Oregon Elk, Habitat Get $355,000 in RMEF Grants
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Oregon Elk, Habitat Get $355,000 in RMEF Grants

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, […]

Elk Habitat Protected in Wyoming
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Elk Habitat Protected in Wyoming

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Natural Resources Conservation Service worked with a private landowner to permanently protect 2,132 acres of wildlife habitat in southeast Wyoming. “This conservation easement maintains large-scale habitat connectivity in a […]

Elk Network Booming, Hosts New Digital Hunting Series
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Elk Network Booming, Hosts New Digital Hunting Series

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s digital platform, the Elk Network, recently rolled over 700-thousand page views just three months after its launch. “We’re seeing great interest, great growth and tremendous user interaction via the Elk […]

Elk Network Goes Live
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Elk Network Goes Live

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s new digital media platform, the Elk Network, is now live online and available for use.  “Our goal for this new generation of media is to serve as an informational resource […]

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RMEF-Mission Accomplished!

A week ago, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation received an email from Jeremy Nauta. He told us about his brother, Joshua, who doctors said only had 4-6 months to live due to an ongoing battle […]

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Elk Tracks: The Cade Bulls

April 11, 2015 started out as any other day hunting shed antlers. I had decided that we would go into an area where most people wouldn’t venture and that a four-wheeler couldn’t make it. Since […]

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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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Hunt Elk the Whitetail Way

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 […]

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Oregon Elk Habitat Upgrade

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 […]

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Female Hunting Participation Increasing

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation applauds recent research that indicates more female hunters are heading into the woods, mountains and backcountry than ever before.  Hunting is not just for ‘good old boys,’” said David Allen, […]

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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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Activists Elated By Elk Addition

While Kathy Funk oversees the direction of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Virginia, her role isn’t a full-time job. She’s actually just a volunteer. Still, payment has a loose definition tied to it, especially […]

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Virginia Elk Restoration Project Complete

A multi-year project to restore wild elk to their native hills of Virginia is complete thanks to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, its volunteers, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and several other partners.  […]

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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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Hunter Christmas Exposition

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is proud to announce the all-new Hunter Christmas Exposition, presented by Cabela’s, coming to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Dec. 4-7, 2014.  “We are extremely excited to bring 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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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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More Elk Habitat in Colorado

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with it partners and a private landowner to protect an additional 237 acres of elk habitat in northern Colorado. The property represents the third phase of conserved lands between […]

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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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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, […]