The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) acquired 620 acres of critical public access and prime wildlife habitat, including elk habitat, along Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front within the boundary […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation provided $355,128 in grants to fund nearly two dozen habitat enhancement and elk research projects in Oregon. The projects benefit 10,317 acres of wildlife habitat across Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, […]
More than 3,600 acres of wildlife habitat is now permanently protected thanks to a series of conservation easements placed on private land by the Nebraska Land Trust (NLT) with important funding provided by the Rocky […]
Bowhunter Tyson Hiebert of Seiling came away with more than a scored rack at the third-annual March Rack Madness! event at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters in Oklahoma City. Now he’s known as […]
University of Montana researchers and their partners recently published a study in Nature Ecology and Evolution chronicling an evolutionary tie between wolves and when bull elk shed their antlers. The authors were UM doctoral candidate […]
If you bowhunt, then you’re not one to back away from a challenge. And pursuing hard-hunted elk on public land might be the ultimate test. I rarely encounter another bowhunter on public property during elk […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s volunteer force of 11,000-strong donated more than $21 million in labor during 2017. “We have a profound gratitude for our volunteers who give so much of their time, talents and […]
An additional 766 acres of Pennsylvania elk habitat is now permanently protected and opened to public access thanks to efforts by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and a generous donor. “This […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with a conservation-minded landowner, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) to protect 4,500 acres of key wildlife habitat in northeast Nevada […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation capped 2016, a year filled with several organizational conservation milestones, by surpassing seven million acres in lifetime land protection and habitat enhancement projects. “This is a tremendous accomplishment that strikes […]
Today the Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club announced that an elk from Montana taken on public land during the archery season in 2016 is a potential new archery World’s Record typical […]
Story first appeared on omaha.com. Hannah Helmer was shaking as she attempted to zero in on the monster elk about 200 yards away.“I tried not to think of how big he was,” she said, “and […]
Written by MARK ELBROCH. Contrary to popular belief, mountain lions are not all the same. They are as distinctive in personality as we are. Some are bold, others stick to the shadows. Some are social, […]
GREENVILLE NEWS: For the first time since the Upstate was Cherokee territory, a wild elk has been seen roaming the woodlands of South Carolina. Northern Pickens County is abuzz with sightings of the bull elk, […]
Thousands of acres of previously difficult to access public land in western Wyoming are now accessible thanks to efforts by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners. “Chalk this up as a win-win on […]
If you bowhunt, then you’re not one to back away from a challenge. And pursuing hard-hunted elk on public land might be the ultimate test. I rarely encounter another bowhunter on public property during elk […]
Hunters have always been leaders in conservation. Elk were on the verge of extinction before financial support from hunters changed the course of history. Today, the spirit of giving-back still thrives among hunters — and […]
Professional photographer Christopher Martin spends a lot of his time watching wildlife, so when he spotted an elk erratically walking back and forth on a rail bridge in Banff National Park it caught his eye. “It was […]
The Department of Natural Resources just finished its 2016 elk survey after nine days of flying in northern Michigan. “Every other year, we conduct the survey by counting elk from an airplane,” said DNR Field […]
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has approved policy updates that will benefit big game animals along migration corridors. Yesterday’s decision came after more than a year of developing new science-based conservation strategies for these […]
With the success of our standard .308 SRC, we wanted to create a rifle for the big game hunter. The combination of .308 cartridge power and accuracy in the lightest weight AR platform, has proven […]
Chop your own fir tree. Take a sleigh ride past wintering elk. Participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count. Enjoy the holiday season at a national wildlife refuge near you. Check out some of the […]
1st published by RMEF: “My dad took me elk hunting to one of his favorite spots on public land. After a week of hard hiking and only seeing a couple elk, I wondered if we’d […]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-mandated killing and post-mortem study of deer potentially exposed to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) illustrates an urgent need for the use of live testing for white-tailed deer, elk and other […]
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: Summer is an important time to catch and release fish properly. Proper catch and release is especially important when temperatures are reaching the hottest they’ll be all year. As the […]
Source Ravalli Republic: There aren’t many places in the west where researchers know more about the relationship elk have with predators and habitat than in the upper Bitterroot Valley.
