2014

Annual ReportROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION

The RMEF marked its 30th anniversary on May 14, 2014, and we want to celebrate not just the accomplishments

of last year, but all that we’ve achieved together over the past three decades. Way back in 1984 and ’85, as word began to spread about this group of folks working directly for elk and elk country and elk hunting, people started stepping up, volunteering their time and expertise. Every-day elk hunters delivered Bugle magazines to sporting goods stores, stuffed and licked membership envelopes, and pretty much anything else that needed doing. Generous with their time and their wallets, those volunteers helped buoy this organization during tough times. In fact, they’ve been keeping us afloat for 30 years.

Our volunteers also love to get their hands dirty on behalf of elk, be it pulling weeds, installing guzzlers or replacing miles of old barbed-wire fence with wildlife-friendly fences. And who can blame them for wanting to get out into elk country for a great cause? Yet RMEF volunteers spend countless hours behind the curtain, too. All those evenings sitting in committee meetings, choosing merchandise, planning banquets, making phone calls, then putting on their big once-a-year night. Time is a precious thing. You’re not getting it back. So it never ceases to amaze how our volunteers invest hundreds of hours putting together these events that are the lifeblood of the money we put on the ground where it counts, in elk country.

We can’t tell you how reassuring it is to know that behind this organization are so many great and dedicated men and women volunteering their time to make elk country a better place. Hat’s off to each and every one of you. In 2014 we celebrated 30 years of selfless giving. And the crazy thing is, almost every one of those people who gave freely of their time for elk country since 1984 would tell you they got more back than they gave. Which speaks volumes about the way they look at the world. We redoubled our efforts to grow the ranks of our active volunteers in 2014, and we’re proud to say that the RMEF currently has more than 11,000 passionate volunteers working hard every day for elk country.

As we celebrated our 30th anniversary last year, the RMEF also deepened its commitment to the battle for public hunting access. Thanks to the vision and relentless drive of Theodore Roosevelt and the legions of hunter-conservationists who have followed in his footsteps, we have an amazing wealth of federal public land. Those 640 million acres are owned by and open to every citizen in the United States. It’s an incredible legacy and one that makes America unique in the world. Unfortunately, when it comes to hunting, it’s not enough. Anyone who’s ever

stood at the edge of public land looking at a No Trespassing sign and a massive herd of elk beyond it knows what I’m talking about. It’s like a bad dream: you can see where you need to be, but you can’t get to it.

The RMEF was founded by public-land hunters. We take deep pride in each new acre we protect and every No Tresspassing sign we retire and replace with one that says Hunters Welcome. If you’re like most elk hunters, you depend on public access. Finding places where you can have high-quality hunting with a reasonable chance of notching your tag can be one of hunting’s biggest challenges. And greatest rewards.

The RMEF launched Access Elk Country at the beginning of 2014 to focus more attention and resources on helping solve that challenge. We’re proud to say that since the RMEF opened its first acre to new public access back in 1987, we’ve gone on to secure hunting access for the public on almost 770,000 acres of prime elk country. We also joined forces with America’s largest sportsman’s magazine, Outdoor Life, as proud sponsors and partners on their Open Country initiative. Our contributions to Access Yes! programs in Idaho and Wyoming along with similar efforts spearheaded by state wildlife agencies are helping to open more high-quality private land to public access, as well as create access to landlocked or difficult-to-reach public land. In 2014 alone, the RMEF opened or secured access for public hunting on almost 62,000 acres. We also forever protected more than 24,000 acres of the most vital elk country and significantly enhanced another 135,000 acres through a wide variety of habitat stewardship.

The RMEF capped 2014 off with our sixth consecutive year of record membership, reaching a new all-time high of more than 205,000 members. On top of that, we added 1,422 new life members to bring the total to 22,827. We take real pride in the fact that more than one out of every ten members has stepped up to commit to our mission for life.

In our first 30 years, the RMEF has permanently protected more than 1.1 million acres of crucial elk habitat and greatly enhanced almost 5.5 million acres more for a total of more than 6.6 million conserved so far. RMEF is healthier than ever before. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same about elk country and our opportunity to experience it. That’s why we’re hungrier than ever to do more for wildlife and this way of life we all love. Thanks for all you do for elk country!

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RMEF Board of DirectorsChairmanLee Swanson Cross Plains, WI

Vice ChairmenLinda Powell Summerfield, NCChuck Roady Bonners Ferry, ID

DirectorsPhilip Barrett Newnan, GAMike Baugh Molt, MTRuss Bumgardner Denham Springs, LACurtis Christiansen Giddings, TXGary “Swede” French Eagle Creek, ORLee Gamble Dandridge, TNAndrew Hoxsey Oakville, CALarry Irwin, Ph.D. Stevensville, MTEric Johnson Jackson, WYBill Madison Alturas, CADon Moss Dayville, ORRandy Newberg Bozeman, MTVicki Peltonen Bayfield, WI G.J. “Jerry” Pionessa Moultrie, GALou “Shark” Prusinovski Redding, CA Dennis Radocha Boise, IDMichael Steuer t Roanoke, TXTerry Sweet Grand Junction, COMark Tolar Woodville, TXJoe Treadway Asheville, NC Jim Zumbo Wapiti, WY

Founders & Lifetime Honorary MembersCharlie Decker Libby, MTBob Munson Lynnwood, WA

OfficersM David Allen President & CEORodney Triepke Secretary & COOLori Parker Treasurer & CFO

The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.

