RMEF’s Biggest Little Volunteer
Ahnie IvieStill in elementary school, she’s a legacy partner wild about conservationEven amongst the most dedicated Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation members, few can say they were movers and shakers for...
View ArticleCalifornia Rendezvous: Sprucing Up Elk Country
What do you get when you have more than 30 members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation from eight different chapters gather in one meadow? After a few hours of sweat and flexed muscle, you get better...
View ArticleCold and Wet Should Describe More than Your Dog’s Nose
'Tis the season when hunters head afield in search of meat to fill the family freezer. It is also the time of year when temperatures are chilly or down-right cold and those who are in the backcountry...
View ArticleTales from the Field: North Dakota
On Monday evening I was bowhunting for whitetail in central North Dakota in an area that looked great (rubs and trails everywhere). I noticed a tree that was rubbed over six feet high and so I decided...
View ArticleNew Mexico Elk Habitat, Research Get Boost from RMEF Grants
Below is a complete listing of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2015 grants for the state of New Mexico. Find more information here.Catron County—Continue mechanical thinning and follow-up burning...
View ArticleWisconsin RMEF Chapter Remembers, Honors One of Its Own
They gathered in the town of Janesville in south-central Wisconsin, like they do every year. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation members, volunteers and friends alike came together for the annual Rock...
View ArticleKids Flock to RMEF for Youth Wildlife Conservation Field Day
More than 110 boys and girls age 2-16 recently spent a morning at the headquarters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for Youth Wildlife Conservation Day. The free gathering offered an opportunity to...
View ArticleRMEF Grants to Benefit 24,000 Acres of Arizona Elk Habitat
Below is a complete listing of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2015 grants for the state of Arizona. Find more information here.Apache County—Provide drinker trough extensions to improve...
View ArticleBattling Through the Rut
Below is a photo and its story that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation received from John Wheland.When I receive my issue of Bugle I always go to the photos section first as I am an avid wildlife...
View ArticleMontana Rendezvous: 20 Years of Food, Fun and Celebration
They gathered from all corners of Big Sky Country. Members and volunteers of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation came together at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Twin Bridges, Montana, for the 20th...
View ArticleRMEF Removes House, Restores Elk Habitat
“As I watched that house roll off of crucial elk winter range and down the road, all I could think of was RMEF’s commitment and spirit to conserve elk country can move houses!”It’s been said that once...
View ArticleHaving a Blast in Alaska
Adam Trujillo hat tossThey lined up by the dozens, raised their shotguns and waited for the fateful moment. A baseball cap flew into the air and the guns boomed. The hat, now riddled with tiny holes,...
View ArticleWashington Rendezvous: Growing the RMEF Family
They gathered a mere 25 miles from Mount Rainier’s towering 14,409-foot peak. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers from across the state came together in the heart of southcentral Washington’s elk...
View ArticleGiving Honor, Respect to Our Veterans
Dear RMEF Family,Veterans Day is a special day. But I believe it to be more than that—even a sacred day. Veterans Day always falls on November 11 for a specific reason. It was historically established...
View ArticleRMEF Grants Help Grandma Mildred’s 4-H Shooters
Eighty-year-old Mildred Spencer has a passion for hunting and shooting (see video below). Her grandchildren are among her biggest benefactors. But her zeal for the shooting sports expands far beyond...
View ArticleWhat Does $1 Billion Look Like?
billion[bil-yuh n] noun, plural billions (as after a numeral) billion.1. A cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.2. A very...
View ArticleCall to Action: Urge the Senate to Pass the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act
RMEF Members,Urge your Senators to Support the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act!The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee just passed the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 (S.556)—a comprehensive...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving from RMEF
RMEF Family,American poet and writer William Arthur Ward once penned the words, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”Those words ring true. Feeling and...
View ArticleRMEF Welcomes Rutting Ridge Cellars as New Conservation Partner
Below is a news release issued by Rutting Ridge Cellars.Rutting Ridge Cellars is one of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s newest sponsors and licensees. It joins an all-star lineup of other companies...
View ArticleElk Camp/Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo Day One: Cowboy Up!
The first day of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s largest-ever expo, the Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Exposition, presented by Cabela’s, bolted out of the chute like a young rodeo bull rider...
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