Kids Flock to Youth Wildlife Conservation Field Day
More than 100 boys and girls and their parents converged on the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation headquarters in Missoula, Montana, last October for a free Youth Wildlife Conservation Field Day to learn...
View ArticleRMEF Honors Kentucky for its Elk Restoration Efforts
RMEF Team Elk Host Brandon Bates, RMEF Vice President of Lands& Conservation Blake Henning, KDFWR Commissioner Greg Johnson.Commission member Frank Williams, RMEF Chief Operating Officer Rod...
View ArticleIdaho's Public Access Program Honored at Elk Camp
Below is a news release issued by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The award was presented at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's recent Elk Camp national convention in Las Vegas.Access Yes!...
View ArticleElk Hunters Care: Five Short Stories that Prove It
The following is a reprint of an article submitted by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation that appeared in the January issue of SuperLooper, the official publication of the United States Team Roping...
View ArticleMatt Smith: Running for the Bulls
Matt Smith raised $3,000 for an RMEFHabitat Partnership at his first marathonEveryone’s heard of running with the bulls, but what about running for the bulls (and cows and calves, too)?And—if training...
View ArticleRMEF Grant Opens Access to 189,000 acres of Wyoming Elk Country
Below is a 4/7/2014 news release from Wyoming Game and Fish Department.Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Donates to Game and Fish AccessYes ProgramCASPER - The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) recently...
View ArticleThe IRA Charitable Rollover Is Back
The IRA Charitable Rollover Is Back There are Still Donor Opportunities for 2014!Make a tax-free distribution from your IRA accounts (up to $100,000) to charitable organizations like the Rocky Mountain...
View ArticleDavid Allen: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Dear RMEF Family, A year ago at this time, I expressed my gratitude for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and all the dedicated volunteers, members and RMEF staffers who carry out our shared mission to...
View ArticleHow to Rig a Packhorse
For a hunter, there’s an incomparable thrill in riding a horse into elk country. Just you and your buds and a string of ponies, headed up, flanked by glowing aspens, snowy peaks and a special kind of...
View ArticleA Hunter's Friend or Foe?
We received the poem below from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Life Member Tom Diesing after posting a video (see bottom of this post) on the RMEF Facebook page. Adrian Cde Baca, who took the video...
View ArticleRMEF Joins Groups Seeking Appeal of Great Lakes Wolf Ruling
The organizations in the attached letter are encouraging Minnesota Senator Al Franken to urge the Secretary of Interior to immediately appeal the decision of US District Judge Beryl A. Howell that...
View ArticleRMEF Team Elk Named Golden Moose Award Finalist
RMEF Team Elk, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s TV show, is a finalist for the upcoming 15th Annual Golden Moose Awards (GMA). The program is one of 12 finalists in the running for “Best...
View ArticleTaking Shape at SHOT Show
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is spending the week forming new relationships and solidifying others, attending news conferences and conducting outreach with many friends and businesses at the...
View ArticleRMEF Helps Sponsor Poster Program that Supports Public Access
Below is a news release issued by Tread Lightly!, an organization that promotes responsible outdoor recreation through ethics education and stewardship programs. It also developed a campaign to...
View ArticleRMEF Executes ‘Game Plan’ at SHOT Show
RMEF Booth at SHOT ShowTo put it simply, a number of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation staffers find themselves among the masses at the largest gathering of the firearms and outdoor industry on earth. It’s...
View ArticleHunting Ranks High for Women Who Own Guns
A new study indicates hunting is the second most popular activity for women who own guns. The report, titled Women Gun Owners –Purchasing, Perceptions and Participation and commissioned by the National...
View ArticleSenate Unveils Sportsmen's Act
Senate Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Sportsmen's ActFebruary 5, 2015 (Washington, DC) - Today, leaders and Members of the Senate Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) introduced...
View ArticleA Patriotic Salute from 2,700 Miles Away
It was a uniquely patriotic opportunity—an opportunity that Mike Goe jumped at, or should we say bid on. Goe was among those who attended the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s North Central Oregon...
View ArticleLaying the Groundwork for a West Virginia Elk Reintroduction
The table is set, the welcome mat is rolled out (although not officially) and now all that’s needed is for the invitations to go out and be accepted. That about sums up what’s going on in West...
View ArticleHunting Is Conservation, Even at 37,000 Feet
I recently boarded my Seattle-to-Missoula connection from an out-of-state work trip and settled in for the 80-minute flight back home. Moments later a woman from California, on her way to Montana for...
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