When packing out an elk on your back, you need to make every load count. While leaving bones in the quarters might make handling and hanging easier, it does you no favors as you hike […]
The Boone and Crockett Club acknowledges Endangered Species Day, Friday, May 15, 2015, with both celebration and concern. Endangered Species Day recognizes our nation’s efforts to protect critically rare species and their habitats.
From prescribed burning and noxious weed treatments to forest restoration, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded grants that will fund 15 conservation projects benefitting 8,760 acres of vital elk habitat in Washington. The grants total […]
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 […]
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 […]
Report by the Casper Star- Tribune. Albert Henderson’s rural Burlington house may be too small to showcase his new and only elk mount. The animal’s head and shoulders stand about 6.5 feet from its chest […]
Finally, hunters have a wireless, compact and easy-to-use remote game caller. The Mini Phantom Remote from Extreme Dimension Wildlife Calls is great for any game-calling situation. Where this game caller really shines, however, is for […]
1st Reported by Jackson Hole News: Grand Teton National Park biologists are in the early stages of studying at least three newfound mule deer migrations that link Grand Teton National Park and the Shoshone and […]
From almost four miles away, the grizzly bear appeared to have picked up the elk carcass’ stench. Researchers were able to revisit the grizzly’s trek as it walked along the edge of a lake, eventually […]
Biologists hope rule changes approved by the Utah Wildlife Board will encourage anglers to keep more fish in Utah. Keeping the fish you catch — up to your legal limit — is the key to […]
One of the largest bull elk ever recorded in Pennsylvania was shot illegally along with two other bulls this month, and three Centre County men have been charged with teaming in a poaching effort, the […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $148,800 in grants to acquire and enhance elk habitat in Pennsylvania as well as help fund more than 20 youth hunting heritage and other projects around the state. The […]
Bowhunting elk the whitetail way may sound like a disappointment due to the lack of interaction, activity and simply seeing the country, but oftentimes it’s the best strategy. Locating a frequently visited waterhole, wallow, food […]
It’s possible to wander out in the woods and blunder into elk, but if that’s your principal strategy, then you’re probably not destined for great success as an elk hunter. Consistent luck requires premeditation. Anticipating, […]
Wyoming’s mule deer are in trouble. Their numbers have dropped 36 percent since 1990. Fawn production has declined 20 percent in the last quarter century. Mule deer habitat has been sucked dry by drought, invaded […]
The new Russell High Country Hunter Extreme replaces the venerable Russell High Country Hunter and Sheep Hunter models…which had been the gold standard of mountain hunting boots since 1985. Given new technology and materials…the High […]
Grants totaling $265,000 provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will fund 20 different habitat enhancement projects in 14 different counties in the state of Oregon. The 2014 grants will positively affect a combined 11,020 […]
This May 14th edition has signs that summer is fast approaching with reports of fishing heating up in lakes and rivers and Safe Boating Week May 18-24 just prior to the May 26th Memorial Day […]
SFGate Reported: Poachers are likely killing far more game animals than wolves are, state wildlife officials in northern Idaho say. Officials tell the Lewiston Tribune (http://bit.ly/1jdj31p) in a story on Friday that last year in northern […]
A massive bighorn sheep that died of natural causes and was later found by wildlife officials could be a new World’s Record, according to the Boone and Crockett Club. The ram was found in Alberta. […]
Discovering advanced outdoor skills and conservation techniques, all in the wild grandeur of the Montana Rockies, is just part of the charm of four new youth camps offered by the Wild Sheep Foundation and Boone […]
Late this week, livestock trailers will rumble their way across mountain roads from Kentucky, coming to a halt in a field that was once a coal mine in the War Fork area of Buchanan County. […]
This year, in addition to maintaining an aggressive predator-management policy, the DWR has launched a predator control program that provides incentives for members of the public to remove coyotes. Participants in this new program will […]
After a Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigation spanning several states and two hunting seasons, a trio of men from California have pleaded guilty to numerous wildlife violations in Colorado and New Mexico, dating back to […]
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