April/May 2024 Advocacy Update
State Updates Oregon Over 200 RMEF members submitted recommendations to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission as it considered finalists for the Oregon Department of [...]
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Volunteers Make an Impact in the Volunteer State
We may be biased, but we think the real reason Tennessee is called the “Volunteer State” is because of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers [...]
Wyoming Gray Wolf Report Highlights Decrease in Conflicts, Increase in Population
Below is a news release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to achieve all management goals, according to the [...]
Study: Human Resistance to CWD is Strong
A new study shows the human body stands up to chronic wasting disease when its neural tissue is exposed to prions, abnormal proteins that infect [...]
RMEF Denotes Science in Formation of Idaho Elk Management Plan
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation urged adherence to science in comments it made about a new draft of Idaho’s elk management plan. The Idaho Department [...]
Researchers Work to Protect West Virginia’s Elk Herd
Below is a news release from West Virginia University. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has a conservation history dating back to 1997 in the Mountain [...]
Mystery Solved: Mountain Lion Takes Down Transplanted Colorado Wolf
It turns out a mountain lion did it. After several weeks of uncertainty surrounding the death of a wolf captured in Oregon but transplanted into [...]
Grizzlies Attack Hunter in Canada, Visitor in Wyoming
Grizzly bears attacked two different men in two different countries over a three-day span. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police report that a grizzly attacked a [...]
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in California
Below is a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected for the first time in [...]
Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame to Induct RMEF Volunteer
A Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation life member with a long history of volunteering is among eight people to be inducted into the Arizona Outdoor Hall [...]
$17 Billion Reasons Why Hunting Is Conservation
Lifetime funding for conservation generated by excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery equipment now tops $17 billion. “The entire firearm and ammunition industry celebrates [...]
LaCrosse Footwear Outfits You to Outlast Tough Late Season Conditions
LaCrosse Footwear leverages their 125 year legacy of crafting boots for hunting and the outdoors to create the Ursa LS, a tenacious new boot designed [...]
Kentucky Elk Biologist Receives RMEF Excellence in Elk Country Award
Photo info: Dan Crank (right) straps a tracking collar onto one of the many elk he and Charlie Logsdon (left) captured in 2001 and 2002 [...]
Virginia’s Elk Experience Sweepstakes Offers Two Chances to Win
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced the return of its Virginia Elk Experience Sweepstakes. The contest will award two prize packages in 2024 that [...]
RMEF Helps Secure Colorado Conservation Victory
Testimony provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped persuade Colorado lawmakers to pass legislation (SB 126) that cements statewide conservation efforts. “RMEF has been [...]