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December 12th, 2012

RMEF Grants Help Youth, Elk and Habitat in 3 Midwestern States

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Grants provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will fund archery, shooting and hunting heritage programs for hundreds of youth in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The funding will also improve elk and small game habitat in Kansas and Oklahoma, and go toward elk research and tree replanting efforts in Nebraska. “It is vital that we [...]

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December 7th, 2012

Champion of Champions to Highlight 2013 World Elk Calling Championships

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The World Elk Calling Championships will reach its most elite level ever when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation celebrates the 25th anniversary of the event at Elk Camp 2013 in Las Vegas. The Champion of Champions competition will bring the top elk callers in the world together on the same stage to determine which contestant [...]

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December 4th, 2012

RMEF Grants to Benefit South Dakota Elk, Habitat and Hunting Heritage

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Elk calf recruitment research, healthy forest efforts and the maintenance of wildlife water sources are among the South Dakota conservation projects funded this year by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. RMEF also sponsors projects and events to engage youth and families in South Dakota’s rich hunting heritage. RMEF grants for 2012 total $83,769 and directly [...]

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November 8th, 2012

RMEF Launches Revamped Website

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation launched a completely revised website at www.rmef.org that offers new features, easier access and up-to-date information on elk, conservation efforts, habitat enhancement projects and hunting-related issues. “This website is the elk authority on the Internet. It provides the best source of everything you need to know about elk, elk country, [...]

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November 5th, 2012

RMEF Acquisition Provides Access for Public and Crucial Habitat for California Elk

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation acquired 231 acres of key elk habitat in north-central California thanks to a gift by RMEF supporter Ted Martin. The transaction links together existing parcels of Bureau of Land Management acreage and creates public access to what was previously private property. “This relatively small acquisition has big ramifications,” said David [...]

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October 15th, 2012

Bigger, Better Elk Camp 2013 Coming to New Venue

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A new year, a new venue, and new features highlight Elk Camp 2013 when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation transforms the Las Vegas strip into the Elk Hunting Capital of the World. RMEF’s annual expo and convention is set for Feb. 28-March 3 at the Mirage and the Las Vegas Convention Center. “We are excited [...]

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September 17th, 2012

RMEF Partnership Protects Key Elk Habitat in Colorado

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to permanently protect more than 8,000 acres of prime elk habitat in northwest Colorado. RMEF received funding from CPW and lottery-funded Great Outdoors Colorado to place a conservation easement west of Steamboat Springs on 8,658 acres of the expansive Wolf Mountain Ranch, [...]

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September 10th, 2012

RMEF Secures First Conservation Easement in Nevada, Protects Key Wildlife Habitat

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation completed its first Nevada conservation easement which now protects 645 acres of prime elk habitat for a regional herd. “This is big for us,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “RMEF has a history in Nevada that dates back decades, but this working relationship with a conservation-minded family solidifies [...]

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September 7th, 2012

RMEF Tops $400,000 in Grants to Advance Wolf Science

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has topped $400,000 in grants and pledges to advance the science of wolves, wolf interactions with elk and other wildlife, and wolf management overall. The total includes more than $200,000 in science grants in just the past five years, more than any other five-year period in RMEF history. Nearly all [...]

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September 4th, 2012

RMEF Applauds Return of Wyoming Wolves to State Management

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation commended the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for returning management of the growing gray wolf population to Wyoming. Beginning Sept. 30, the state will manage wolves in Wyoming under a federally approved management plan, as they are in Idaho and Montana. “This decision now puts wolves in the same [...]

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August 15th, 2012

Good News for Conservation: Hunter Numbers Up

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A new report that shows more people are hunting is good news for conservation, according to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The just-released 2011 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation shows 13.7 million people, or 6 percent of the U.S. population age 16 and older, went hunting last year. That marks a 9 [...]

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August 13th, 2012

RMEF Enhances Mission Statement to Include “Hunting Heritage”

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation affirmed its commitment to the overall benefits of hunting, especially land conservation and wildlife management, by adding to its mission statement. It now reads: “To ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.” “This is a logical step for us,” said David Allen, RMEF CEO [...]

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June 26th, 2012

Season 2 of Award-Winning “RMEF Team Elk” Begins Thursday

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“RMEF Team Elk,” the reigning Fan Favorite New Series on Outdoor Channel, returns to the airwaves for its second season on Thursday, June 28, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) with an adrenaline-filled elk hunt in the high country. “Our first hunt, called ‘Opening Day,’ takes place in Utah towards the end of August,” said host Brandon [...]

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June 13th, 2012

RMEF Calls for Transparency on State Special Big Game Permits

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Responding to questions about some nonprofit organizations’ handling of special auction/raffle hunting permits issued by states, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling for transparency and open review of the financial records of all conservation nonprofits. RMEF has made its records available online, reiterated its longstanding policy of financial accountability and is urging other nonprofit [...]

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June 11th, 2012

RMEF, HuntingGPSmaps Announce Collaboration

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is announcing a partnership with HuntingGPSmaps, a company that helps hunters spend less time trying to decipher where they are on a map and more time hunting. It also benefits RMEF chapters around the country. HuntingGPSmaps creates color-coded GPS maps of property ownership displaying federal, state, county and private lands, [...]