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Net special events 10,536

Net merchandise, royalty & advertising sales 3,086

Membership dues 10,267

Donations (excluding conservation easements) 7,541

Conservation easements 2,900

Land sales 8,843

Contract & grant revenue 911

Investment income 3,352

Other income (loss) (118)

Funds available for program & support services 47,318

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Fundraising 3,084

Administration 1,839

Program services 39,694

Total expenses 44,617

Increase in net assets 2,701

ASSETS, LIABILITIES & NET ASSET SUMMARY

Current assets 14,662

Investments 47,695

Property & equipment, net of depreciation 12,021

Conservation land holdings 2,624

Other assets 1,528

Total assets 78,530

Current liabilities 5,591

Planned gift liabilities, net of current portion 1,274

Long-term debt, net of current portion 2,234

Total liabilities 9,099

Total liabilities & net assets 78,530

Unrestricted net assets 24,285

Temporarily restricted net assets 13,481

Permanently restricted net assets 31,665

Total net assets 69,431

The information above is derived from the 2014 financial statements audited by Clark Nuber P.S. Complete audited statements can be seen at www.rmef.org, or request a copy at (800)225-5355.

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Neither wildlife nor habitat exists in a vacuum—both live always in a state of flux. That’s why conservation works best when it’s multi-layered and committed for the long haul. RMEF recognized this early on and diversified its investments the minute it had a penny to spend on conservation, funding not only land protection but also habitat enhancement, research and restoration. More than 6.6 million acres later, this cross-pollination is evident all across elk country. Take Garrity Mountain just west of Anaconda, Montana. Back in 2000, RMEF purchased more than 32,000 acres of private timberlands here. Some of that became national forest, most is now the state-owned Garrity Mountain Wildlife Management Area. This land has filled a pile of freezers and made countless more good hunting memories. Yet that was only the beginning. The RMEF has since invested more than $100,000 toward noxious weed treatments, fence removal and other vital habitat work on the WMA. Then in 2014, RMEF partnered with the Conservation Fund to purchase another 640 acres adjacent to the WMA. This not only expands an elk-rich area but provides a new trailhead close enough to town that a person could ride their bike from home to hunt. RMEF volunteers celebrated their Montana Summer Rendezvous here in July 2014 by coiling long stretches of barbwire fence no longer needed to mark the limits of public access. This land joins almost 770,000 acres in 21 states that RMEF has secured for the public to hunt, fish and simply enjoy.

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Access Forever

Permanent Land Protection & Access Forever. That’s how long we aim to keep elk country wild and open to the public. We achieve that through acquisitions, conservation easements, land exchanges, land and real estate donations and contributions. RMEF also improves access to elk country through access agreements and contributions. 2014 Total: 23 projects protected 24,383 acres of critical wildlife habitat in nine states and improved public access to 61,817 acres.

Membership RMEF members hail from every state and province, and donate countless hours orchestrating more than 500 fundraising events that net millions of dollars. Members also volunteer on hundreds of projects like pulling weeds, removing hazardous old fences and installing water guzzlers. 2014 Total: a new record of 205,249 members supported RMEF.

Hunting Heritage & Conservation Education RMEF is helping nurture a better understanding of the role people play conserving elk, other wildlife, their habitat and the importance of our hunting heritage. 2014 Total: 372 projects reached 213,154 children and adults in 43 states. Another 39,682 people visited RMEF’s educational displays at the Elk Country Visitor Center in Missoula.

Habitat & Wildlife Stewardship RMEF works with federal, state, tribal, university and private partners to improve forage, water and cover for wildlife, and to fund research and management. 2014 Total: 230 projects enhanced 135,797 acres and advanced the science of elk management across 24 states.

Elk RestorationRMEF has helped reintroduce elk to half a dozen states where the species had been extirpated, most recently to Missouri and Virginia. 2014 Accomplishments: RMEF helped fund Kentucky’s wild elk trapping program to complete the final shipment to Virginia, and to prepare to send more elk to Wisconsin in 2015.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage with a great year of achievements through these programs:

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· $681,165 to permanently protect and open to the public more than 3,800 acres of vital elk habitat

· $397,327 for habitat stewardship and management projects in 13 states

· $285,661 to help fund hunting heritage projects across the U.S.

· $169,197 to support elk restoration efforts in Virginia and Wisconsin

· $67,622 for projects to secure public access to key landscapes for hunting and other outdoor recreation

RMEF’s $30 million Torstenson Family Endowment, established in 2012, is one of the largest endowments ever given to a hunter-based, wildlife conservation organization. RMEF uses interest from it solely to further its core mission programs of permanent land protection, habitat stewardship, elk restoration and hunting heritage. The endowment also allows the Elk Foundation to increase project funding by attracting matching grants from both the private and public sectors, helping the RMEF move swiftly when key elk conservation opportunities arise. In 2014, more than $1.6 million in interest from the endowment helped fund 62 projects, including:

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Reaching out to youth is key to RMEF’s mission and is a major emphasis of the Torstenson Family Endowment. This is fitting as Bob Torstenson was committed to instilling a love of wild places and hunting to future generations. In 2014, the endowment helped fund RMEF’s Wild About Elk education trunks, sending 14 of them to schools, visitor centers, Elk Foundation chapters and other educational venues in 11 states. These trunks contain lesson plans, activities, books, antlers, hides, skulls and other hands-on teaching tools. The endowment also funded five college scholarships for outstanding students majoring in wildlife management, and allowed RMEF to grant more than $100,000 to support hunter education programs in at least five states, providing participants with hunter safety caps, vests or knives.

