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RMEF – The Wolf Impact (Video)

We learn more about the legal issues surrounding wolves and the impact they’ve had on elk from an attorney who’s helped RMEF. Plus, country music artist Chuck Wicks hunts big hulls in New Mexico. RMEF […]

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RMEF – Elk Basics

Once found all across North America, elk have historically lived in many types of habitat. They’ve learned how to survive with different foods, weather, cover and neighbors. In fact, elk once lived in almost every […]

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RMEF: How 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 […]

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RMEF Salutes Backers of Access Elk Country

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wants to recognize and show appreciation for its 2014 Access Elk Country initiative charter sponsors Sitka, Sportsman’s Guide, Kimber and Bushnell. “Opening and securing public access is a key component […]

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RMEF Opposes Sale or Transfer of Federal Public Lands

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is concerned about the continuing rhetoric and political posturing surrounding the wholesale disposal, sale or transfer of federal land holdings, and stands in opposition to such potential action. “Federal public […]

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Season Four of RMEF Team Elk

RMEF Team Elk presented by Cabela’s, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s television show, continues it’s first-ever 52-week season on the Outdoor Channel with new episodes featuring hunts for bull elk and other conservation adventures. “We […]

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RMEF Donates $25K Toward Wolf Management

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) accepted a $25,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to assist its wolf management plan. “RMEF staunchly supports the science-based state management of wolves and other predators,” said […]

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RMEF Celebrates 30 Years of Conservation

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation celebrates its 30th birthday by honoring its past while looking to accelerate its mission in the present and future.  “It’s almost unimaginable to see how far we’ve come as an […]

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Join RMEF

RMEF conserves and enhances critical habitat that elk and other wildlife need to thrive. We’re working to keep some of the best elk hunting areas open for you and future generations of hunters. And we […]

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RMEF to Sponsor #PROJECTELK

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pleased to team up with outdoorsman and filmmaker Jason Matzinger in the production of #PROJECTELK, a feature film highlighting rare elk footage and a hunter’s quest to fill his […]

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Record Membership for RMEF

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation rolls into its 30th year of existence fresh off a fifth consecutive year of record membership, the unveiling of a new endowment to boost its core mission programs and having […]

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RMEF Team Elk Updates

Big bulls, the quest to find them, and other hunting and conservation adventures highlight the on-going Season Four of RMEF Team Elk, which now covers 52 weeks a year.  RMEF Team Elk is presented by […]

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RMEF Opposes Idaho Wolf Management Lawsuit

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Idaho Fish and Game Department (IDFG) in opposition to a lawsuit aimed at stopping the management of wolves in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. […]

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RMEF Membership Tops 200,000

For the first time in its 30-year history, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation surpassed the 200,000 member mark. Membership now stands at an all-time high of 203,703. The new total, as of the final day […]

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RMEF Grants Aid Elk In SD

The extensive monitoring of elk to deal with chronic wasting disease, prescribed burning to improve habitat, and various projects to enhance wildlife water supplies and promote hunting heritage are among 2013 efforts funded by the […]

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RMEF Launches Youth Membership

In an effort to better promote and protect the present and future of conservation, a love of the outdoors and hunting, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation initiated a new youth membership category. “We remain committed […]

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RMEF Grants to Benefit Idaho Wildlife

Grants and funding provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will go toward the reestablishment of healthy elk habitat and populations, and directly bolster wolf management practices in Idaho. The RMEF grants and additional funding […]

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BUGLE by RMEF

Here’s the cover of the next Bugle magazine, due to start landing in your mailboxes the next 5-10 days or so. And here’s what’s inside: –A special tribute to the horses and mules in our […]

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RMEF: Hunting Heritage

Alaska is known for its sprawling, breathtaking scenic landscapes and an abundance of wildlife. And while it’s the largest state in the United States by area, it’s the least densely populated but that certainly doesn’t […]

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RMEF Celebrates Conservation

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation stands tall, shoulder-to-shoulder alongside hunters and anglers nationwide to support National Hunting and Fishing Day, a day set aside to celebrate America’s conservation accomplishments.  Signed into law in 1972, and […]

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RMEF Among Best

For the fifth straight year, America’s leading charity evaluator has given its highest marks to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.  Only four percent of the organizations rated by Charity Navigator have achieved five consecutive years […]

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RMEF Secures Key Elk Habitat

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with several partners to acquire and conserve 640 acres of elk habitat in south-central Washington. The tract of land will be conveyed to the Washington Department of Fish and […]

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Get the Facts, RMEF

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and our members are concerned about and work for all wildlife resources. One of our nation’s greatest wildlife resources, the elk in and around Yellowstone National Park (YNP), is of […]

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RMEF Hosts National Elk Summit

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation vowed to step up efforts with state agencies in addressing access, hunting heritage, and habitat challenges at a recent national elk summit held at RMEF headquarters. The summit included directors […]

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RMEF: Great Lakes Wolf Suit

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by several animal rights groups seeking to return gray wolves in the Great Lakes region to the Endangered Species List. If granted, […]

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Top 10 Wolf Hunting Tips from RMEF Members

In an online questionnaire about their wolf-hunting experiences, members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation offer valuable intel that could help more hunters enjoy the challenge and fill their wolf tag this fall. A Top […]