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June 5th, 2012

Award-Winning “RMEF Team Elk” Set for Season 2

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“RMEF Team Elk,” the reigning Fan Favorite New Series on Outdoor Channel, is back for its second season. Presented by MidwayUSA, the official TV program of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation kicks-off the week of June 25 with the theme “Hunting Is Conservation.” Country music singer Easton Corbin, racing legend Johnny Unser Jr., outdoor personalities [...]

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April 26th, 2012

RMEF Grants $189,000 to Support Elk Projects in Washington

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Enhancing over 10,000 acres of habitat and using GPS collars to research the Snoqualmie Valley elk herd top a list of Washington conservation projects slated to receive 2012 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The RMEF funding commitment totals $189,960 and affects 11 counties: Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, [...]

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April 25th, 2012

Washington Wildlife Habitat, Research Earn RMEF Grants

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Enhancing over 10,000 acres of habitat and using GPS collars to research the Snoqualmie Valley elk herd top a list of Washington conservation projects slated to receive 2012 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The RMEF funding commitment totals $189,960 and affects 11 counties: Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, [...]

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April 5th, 2012

RMEF Allocates $1.2 Million for Habitat Work in Six States

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So far in 2012, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has allocated $1,258,888 for habitat stewardship and protection projects in six key elk states. The figure represents a significant increase from 2011. More than 139,000 acres should be conserved for elk and other wildlife in 2012 as a result of these initial allocations. Affected states include Colorado, Idaho, [...]

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April 2nd, 2012

Sportsman’s Warehouse is the Elk Country Retailer

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Hunters can find Sportsman’s Warehouse stores in 17 states. Nearly all are elk states. In fact, more than 90 percent of all elk—and an even larger percentage of elk hunting—occur in these states. So it’s no surprise that this storefront and online retailer is also a major partner of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. “Sportsman’s [...]

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March 14th, 2012

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Congressional Wolf Delisting

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the constitutionality of Congress’ removal of wolves from the federal endangered species list. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation applauded the decision. Attorneys representing RMEF and other conservation groups had presented oral arguments supporting the Congressional action, wolf delisting and science-based, state-regulated management and control of wolf populations. [...]

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March 13th, 2012

Cabela’s, RMEF Continue Partnership for Conservation

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As the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation presses toward its 30th birthday and 7 millionth acre of habitat conserved for elk and other wildlife, one outdoor retail partner has been there from the start: Cabela’s. “RMEF was founded and published its first member magazine in 1984. If you’re one of the lucky ones who own that [...]

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February 17th, 2012

RMEF, Partners Recognize Standout Conservation Pros

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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service employees in four states—Idaho, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming—have earned recognition for standout work to enhance and conserve habitat for elk and other wildlife. Each has received a special award from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and their respective agency for conservation efforts in partnership with [...]

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February 14th, 2012

Wyoming is No. 1 Fundraising State for RMEF

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The state ranked last in total population, Wyoming, has emerged as the No. 1 fundraising state for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Over the past six years, Wyoming had consistently finished second to America’s most populous state, California, but the Cowboy State came out on top in 2011. “Wyomingites are deeply proud of their wild [...]

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February 13th, 2012

World Champion Elk Callers Crowned in Las Vegas

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Elk callers from 10 states, led by Oregon, Colorado and Nevada, have earned Top 3 honors in the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships for 2012. Competition was held as part of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual convention and expo, which ended Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. The championships help raise awareness of elk, habitat [...]

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February 8th, 2012

Elk Camp 2012: Shot of Adrenaline for Conservation

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The single biggest event, membership rally and conservation showcase of the year for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wrapped up Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. For thousands of attending members, volunteers and partners, the event was a shot of adrenaline to launch a new year of projects for elk, other wildlife and their habitat. “We’re [...]

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February 3rd, 2012

Las Vegas Students to Discover Elk, Hunting, Conservation

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About 160 students from two Las Vegas-area schools will learn about elk, hunting and conservation as part of a first-annual educational workshop to be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation convention and expo. The inaugural Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience is set for Friday, Feb. 3. “This event is being organized as a [...]

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January 30th, 2012

Strong 2011 has RMEF Eyeing an Ambitious 2012

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Record-high membership. Strong fiscal performance. A landmark 6 millionth acre of habitat stewardship and protection. On the momentum of these and other accomplishments in 2011, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is eyeing 2012 with ambitious goals for conserving elk country, improving predator management and control, and building public understanding of hunters’ leadership in conservation. “Our [...]

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January 10th, 2012

Another Record Year for RMEF Membership

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Membership in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has swelled to an all-time high of 184,135. That total, posted at the end of December, is 6,135 members more than year-end 2010. It is the fourth straight year that RMEF has set a new membership record. “We’re grateful for the growth,” said David Allen, RMEF president and [...]

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January 6th, 2012

Las Vegas to Host World Elk Calling Championships

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The 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships will be held as part of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) convention and International Sportsmen’s Exposition, Feb. 2-4, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The raucous event is open to the public. Elk are the most vocal species of North American deer. The signature call is a [...]

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