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arkansasIn 2008, a collaboration of conservation groups including the RMEF joined forces with the U.S. Forest Service and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) to begin an ambitious effort to revitalize wildlife habitat in Bearcat Hollow south of Harrison. Since then, volunteers and agency personnel have implemented aggressive habitat enhancement projects, including thinning timber, clearing and planting forage meadows, setting prescribed fires and removing old fences. The results are paying off. Wild critters are returning to and thriving in this special corner of the Ozark National Forest, so much so that the Forest Service and AGFC designated Bearcat Hollow as a wildlife management area (WMA) in 2013. Elk seem to favor the improved habitat as well, as evidenced by this 6x7 bull killed by 12-year-old Ryley McCuiston on the WMA in October 2014. To date, the RMEF has pumped nearly $100,000 into the Bearcat Hollow restoration project.

AlabamaThe RMEF is eager to help give anyone who wants to hunt the opportunity to do so. That’s why in 2014 the foundation provided a state grant to Iron Men Outdoor Ministry, a nonprofit organization that helps mentally and/or physically disabled adults and children, the terminally ill, wounded warriors, less fortunate adults, and children whose parents are incarcerated find joy and adventure in the outdoors. The funds helped provide food and lodging for a disabled youth hunt held in December.

AlaskaElk hunting brings around 250 people to Alaska’s remote Afognak Island each year, providing a reliable economic surge to the local economy. Elk are also an important food source to many far-flung communities and the Native population here. In 2014, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game embarked on a study comparing Roosevelt elk abundance, distribution and use on harvested and non-harvested timber lands of varying ages, and to identify prime spots for habitat improvements. The RMEF pitched in funding to help purchase GPS radio collars, which biologists fastened to 16 elk to be monitored over 24 months. Information gained through this project will be used to develop a long-term management strategy that incorporates sustainable logging, responsible wildlife management, and continued trophy and subsistence hunting opportunities for Alaska’s resident and non-resident hunters.

ArizonaSince 2007, RMEF volunteers from the Flagstaff Chapter in Arizona have stepped up every fall to support young hunters whose parents don’t have the skills or experience to introduce their kids to hunting, shooting and the outdoors by hosting the Unit 6A Junior Elk Hunter Information Camp. Held at Mormon Lake—an area where excellent opportunities exist for young hunters—the clinic is run over four days in October for anyone who drew a junior elk tag in Unit 6A, along with their hunting parties. The first evening, Elk Foundation volunteers present information about hunter safety, field care, and prime hunting locations before serving dinner and raffling donated prizes. Volunteers then staff the camp continuously for the next three days to provide coffee, cocoa and pastries each morning and assist hunters with information about the area. Twenty-one young people registered for the 2014 camp. An RMEF state grant paid for facility rental, food and other supplies.

ArkansasMuch of the elk range on public lands in Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains consists of overstocked timber with very little ground forage to sustain deer, elk and other wildlife. Maintaining openings on these lands is key to holding elk there, rather than having them wander onto adjacent agricultural lands where they are sure to get into trouble. For years the RMEF has supported efforts by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the National Park Service to enhance elk habitat in the Ozarks, and 2014 was no exception. Wildlife managers treated 17,505 acres on the Buffalo National River and Gene Rush Wildlife Management Area with prescribed burns. They also disked and fertilized 454 acres of forest openings and seeded them with cool-season grasses and forbs that should be delight of elk and other wildlife come spring.

Highlights of RMEF-supported conservation work across the nation in 2014

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californiaA conservation easement is a sure-fire way to ensure wildlife habitat and traditional land uses are kept intact in perpetuity, and the RMEF has helped many a willing landowner take this important step in providing a secure future for their property. For instance in 2014, the Elk Foundation teamed up with the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Wildlife Conservation Board and a committed landowner to permanently protect 640 acres of prime elk habitat in north-central California. The ranch is located on rolling foothills in the Little Shasta Valley. The easement protects important Roosevelt elk habitat, including riparian areas, that is also used by antelope, black-tailed deer, mule deer and other wildlife. This was one of eight conservation easements the RMEF completed in 2014, permanently protecting more than 10,300 acres in five states, including California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming.

California When it comes to critters eating acorns, elk aren’t the first animals that come to mind. But elk specifically seek out the black oak stands around Lake Shasta on the Trinity National Forest for acorns to help survive the winter. In recent years the forest understory has filled in with conifers, buckbrush and other woody vegetation. The RMEF is helping sponsor a project to open it back up. In 2014, fire crews completed a prescribed burn on 432 acres, employing flames to eliminate forest floor vegetation that has little or no nutritional value for elk and other wildlife. Biologists say the disruption should encourage a natural regrowth of lush grasses and forbs—not to mention bushels of acorns. This is the fifth prescribed burn in the Green Mountain area that RMEF funds have supported, enhancing more than 8,000 acres since 2002.

ColoradoAspen stands are the bread and butter for elk, providing critical nourishment, shade and cover over the course of a year. These stands are particularly important to wintering elk on the 6,000-acre Mud Springs Tract located within Colorado’s James Mark Jones State Wildlife Area (SWA), where they rely on the tree’s twigs and bark for food. For decades, conifers had invaded and nearly eliminated aspen stands in the area, forcing elk to look for food elsewhere, including surrounding private ranches. But in 2008, Colorado Parks and Wildlife decided to change that by embarking on a long-term forest management effort, which has included prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, livestock grazing and noxious weed treatments. The RMEF has been a significant partner along the way, including in 2014, when it helped fund the thinning of 16.5 acres of conifers from existing aspen stands to open up the canopy and encourage the growth of young aspens, grasses and forbs. All told, this partnership has enhanced nearly 2,000 acres of vital elk habitat on the SWA.

