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Gear 101 - Swagger Bipods & Shooting Sticks

A stable shooting platform is one of the most critical aspects of your hunting setup. RMEF supporter Swagger Bipods has something for nearly every hunting situation.

Gear 101 - Mathews V3

The V3 is Mathews’ latest creation. This masterpiece engineers more riser in a compact profile to give you stability, stealth and the total accuracy you expect from the best bow maker on the planet.

Quality First - An RMEF Film

With 70 years of accrued experience, Nosler delivers the worlds finest bullets, ammunition, rifles and brass. Building the most innovative, accurate, and effective products in the industry is spawned from a dedication to quality.

Hunting Is Conservation - Hunting Funds Elk Restoration

The last wild, free-ranging elk disappeared in West Virginia in about 1875. 130 years later, the state launched two studies, paid for by the hunter-based Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, to determine whether elk restoration was feasible and to determine social tolerance. Beginning in 2015, the state worked with RMEF, The Conservation Fund and others via land purchases, permanent access easements and land leases to create more than 44,000 acres for elk to roam in the far southwest corner of the state.

Coos County - onX Public Access Project

Call it a ‘two birds with one stone’ kind of conservation victory just off the Oregon coast. In 2019, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, onX and Leupold provided $75,000 in grant funding to ensure that Coos County could maintain forest and meadows for wildlife habitat, timber production and grazing on the County’s recently acquired 760-acre Seven Devils tract. Located 225 miles southwest of Portland near the coastal town of Charleston, local officials wanted to provide more land for its residents to use and enjoy.

Blackfoot Watershed Habitat Enhancement, Montana - Restoring Elk Country

The Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area focused on enhancing winter forage quantity and quality by thinning overstocked and beetle-killed trees within a swath of grassland and bordering aspen stands. RMEF funds went toward removing young ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir that both clogged up the forest floor and served as dangerous ladder fuels for potential large wildfires. The resulting treatment greatly enhanced elk forage, reduced the possibility of pine beetle infestation and improved overall forest health.

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Volunteers Remove Spools of Wire High in the Rugged Idaho/Montana Mountains

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

On Thursday July 8th, 2021, over 50 RMEF Volunteers met at the West Portal of the Taft Tunnel on the Hiawatha Trail in Northern Idaho. […]

Colorado Volunteers Spark the Spirit of Giving

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

After months of venue cancelations, the Bailey Chapter of Colorado was at their wits end when it came to securing a location for their annual […]

Common Interests-Common Bond

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

Kurt Shepherd has always enjoyed being outdoors. This interest started as a young boy growing up in Lehi, Utah. Whether it was fishing, shooting ducks, […]

Kansas: Where the Deer and the Antelope (and the Elk) Play

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

O give me a home where the buffaloes roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the […]

Fence-Building, Camping and Fun at the North Texas Rendezvous

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

The 2021 Texas State Rendezvous was originally planned for February; the typical unpredictable Texas weather took a turn for the worse in the form of […]

Tailgating in the Strawberries: Oregon Rendezvous Roundup

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

How many times have you tailgated at the base of a wilderness mountain range? Went on a sunset ride and watched antelope in the fields? […]

Putting on a Ladies Events with Style

Volunteer News | September 23, 2021

The Treasure Valley Chapter Committee in Boise, Idaho, knows how to pull out all the stops for an event. Wade Richards, Monica Reese, Marcene Taylor […]

Application Period Open for 2022 Montana Master Hunter Program

General | September 22, 2021

Below is a news release from the Master Montana Hunter Program. One Montana’s Master Hunter Program is accepting applications October 1, 2021 – November 30, […]

USFWS Reviewing Status of Gray Wolves in the Western U.S.

General | September 22, 2021

Not even one month after the Biden administration filed in favor of a previous U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decision delisting all wolves in […]

Mountain Goat Takes Down Grizzly

General | September 22, 2021

Who’d have thought it possible? A mountain goat apparently impaled a young grizzly bear to death with its horns in Canada’s Yoho National Park. “Grizzly […]

Check for Fire-Related Land Closures, Restrictions Before Hunting

General | September 22, 2021

It is as important as making sure you have your bow/rifle and license as well as necessary items in your pack. Before you head out […]

Oklahoma Archery Elk Season Begins Oct. 1

General | September 22, 2021

Below is a news release from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The beginning of the 2021 elk archery season coincides with the end of […]

Researchers Discover One Way Elk Become Infected with Hoof Disease

General | September 22, 2021

Below is a news release from Washington State University. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supports the ongoing work and provided $100,000 in grant funding that […]

Team Effort Expands Public Access in Montana’s Elkhorn Mountains

Conservation | September 22, 2021

There’s now more acreage to hunt and explore in Montana’s aptly-named Elkhorn Mountains. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation collaborated with the Montana Fish & Wildlife […]