Making a $45,000 Difference for Conservation
One person can make a difference. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation members, volunteers, donors, sponsors, partners, staffers and other supporters make a difference for elk and elk country every day. And...
View ArticleRMEF Joins Fight against Threat to Use of Traditional Ammunition
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is one of 33 national sportsmen’s conservation organizations that sent a letter (see below) to the Department of the Interior in response to a petition from several...
View ArticleCall to Action: Protect Hunting and Conservation in Michigan
(Note: The Michigan Senate voted 28-10 in favor on Wednesday afternoon. The House could take up the issue on August 27.)RMEF Members:Michigan lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the Scientific Fish...
View ArticleBob Stewart: A Life of Service
When the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was only two years old, Bob Stewart recognized the organization’s potential and signed on as a volunteer for the Central Oregon Chapter.The first couple of years...
View ArticleVolunteers Add New Twist to Indiana SAFE Event
Volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Indiana Chapter supervise at the shooting range during the chapter’s 3rd annual SAFE Challenge event, held at the Craig Family Camp last...
View ArticleThis Partnership Is All Heart
Jacob Rhoad, a 13-year-old at the time with muscular dystrophy, killed his dream bull last fall thanks to the Outdoor Dream Foundation, Go West Outfitters and Oregon volunteers from the Rocky Mountain...
View ArticleThe RMEF Is Our Life
From an onlooker’s perspective, it looked like any other gathering on the banks of the Kootenai River in Libby, Montana. However, it was much more than that. Approximately 50 members, volunteers and a...
View ArticleBack to the Future: RMEF Returns to Its Roots
Tour members arrive at RMEF headquartersIt was only fitting. In the same year marking its 30th anniversary of conserving some of America’s finest elk country, two of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s...
View ArticleCall to Action: Protect Hunting and Conservation in Michigan
RMEF Members:The Michigan Senate voted two weeks ago in favor of the Scientific Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act to retain the state’s power to allow wolf hunts. Now a vote could come as soon as...
View ArticleCall to Action: California Considers Anti-Sportsmen Legislation
RMEF Members,California lawmakers are scheduled to vote at any time on a bill, undergoing multiple amendments as we speak, that would establish a new government-run permit system to regulate the...
View ArticleGot Great Recipes? Reality TV Wants YOU!
Pulled elk sandwichSmoky elk mac & cheese It’s no secret that Americans love good food. It’s also no secret that outdoorsmen and women are some of the best cooks anywhere. Surfing the Rocky...
View ArticleTake a Kid Hunting? You Betcha!
“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.”--Whitney HoustonIf you plan on heading into the mountains, prairies or to the nearest marsh to hunt, here’s one...
View ArticleTri-State Op-Ed Regarding Wolverine Conservation
Dear Editor: September 5, 2014The states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have noted the recent criticisms about U.S....
View ArticleWashington Rendezvous: Smiles, Good Food, Good Work to Help Elk
Nearly 100 members and volunteers of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation capped the summer of 2014 by gathering in White Pass, Washington, about 100 miles southeast of Seattle, for the annual RMEF...
View ArticleWyoming’s Women for WildLife are “Mad” About Elk
Members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation know all too well that when you get a group of women together –with NO MEN ALLOWED other than the ring crew– some pretty crazy things can happen. (Just...
View ArticleYouth Get RMEF Memberships in North Carolina Elk Country
Cataloochee Valley, NC(photo courtesy Chris Croy)When you hear "elk country," what comes to mind? Maybe the rugged, snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains ? What about North Carolina? Really? It's...
View ArticleFighting Fire with Fire: Burn Saves Town
It was a scene that has played out all too often across the West in recent years: a wildfire roars to life, forcing people from their homes and charring thousands of acres of forestland. This time it...
View ArticleRMEF, Partners Improve Access to Wyoming Hunting Grounds
La Barge Creek, WyomingSometimes just getting there is the toughest task. That’s an especially difficult challenge when your favorite public hunting grounds are located behind privately owned land and...
View ArticleRMEF Statement on Wyoming Wolf Management Ruling
Tuesday’s ruling from a federal judge regarding Wyoming’s wolf management plan is not the kiss of death that folks may perceive. It is basically a case of a technicality in how Wyoming and the U.S....
View ArticleRMEF Pioneer Aaron Jones Passes Away
Aaron JonesBelow is a news release regarding the death of Aaron Jones, former president, chairman of the board and dear friend of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.MISSOULA, Mont.—Aaron Jones, a man...
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