ConnecticutNature can indeed be a healing force, and it was on this principal that Casting for Recovery was founded in 1996. It has since become a nationwide program offering breast cancer patients and survivors free weekend fly fishing retreats designed to promote mental and physical healing by experiencing something new in a safe and natural setting. In 2014, the RMEF helped fund a weekend event held in June in Litchfield, Connecticut, for 14 women who got a chance to meet new friends, network and have fun. Counselors, medical professionals, fly fishing instructors and river guides joined forces at the retreat to teach the basics of fly fishing and casting, with the focus on wellness and empowerment over illness and helplessness.

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idahoBlack timber may be one of the best places to find elk during hunting season, but the rest of the year they depend on a variety of habitats to make a living, with none perhaps more important than healthy aspen stands. Research indicates that conifer encroachment has caused quaking aspen to decline more than 61 percent in Idaho, making the work currently being done on Upper Fall Creek on the Caribou National Forest all that more important. Since 2006, the RMEF has provided funding to the Forest Service to first go out and cut young conifers that are invading aspen stands, then prescribe burn these areas to remove slash and rejuvenate aspen, mountain shrub and forage species. So far the effort has treated a total of 2,864 acres, with another 1,300 planned for the future. The work should do much to improve forage conditions, especially as elk work to pile on fat for winter in this area.

FloridaWhen you think of gym class, memories of dodge ball or running the mile with a side-stitch are sure to follow. But in the Sunshine State, over 800 students are also nocking arrows in the gymnasium thanks to the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Commission and Department of Education are helping bring this renowned curriculum to 4th through 12th graders across the state. Learning the history, discipline and strategy of international-style target archery, NASP is specifically tailored to empower students that may not be able to dunk a basketball or hit a fast ball so they might still learn important lessons through athletics. Many participants become addicted well before sticking their first bull’s-eye, and some advance to competing in national tournaments. And those same skills can help fill the freezer with game meat for those that choose to use them in the woods hunting. Last year, the RMEF helped fund the purchase of NASP start-up equipment for Manatee Elementary School in Palm Beach County and Dundee Ridge Academy in Polk County. Project coordinators are adamant that without such support these programs wouldn’t be possible.

GeorgiaThe Future Farmers of America Wildlife Camp is a week-long summer camp that focuses on getting young people Georgia’s Hunter Safety Certification. Primary goals include increasing safety and the awareness of and appreciation for wildlife and outdoor sports, and instilling core character values such as integrity, responsibility and commitment. Campers get the opportunity to participate in a variety of classes, including deer stand safety, primitive camping, wildlife conservation, fishing, outdoor cooking, shooting sports, archery and wilderness survival. In 2014 more than 330 kids ages 10 to 15 attended with help from the RMEF, who provided a state grant to assist with scholarships.

IdahoWildfire often acts as a healing force by opening up choked habitat and encouraging understory plants such as grasses and shrubs to grow and flourish. In Idaho’s Jarbidge Foothills, perennial grasses regenerated well following the Murphy Complex Fires in 2007, which has kept wintering elk and deer happy during mild years. But shrub communities did not come back so well, and when deep snows come, the cupboard is bare. In 2014, the RMEF helped fund a project by the Bureau of Land Management to plant 20,000 bitterbrush seedlings across 700 acres in the foothills. Once established, these shrubs will provide critical winter browse for elk and mule deer, nesting and brood-rearing habitat for sage grouse, and cover for other wildlife. The deep-rooted shrubs will also improve watershed protection by reducing erosion. About 500 elk use the Jarbidge Foothills year-round, with up to 1,000 more migrating to the area during harsh winters.

Illinois The premise of the Illinois Conservation Foundation’s (ICF) mission is to ensure that everyone in the state has the opportunity to connect with nature. Furthermore, the ICF aims to educate youth in proper conservation practices and to provide tomorrow’s leaders with opportunities to participate in life-changing outdoor experiences. To that end, in 2014 the RMEF, through the Torstenson Family Endowment, sponsored the design and furnishing of an ICF education trailer that will travel throughout Illinois, including inner city areas, to bring outdoor education to those that might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn about this important heritage.

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IndianaThe 4-H Shooting Sports Program is designed to give young people ages 8 to 18 the chance to learn shooting sports in a safe, supervised environment by participating in firearm safety training and competitive shooting activities with the goal of introducing them to a recreational activity they can continue throughout their lifetimes. The Optimist 4-H Club in Georgetown, Indiana, is developing an archery education program for youth, and recently received funding from Purdue University for an indoor range. An RMEF state grant helped purchase targets for its 2014-15 program, which runs two days a week, twice a month at the indoor range. More than 100 students grades 3 through 12 participated.

IowaThe Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) from the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) provides elementary through college-age students with opportunities to safely participate in the fun and challenging team-based sports of trap, skeet and sporting clays. Active in schools all over the country, the program is led by trained adult coaches in a supportive environment that is focused on the safe handling and use of firearms. The aim is for shooting sports to serve as catalysts for teaching skills and life lessons that emphasize positive character traits and citizenship values. Throughout all training, practice and competitions, participants exhibit a commitment to safe firearm handling, teamwork and leadership. Always happy to support the shooting sports, the RMEF provides funding for SCTP in a number of states including Iowa, where in 2014 the RMEF provided state grants to three teams to help cover the costs of ammunition, targets, practice fees and state competition fees.

KansasElk used to make a habit out of raiding cornfields around the Fort Riley army base in northeastern Kansas, raising the ire of farmers and threatening the future growth of the herd. Hoping to relieve pressure on surrounding agricultural lands, conservation staff created forage plots on Fort Riley to offer elk another option. The strategy worked. Elk turned their attention inside the base and complaints from ag producers dropped. In 2014, the RMEF continued its long-standing commitment to this work by providing funding to plant 469 acres of corn plots on the base. The project will help keep elk from depredating private cornfields, offer wildlife viewing opportunities for the public, and support annual youth and wounded warrior turkey and deer hunts put on by the Fort Riley Outdoorsmen Group. All told, the Elk Foundation has helped maintain forage for this unique elk herd since 1989.

