND 2Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 4. As always, going to the polls is an opportunity for each of us to cast a vote and have a say in the...
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RMEF: Ensuring the Future of "Other Wildlife" Too
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. "Other wildlife"consists of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles,...
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RMEF Opposes Maine Bear Hunting Proposal
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supports the North American Wildlife Conservation Model which has two basic principles that our fish and wildlife belong to all Americans and that they need to be...
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RMEF Supports Arizona's Hunter Education Program
Below is an Arizona Game and Fish Department news release regarding a collaboration between AZGFD and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.RMEF grant reinforces safety message in Arizona's hunter...
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Election Day 2014: A Good Day for Hunters
It wasn’t a clean sweep but it was pretty close. Election Day 2014 turned out to be a good day for sportsmen and women across the country.AlabamaVoters in Alabama ratified a constitutional amendment to...
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Veterans Day: Remembrance and Reverence
Dear RMEF Family,November 11 is always a special day. It’s called Remembrance Day or Armistice Day in other parts of the world. In America, we call it Veterans Day.There is a reason Veterans Day always...
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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother in Arms
Jim Kinsey pauses while carryingBo Reichenbach the final few stepsHe struggled on all fours but continued climbing with the same dogged determination that marked his distinguished and honored military...
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Brothers Put Down Their Rifles, Help Free Tangled Elk
This is the true tale of two brothers who worked together to rescue an elk tangled in a barb wire fence. Below is a first-hand account from Jordan Say.“So I was helping my brother out trying to get him...
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Stop Taking Wildlife Selfies!
Via Tundra ComicsIt was an absolutely beautiful summer day in Canada’s Banff National Park. Our mini-van was stuffed full of our belongings, let alone our four children with their noses pressed up...
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Fiscal Year 2016 Access Funding Letter
Below is a letter that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation co-signed along with other groups requesting federal agencies to supply funding to maintain, create and improve public access for hunters and...
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Hunters Work Together to Rescue New Mexico Elk
Bull elk near Chama, New MexicoThere’s just something magnetic about a muddy, stinky wallow for elk—especially for bulls. They seem to revel in wallowing in mud. Why do they do it? Well, to coat...
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A Season of Giving Thanks
Dear RMEF Family, As one of my favorite seasons of the year –hunting season– comes to a close, we open the door to another of my favorites—the season of gratitude.It’s true that we need to be grateful...
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Elk Winter Range and Recreational Access for Public Expanded in Montana
Below is a news release from The Conservation Fund announcing the addition of more acreage to a wildlife management area in west-central Montana. RMEF contributed funding to assist with the...
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11th Hour Elk Hunter Uncovers RMEF Logo, Bags First Elk
Superstition + RMEF = elk hunting success "No matter how cold it is outside, some things should never be covered up!" That’s the moral of the elk hunting story for a long-time member of the Rocky...
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Elk Camp, Hunter Christmas Begin: First Peek at 2015 Hunting Industry
LAS VEGAS – With $38.3 billion in annual retail sales, the U.S. hunting industry is keeping an eye on Vegas this weekend as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 30th annual convention and expo offers...
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Elk Camp/Hunter Christmas Expo: Day One
A foggy, drizzly kind of day didn’t dampen any spirits at the first day of Elk Camp, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual national convention. It was a family reunion of sorts as an overflow...
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Day Two: Roasted & Rockin’ at Elk Camp
"Something's starting to smell here."It all began innocently enough. David Allen, president and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, joined hundreds of other RMEF members and volunteers as they...
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Volunteer Fun Night Closes Out Elk Camp with a Bang
The confetti floated to the floor as the crowd rose to its feet—again and again and again. On a night specifically devoted to celebrate 30 years of volunteers for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,...
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Outdoor Life Donates to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
NEW YORK - Outdoor Life on Saturday donated its historic Conservation Fund to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), inviting the Montana non-profit to continue Outdoor Life's longtime commitment to...
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