Big game hunting category covers elk, moose, bighorn sheep and all large game, but deer.
New Hampshire’s 2014 moose season wrapped up on Sunday, October 26. While hunters have until close of business today to register their moose at N. H. Fish and Game headquarters or regional offices, preliminary figures […]
Whitetail hunters for decades have employed rattling as an effective hunt strategy during the rut. Now more and more elk hunters are catching on. Two notable hunting writers have covered rattling in recent issues of […]
Elko Daily Press 1st Reported: You don’t have to be too sharp-eyed to spot the large mammal that’s been hanging around Paradise Valley. For the past month, Nevada Department of Wildlife officials have received reports […]
Sitka Gear, the industry leader in performance hunting gear has been a longtime supporter and advocate of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) and with your help is poised to make a donation of $20,000 […]
State wildlife officials plan to capture and remove eight bighorn ewes in southeast Washington this week to curb the spread of a bacteria deadly to other wild sheep in the area. A contractor for the […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $127,686 in grants to improve wildlife water supplies, enhance elk habitat, fund research and assist youth hunting heritage programs in New Mexico. The grants directly affect 8,141 acres in […]
Thanks to a thirty-year community conservation program in the remote mountains of Pakistan, a key population of the straight-horned markhor, a type of wild mountain goat, has made a remarkable recovery to the point where […]
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 re-establishment of wild elk in Kentucky is a bright star in the field of wildlife management. The first elk transported to Kentucky came from Elk Island, Alberta, Canada in the 90’s. Those first Rocky […]
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 […]
Not too long ago, I stumbled across a photo (seen on the left) of a pond jammed full of elk, mostly BIG bull elk. I posted it on the RMEF Facebook page with the only […]
Five world class entertainers who know their way around the country music charts will showcase their talents at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s national convention, Elk Camp, in Las Vegas. “Easton Corbin, Daryle Singletary, Tracy […]
Montana Decoys is excited to announce the launch of the new Elk Decoy Setup Guide. This downloadable guide features five unique hunting situations that will show hunters how and when to use a decoy. With […]
The largest pronghorn ever recorded has been certified by Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record. The huge buck, hunted in Socorro County, N.M., in 2013, scores 96-4/8 B&C points. The new record […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation acquired 988 acres of private elk habitat in south-central Montana which it conveyed to the Helena National Forest. The transaction also improved existing access to thousands of acres of Forest […]
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, […]
Outdoor Channel 1st Reported: In August 2013, Brian Keith traveled from his home state of Texas to the Contwoyto Lake region of the Nunavut Territory in Canada to hunt muskox. Muskox are often hunted in […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will auction off a Pennsylvania Special Elk Conservation Tag to benefit conservation in the state of Pennsylvania. “RMEF has a long history in Pennsylvania and we appreciate this opportunity to […]
A farmer wants to harvest more corn from a field so he grows more plants. But he doesn’t get more corn. Why? More plants diminished the nutrients that each received, lessening production. In other words, […]
BreitBart Reported: Nineteen-year-old Texan Kendall Jones is a Texas Tech University Cheerleader, an aspiring-television host, and a hunter. She has also drawn the ire from animal rights groups and activist for hunting and posting pictures […]
In January 2013, Brian Benyo traveled from his home state of Ohio to Tiburon Island in Sonora, Mexico, to hunt Desert Bighorn sheep. A successful stalk on the second day of the hunt yielded a […]
With independent lawsuits predictably stalling and failing in court, the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) continues to pursue an aggressive but more cooperative approach to reversing a U.S. ban on importing ivory from lawfully hunted elephants […]
Relatively few hunters will ever hunt an elephant. But every hunter who supports science-based wildlife conservation and management has reason for concern about the Obama administration’s recent ban on importing lawfully hunted elephant trophies. The […]
Ina H. Cyr showed up plenty early for the Maine moose-permit lottery on Saturday afternoon and took a seat right in the front row, even though nothing in her history with the event told her […]
With nearly 70 of the best and brightest convening last week in Richmond, British Columbia, an action plan for Dall’s and Stone’s sheep in Alaska, northern British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory […]
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 […]
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 […]
Renowned 19th century wildlife photographer Allen Grant Wallihan photographed “Dummy” Smith (standing in rear door) and an unidentified friend in the doorways of his taxidermy shop near Lay, Colorado, circa 1894. While compiling material for […]
A Dall sheep hunt is considered by many to be one of the most rewarding and physically challenging big-game hunts in all of North America. The opportunity to pursue Dall sheep is a dream hunt […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation teamed up with a coalition of conservation partners including Chelan County and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to acquire 4,010 acres of forestland overlooking Wenatchee Valley. “This […]
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 […]
In addition to work in permanent land protection, public access and elk restoration, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allocated more than $3.5 million so far in 2014 for habitat stewardship and hunting heritage projects across […]
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 […]
The New Swimner Reported first: Even when he walked up and got a good look at the Dall sheep ram he had just shot in the Brooks Range, Fairbanks hunter Bill Foster didn’t know what […]
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. […]
Elk101.com is excited to announce the release of their new Bully Bull ‘EXTREME’ grunt tube. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Hunting Calls of Kamiah, Idaho, the Bully Bull ‘EXTREME’ utilizes a wider (1 1/4″) mouthpiece and […]
Fourteen years ago, I stood in the snow, struggling to digest what I had heard. A group of us, gathered to learn about monitoring and protecting wildlife habitat, had just discovered that our instructor—Sue Morse, […]
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. […]
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 […]
For moose, this year’s winter-long deep freeze across the Upper Midwest is truly ideal weather. The large, gangly creatures are adapted to deep snow: Their hollow fur insulates them like fiberglass does in a house. […]
Hot Springs Star reported: One of the things that appeal to people who enjoy hunting the Southern Black Hills of Fall River County is the variety of wildlife that can be found in the area. […]
The Denver Post Reports: Thanks in part to the recent warm spell that has melted snow off some south-facing slopes, most of the 16,000 to 17,000 elk wintering north of U.S. 40 between Steamboat Springs […]
The lottery is open for New Hampshire’s 2014 moose hunt. Enter soon and try your luck on what many consider the adventure of a lifetime. Lottery applications are just $15 for New Hampshire residents and […]
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation rolls into its 30th year of existence fresh off a fifth consecutive year of record membership, the unveiling of a new endowment to boost its core mission programs and having […]
Big bulls, the quest to find them, and other hunting and conservation adventures highlight the on-going Season Four of RMEF Team Elk, which now covers 52 weeks a year. RMEF Team Elk is presented by […]
Big bulls, the quest to find them, and other hunting and conservation adventures highlight the on-going Season Four of RMEF Team Elk, which now covers 52 weeks a year. RMEF Team Elk is presented by […]
Moose biologist Kristine Rines today recapped the progress of the moose mortality study that got underway in northern New Hampshire in January of 2014. This is the first year of a three year study being […]
From England: A woman suffered a broken leg and wrist after she was attacked in woodland by a 600lbs pig. Mary Smith, 74, was feeding pigs at her friend’s smallholding when the wild rampant porker […]
A bull moose taken by a hunter in 2013 in Yukon Territory has been verified by the Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record. With a final score of 263-5/8 Boone and Crockett […]
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