KentuckyWith more than 10,000 elk, Kentucky’s restored herd is flourishing, the largest of any state in the East. And its commitment to eastern elk restoration is fast becoming legendary. Kentucky has generously become the source herd supplying other states with elk so they can host herds as well. This absolutely relies on strict elk disease surveillance. Kentucky has established a Chronic Wasting Disease monitoring program for hunter-harvested elk, constructed capture and quarantine facilities, and trapped elk for disease testing and retesting. As a result, Kentucky was able to “pay it forward” by helping get elk on the ground in both Missouri in 2011 and Virginia in 2012. RMEF, meanwhile, has pumped more than $1.9 million to assist with the management of Kentucky’s elk program. In 2014, the Elk Foundation provided funding to help the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources purchase corral traps and immobilization drugs so that it can to continue to trap elk for restoration projects in other states including Wisconsin, which is expected to receive 150 elk cows, calves and yearling bulls over the next 3 to 5 years to help boost its herd.

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prescribed fireWhen habitat managers want to return fire to the landscape, they send in the troops in yellow and green, and a whole lot of that happened across the country in 2014. Favorable conditions allowed habitat managers to orchestrate more than 50 prescribed burn projects in 14 states with help from RMEF, improving key landscapes for elk from Washington to Arkansas. These efforts opened up choked forests and rangelands; rejuvenated forage, browse and cover for elk and a myriad of other wildlife species; and reduced the danger of catastrophic fire across nearly 60,000 acres of wild country.

MaineCompetitive shooting is about more than handling a gun. It’s also about developing self-confidence, responsibility and a can-do attitude. That’s why the RMEF continues to help support the Pine Tree State Junior Rifle Program by helping purchase targets and trophies. Several hundred young people ages 10 to 19 participate each year in this statewide competitive shooting program, which has been active for nearly four decades. Junior shooters learn about and participate in gun safety and competitive marksmanship on an individual and team basis. Matches are held at various shooting ranges in Maine. Elk Foundation volunteers also help out by serving as coaches, range officers and scorers.

MarylandYoungsters and teens are curious about wildlife and hunting; all they need is the chance to get out and experience it. In 2014, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources gave them seven opportunities through their Junior Hunter Field Day events. Spread across the state, the events attracted about 650 young people ages 8 to 16 who received hands-on experience in many of the skills needed to get out into the woods and hunt, including firearms safety, rifle shooting, archery and tree stand instruction. Participants also learned about natural resource stewardship, wildlife biology and ethical conduct in the field. The Elk Foundation sponsored the program, and volunteers from Maryland’s Chesapeake, Southern and State chapters assisted at the events.

MassachusettsIn 2011, RMEF launched a youth shooting program, the SAFE (Shooting Access for Everyone) Challenge, to introduce young and novice shooters to safe, responsible and enjoyable firearm use in a fun environment, as well as to educate young people about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the hunter’s role in conservation. After four years and more than 210 SAFE events led by RMEF volunteers, the SAFE Challenge program has provided a fun shooting experience to nearly 143,000 young people in 25 states, including Massachusetts.

MichiganFew things are as rewarding for an RMEF volunteer as removing a “No Hunting” sign from land newly open to the public. Nineteen Michigan volunteers from eight chapters did just that in 2014 when they joined up with the Michigan United Conservancy Club to spend a day improving habitat for elk near Hackett Lake. Back in 2008, the Elk Foundation helped purchase the 640-acre parcel, which is now part of the Pigeon River Country State Forest and managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The crew pulled barbwire, trimmed trees and brush along trails, installed barrier posts to restrict ATVs, installed new DNR signage and removed old “No Hunting” signs. In 2014, the RMEF spruced up other parts of the Pigeon River region by helping to fund prescribed burns on 782 acres and seeding another 49. The efforts will help reduce elk crop damage on surrounding private lands and provide hunter opportunity on state land.

MinnesotaElk in Kittson County have become accustomed to feeding on agricultural crops, much to the ire of private landowners. However, providing high quality food plots on both public and private lands in key locations has been shown to alleviate and prevent depredation on neighboring croplands. For several years the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has planted food plots in and around the Karlstad, Skull Lake, Beaches Lake and Caribou Wildlife Management Areas, and the RMEF has been there to help. In 2014, the partners planted 220 acres of crop species including oats, corn, brassica, peas, oats, radishes, soybeans and rye. Aside from elk, the food plots also benefit bears, deer, moose, sharp-tailed grouse and sandhill cranes.

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montanaIn 2014 the RMEF had the privilege of acquiring and then conveying to the Helena National Forest 988 acres of private elk habitat in south-central Montana. The transaction also improved existing access to thousands of acres of Forest Service lands. None of this would have happened if four sisters decided to sell their land—the former Neild family ranch—to private interests. Luckily for wildlife and for sportsmen and women, they didn’t. Located on the west slope of the Big Belt Mountains, the parcel contains rich, diverse habitat for native wildlife and features large stands of aspen, Douglas fir, grasslands and sagebrush. It is home to elk year-round, provides habitat for deer, black bear, mountain lion and other wildlife, and is a migration corridor for grizzlies, lynx and other species. The acquisition opens land never before accessible to the public and secures a new entry point into adjacent public land for hunting, hiking, angling and other outdoor recreation.

