MISSOULA, Mont.—Following a 2009 “away game” in Fort Worth, Texas, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is bringing its annual convention back to the friendly home-field confines of the Reno/Sparks Convention Center, March 4-7, 2010.

This year marks the 26th annual RMEF Elk Camp & Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo, an event held 11 times in Reno, with the remainder scattered among 7 different cities.

“It’s good to be back on our home turf,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “We’ve had our most successful Elk Camps in Reno. Our members and supporters like to come here and the local community always turns out and supports us in a big way. We can always count on Reno to help charge our batteries for another year of wildlife habitat conservation projects across elk country.”

In 2009, RMEF reached the 5.7 million acre mark for habitat conserved and enhanced nationwide, and also passed $14 million worth of joint projects in Nevada.

As always, Elk Camp 2010 will feature the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships. Preliminary rounds begin March 5 at 9:00 a.m. Championship rounds begin March 6 at 9:00 a.m.

Elk Camp also includes Cabela’s-sponsored seminars led by authorities on bowhunting and other hunting skills, horse packing, marksmanship, wild game cooking, game calling strategies and more. Also included are displays of record elk, attractions and activities for the whole family, plus a 400-booth expo hall filled with outfitted hunting and fishing opportunities, art, gear, firearms and everything elk. For agendas and details, visit www.rmef.org.

Daily admission is $12 per person or $25 per family, and free for kids 5 and under.
 
Show hours: Thurs., March 4, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Fri., March 5, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sat., March 6, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Sun., March 7, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registered attendees can also enjoy banquets, auctions, entertainment, awards and more.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.7 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.