Blind Vietnam Vet Downs 6×6 Bull Elk
Sustained injuries from the Vietnam War cost Dale Stamper his vision, but this veteran and national president of the Blinded Veterans Association has refused to allow his lack of eye sight to slow him down. “I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences — downhill and cross country skiing, water skiing, boogie boarding in Hawaii […]
Old Oklahoma Elk Becoming Current State Records
Launched back in 1972, Oklahoma’s Cy Curtis Awards Program was originally created to recognize state records for whitetail and mule deer harvested within the state’s borders. In a change of plan, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation added elk to the program and going a step further, made it a retroactive program. For those that […]
Tennessee Hunter Snags Elk Permit for $9k on eBay
Prior to 2009, the last documented kill of an elk in the state of Tennessee took place back in 1865. Shortly after that the animals were extirpated from the Tennessee landscape until the conversation surrounding reintroduction began in the late 1990’s. It was December 2000 when the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency began conducting small […]
Elk Foundation Voices Their Opposition on Public Lands Transfer
With the impending election season on the horizon, the issue of public lands and whether or not they should remain public has become an often debated topic of recent. In light of the recent commotion, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation went on record, firmly stating their opposition to the transfer of public lands to […]
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Passes New CWD Regs
In an attempt to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease across the state of Arkansas, the state’s Game and Fish Commission passed 12 regulations on Friday at a session in Little Rock. The commission established a CWD Management Zone spread across 10 counties, which will contain specific deer and elk bag limits, along […]
Three Men Charged After Poaching Newly-Introduced Elk
It wasn’t until August 2010 that the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries officially approved a motion that would see the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries establish a elk reintroduction program. It began by stocking 71 elk in Buchanan County with help, of course, from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The […]
Oregon State Police Arrest Three Suspects in Elk Poaching Case
On June 1, Oregon State Police issued a press release pleading for the public’s help to identify the individuals responsible for the illegal killing of a pair of bull elk in the Scappoose area of Oregon. After receiving a call on May 29, the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division responded and found […]
“Invisible Boundaries” Elk Exhibit Opens in Wyoming
In a recent issue of National Geographic, the magazine features a story surrounding the impressive 90 mile journey Yellowstone elk take in and out of the highlands each and every year. Heading up the mountains and into the highlands around Yellowstone National Park is where the elk spend their time in the spring and […]
Minnesota Pumps $300K into Elk Restoration Study
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill earlier in the week that will provide $300,000 in funding toward a study to determine if elk can be restored into the eastern region of the state. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has also kicked in $15K along with another $15K from the Fond du Lac Band of […]
VIDEO: Yellowstone Elk Charges Would-Be Photographer
Well it happened again. Another Yellowstone visitor got a little to close for comfort to an elk and it was recorded on video. Jody Tibbitts, the man who first captured our attention with footage of a massive bull elk, managed to capture this exchange on video as he persistently warned the woman to keep […]