Mississippi In celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation organizes Outdoorama on the Reservoir to get kids and adults outside for a hands-on experience with the tools and concepts of hunting and fishing. Participants of all ages and from all backgrounds learned how to load muzzleloaders and reload shot shells, shoot skeet and sporting clays, tie flies, trap, shoot bows and arrows, use a tree stand safely, fish for catfish and canoe. Other activities included laser target shooting, falconry, knife-making, retriever and bird dog demonstrations, lessons on recycling and taxidermy. The RMEF helped sponsor the event, and volunteers from the Mississippi Chapter hosted a booth where they shared information about elk and conservation. The event should encourage more people to get in the field and enjoy the state’s array of outdoor opportunities on their own.

MissouriThe local school district in Salem, Missouri, has supported a National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) for 4th through 6th graders since 2009, and experienced much success, sending individuals and teams to state, national and even world tournaments. In 2013 the board of education voted to expand the program through 12th grade hoping that it could lead to college scholarship opportunities for its students. The RMEF provided two state grants in 2014 to help purchase bows, target inserts and t-shirts for the growing program. NASP is designed to teach international-style target archery in 4th through 12th grade physical education classes. Students develop knowledge of and skills in equipment, safety, technique, mental concentration and self-improvement, as well as discipline, respect and self-control. In addition, archery helps build muscle flexibility, endurance and overall body strength, as well as develop grip and hand-eye coordination. The best part is, anyone can participate. In fact, students who do not normally participate in sports-related often seem to excel in NASP, which carries over into their attitudes and work habits in school and other activities.

MontanaIn just Montana alone in 2014, the RMEF protected more than 6,000 acres, enhanced another 16,000 additional acres and secured more than 50,000 acres of permanent public access. Case in point: the Voegele Family and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks partnered with the RMEF and others in 2014 to help conserve 2,810 acres of important wildlife habitat adjacent to the 31,947-acre Beartooth Wildlife Management Area in western Montana. The acquisition protects a critical link between public and private lands for the elk, antelope, mule and white-tailed deer, bears, mountain lions and numerous other species that live there year-round, and secures fish habitat in several tributaries of the Missouri River. The land deal also provides additional public access to another 840 acres of state and Bureau of Land Management lands. RMEF funding was provided through its Torstenson Family Endowment.

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nevadaUnchecked pinyon-juniper has become the bane of western rangelands in recent decades, bullying its way into sagebrush-grasslands and meadows that have been denied the healing benefits of fire. Pinyon-juniper grows quickly, hogging water and nutrients and eventually leaving the understory barren—which is bad news for elk and other wildlife. The Bureau of Land Management, with funding assistance from the RMEF, is fighting back on Ward Mountain, where it is cutting down pinyon-juniper trees that have invaded mountain brush and sagebrush communities vital to elk, mule deer and sage grouse during the summer months. Managers chose treatment areas where the trees are relatively small and have not yet outcompeted understory species. Rather than removing or burning the slash, they are opting to leave it on the ground to help retain moisture and stimulate the growth of shrubs, grasses and forbs. The partners treated 250 acres in 2014.

NationalIn 2014 the RMEF continued its support of Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow, an established program designed to educate wildlife students and professionals who do not hunt about the important roles of hunting and its impact on conservation. It offers five-day workshops taught by trained instructors who are wildlife professionals, dedicated conservationists and veteran hunters. They provide insights and knowledge into why hunting is important from biological, social, cultural, economic and recreational standpoints. In return participants have the opportunity to better understand the needs and importance of their hunting constituency, reinforce the core mission of their state and federal agencies and to help advance their careers. This program completed 11 workshops across the country in 2014 with support from RMEF’s Torstenson Family Endowment fund.

NebraskaAn invasion of eastern red cedar is a growing problem across southwest Nebraska’s Loess Canyons. The fast-growing and tough-to-kill conifer is often the first to take over meadows and fill in the understory in hardwood forests, leaving very little food and cover for elk and other wildlife in the form of grasses and shrubs for wildlife. This is of particular concern on the 1,920-acre Wapiti Wildlife Management Area, which not only harbors critical calving range for elk, but is also home to one of the largest known populations of the endangered American burying beetle. In 2014, RMEF funds helped the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission remove encroaching eastern red cedar from 25 acres of hardwood draws to clear out the understory so grasses and shrubs can regenerate. Managers also built a little over two miles of firebreak for future prescribed burns. The work will help the commission better manage eastern red cedar encroachment while protecting important habitats on the WMA.

NevadaAccess to water is effortless for elk, mule deer, pronghorn and other critters on Burnt Creek east of Elko—at least on one side of the stream. On the other side a 2-mile stretch of old sheep fence has long separated the creek from a lush irrigated meadow on the Winecup Gamble Ranch. With almost 400 elk moving constantly between public and private land in this area, the nearly five-foot wire grid of this fence had a history of separating cows from calves and does from fawns, resulting in a panic-stricken frenzy for both parties. It also had enough downed sections that cattle were causing the ranch manager headaches along the creek and in the surrounding riparian zone. RMEF funds helped pay to replace this deadly obstacle with a three-strand fence that is much more wildlife-friendly, including a smooth bottom wire for fawns and calves to easily slide underneath. The fence renovation will also help the Winecup manage its grazing rotation and protect this valuable wetland for wildlife. The ranch is a member of the Stewardship Alliance of Northern Elko, a group working to put grazing and ranching practices into place that benefit wildlife as well as cattle.

New HampshireMore than 130 women partook in New Hampshire’s 20th Becoming an Outdoors-Women event in 2014. This nationwide program introduces women to a variety of outdoor skills, including hunting and fishing. The hope is that they will leave feeling proficient enough at these activities to want to continue taking to the field and to share their knowledge and skills with their children, spouses, extended family and friends. It appears to be working. A written survey at the end of the weekend showed many of the participants planned to purchase a hunting license to make use of their new skills. An RMEF state grant helped cover the cost of course materials, and volunteers pitched in to help the weekend run smoothly.

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new mexicoIf there’s work to be done improving habitat in elk country, RMEF volunteers are always eager to roll up their sleeves and join the party. New Mexico volunteers were busy in 2014 helping the Cibola National Forest and Bureau of Land Management make sure elk and other wildlife have enough to drink in this parched landscape by assisting with installing and/or repairing wildlife water sources at five sites on public lands. The Elk Foundation also pitched in funding to help with another massive water project on the Carson National Forest. Here the partners installed ten 5,000-gallon wildlife trick tanks to provide year-round water across 162,000 acres of the Jicarilla Ranger District. The project complemented ongoing habitat improvement projects in the area, including a 13,000-acre sagebrush/grassland restoration effort. Thanks to the RMEF, its volunteers and partners, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer and quail will have more to drink and eat in the Land of Enchantment.

New MexicoDecades of fire suppression on the Gila National Forest has left wildlife habitat in trouble, but managers on the Reserve Ranger District are standing by no longer. For the past several years, the district has brought fire back to the Eckleberger and Sheep Basin areas in the form of prescribed burns. These prescriptions use low to moderate intensity flames in ponderosa pine stands, where the aim is to leave mature trees while burning off overgrown shrubs, smaller trees and woody debris from the understory. In contrast, moderate to high intensity flames are used in pinyon-juniper woodlands to burn off the canopy so sunlight and nutrients can reach the soil beneath. In 2014, the RMEF pitched in funding to help burn 800 acres within ponderosa stands in Sheep Basin, helping to stimulate grass and forb production for hungry elk, turkeys and deer, which will make hunters happy. Sheep Basin lies within Game Management Area 16A, and is considered a “quality high demand” area for elk hunters.

New YorkHoneywell Sportsmen’s Days at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery is one of the largest celebrations of National Hunting and Fishing Day in the state. Nearly 7,000 people flocked to this two-day event in 2014, which introduces men, women and kids to outdoor activities in a hands-on environment. Attendees enjoy everything from fly-casting and bait fishing to archery, shotgun and BB gun shooting and more. Volunteers set up educational booths to teach visitors how hunters, anglers and trappers positively affect conservation and our natural world. More than 130 volunteers from the Onondaga County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs put on the event, funded in part by an RMEF state grant.

North Carolina When the RMEF makes a commitment to elk restoration, it is in for the long haul. In North Carolina for instance, where elk made a triumphant return in 2001 to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Cataloochee Valley, the Elk Foundation is helping wildlife managers enhance habitat for the herd through a series of low-intensity prescribed burns to restore the park’s oak and pine woodlands. In 2014, the partners burned 288 acres along slopes and ridges in an area known as Bald Top. While habitat managers must take many things into consideration when planning and implementing prescribed burns, including time of year, weather, smoke, etc., they have an extra consideration in the Park: bats. The endangered Indiana bat roosts under the sloughing bark of dead yellow and white pines here, but the direct and indirect effects of fire on this species are uncertain. For now, if Indiana bats are spotted in a proposed burn area, the project must be delayed until the bats return to their caves for winter hibernation.

North DakotaElk must think pretty highly of the Pembina Hills area in northeast North Dakota, for it’s the only place in the state where an elk herd has restored itself. It’s understandable. This is a biologically rich area containing one of the most extensive forests remaining in the state. Throw in interspersed grasslands and wetlands and the Pembina River, and the area isn’t only heaven for elk, but also moose, snowshoe hares, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse and a myriad of other wildlife species. People like it, too, and find abundant recreational opportunities on several tracts of public land scattered throughout the area. For all these reasons, the RMEF was more than happy in 2014 to contribute funds to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for the acquisition of 160 acres adjacent to the Pembina Hills Wildlife Management Area. The parcel is now protected forever, not only for the elk that use the area for feeding and protection year-round, but also for the public to use for walk-in activities, including hunting.

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pennsylvaniaThe RMEF teamed up with the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) to purchase and conserve 81 acres of prime elk habitat. The land is located in the heart of the Pennsylvania elk range in Elk County’s Benezette Township, which is among areas with the highest elk density in the state. The Elk Foundation committed $100,000 to secure the purchase and it marks the RMEF’s 10th land acquisition in Pennsylvania. Known as Woodring Farm, the property became part of State Game Lands #311. Future plans include parking areas and walking trails to an overlook that will offer the public an opportunity to view Pennsylvania’s wild elk herd. Funding for the acquisition came from the Torstenson Family Endowment, which is only used to further the RMEF’s core mission programs of permanent land protection, habitat stewardship, elk restoration and hunting heritage.

OhioHorns, hides and hooves make for a fun and interesting teaching tool, and that’s why the RMEF, through the Torstenson Family Endowment, distributes Wild About Elk education trunks free of charge to schools, visitor centers, Elk Foundation chapters and other educational venues each year. The foundation shipped out 14 trunks—which contain lesson plans, activities, books, antlers, hides, fur and skulls, among other things—to 11 states in 2014, including Ohio. Fifth graders at Cherokee Elementary School in Liberty Township use the trunk in both their science units, where they learn about the roles different organisms play in an ecosystem and how those tie into food chains and webs. The trunks also aid in their social studies curriculum where students learn how Native Americans used wildlife for survival. Although no wild elk currently roam in Ohio, these kids are not necessarily strangers to the wily wapiti. Liberty Township lies not too far from Kentucky and its thriving elk herd.

OklahomaSome 70 elk call the densely wooded Cookson Wildlife Management Area home. They have traditionally found forage among 400 forest openings, which wildlife managers help maintain through prescribed burns. Historically, frequent wildfires maintained large grassy openings amid the hardwood forests of oak and hickory that dominate this area. This area long ago spawned enough human development to make uncontrolled fire an unwelcome event. But the need for flames as a tree pruning device remains. This has led the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to look for ways to keep fire a part of the landscape with a minimum of risk. The RMEF has assisted this effort for many years, most recently by providing partial funding to widen a primary firebreak for a planned prescribed burn along an access road on Cookson. Using heavy equipment, crews cleared timber from the roadside in a 20-foot swath along 6½ miles of road, enabling habitat managers to then burn 2,500 acres. The land responded to the flames immediately, greening up with a vengeance and giving wildlife a fresh start the following spring with vastly increased forage.

OregonNature is supposed to be wild, but sometimes natural forces like lightning take it to the next level during the driest months of the year. But wildfires can offer a silver lining, and maybe even a golden opportunity to remove a nuisance. Take medusahead rye, a highly invasive weed that had created a headache for habitat managers at the Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area just south of Dayville. Allowing sheep or other livestock to put the smack-down on this invader doesn’t work as they don’t dare eat it. Instead, fire has proven to be the best method to remove the troublesome annual grass. In 2014, a late-July lightning strike started the South Fork Complex fire, leaving more than 67,000 acres of federal, state and private land blackened. This included 10,000 acres of state land at Phillip W. Schneider, where medusahead rye had been working hard to degrade valuable winter range for bighorn sheep, mule deer and about 800 elk. Using RMEF funds originally designated for juniper removal, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife swept in to aerially spray herbicides that will reduce future spreading of this unwanted Eurasian exotic.

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south dakotaHorseflies are down the list when it comes to flying objects buzzing in the ears of Wind Cave National Park elk. Each March in recent years, helicopters swoop from the heavens with the goal of encouraging elk to establish roots elsewhere. Elk have overpopulated inside Wind Cave’s high-fenced boundaries, and the RMEF has again stepped up to assist the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks with nearly $12,000 for this effort. In 2014, pilots herded some 150 elk out of various gates around Wind Cave into Custer State Park and adjacent public lands, where both biologists and hunters would like to help improve the elk herd. Managers then latched the gates shut as the elk made their way to a new home beyond the fences. Seven elk hazed out of the park in 2013 had radio collars and were later found alive and well in Custer State Park.

PennsylvaniaSince 1991, the RMEF and its partners have completed more than 350 land protection, habitat enhancement, conservation education and hunting heritage projects in Pennsylvania. Another opportunity to benefit the state’s elk came in 2014, when for the third time the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) granted the Elk Foundation a Pennsylvania Special Elk Conservation Tag. This special bull tag can be used anytime during the September 1 through November 8 elk season in any state elk hunt zone, using any legal weapon as per Pennsylvania hunting regulations. The RMEF auctioned the tag online, raising more than $41,000 for the PGC, which will put the funds back on the ground to benefit elk and other wildlife.

South CarolinaSomething pretty special happens each fall at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge, and RMEF volunteers are proud to be a part of it. Coined the “Family Friendly Hunt,” the event, which occurs over the first two weekends in October, provides an opportunity for selected participants to join their parents or other adults for a special deer hunt. Young people ages 10 to 17 with hunter education certification can hunt alongside their adult chaperones. But if a youth does not meet these requirements, they can still accompany an adult on the hunt. The ultimate goal is to provide a great hunting and outdoor experience for families. Volunteers from the RMEF’s South Carolina Chapter pitch in by preparing lunch, sharing information about the Elk Foundation, and handing out hats, stickers and Bugle magazines.

South DakotaEnhancing wildlife habitat works best when it’s a team effort, and that’s why the RMEF partnered with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 2014 on the first interagency prescribed burn project in the Black Hills. Ponderosa pine carpets the Hills, but historically wildfire kept the understory in park-like conditions and the adjacent meadows and rangelands open and lush—meaning there was plenty of grasses and forbs available for hungry elk and other wildlife. Many years of fire suppression have taken their toll, especially on the meadows that are now dotted with invading conifers. The partners burned a total of 1,956 acres in the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve area where Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Black Hills National Forest and private lands meet, with the goals of opening the understory in ponderosa stands, clearing invading conifers from rangelands, and putting this part of the Black Hills back on track with a natural fire regime to improve forage habitat for elk, deer, black bears, wild turkeys and other wildlife.

TennesseeElk don’t always find enough to eat under the dense forest canopy of the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near Knoxville. The RMEF helped purchase 74,000 acres here in 2002, and is now helping to fund a University of Tennessee research project looking at the best methods for maintaining forage openings for elk, golden-winged warblers, Appalachian cottontails and other species. In 2010, researchers created 18 clearings on 340 acres on the WMA, then began testing herbicide and fire treatments on each plot as well as on existing food plots, reclaimed mine sites and mature forest stands to see which combination produced the best forage. The Elk Foundation, using Mildred Edwards Trust Fund dollars earmarked for habitat enhancement work, helped fund prescribed burns on 504 acres in 2014. The study will continue through 2015, and should help guide habitat managers moving forward.

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washingtonMore than 30 years after the big blast, work continues on the Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area to improve habitat conditions in the mudflow and along the North Fork Toutle River for the area’s struggling elk herd. In 2014 the RMEF provided funding to assist the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in aerially spraying about 70 acres to knock back noxious weeds and increase elk forage production. In addition, Elk Foundation volunteers braved the springtime cold and rain to help plant 4,800 trees across 30 acres to provide cover, forage and erosion control. Managers hope these continuing efforts will give the elk herd the boost it needs to be able to fatten up and survive the winter.

TexasAlways anxious to get more folks out in the field hunting, the RMEF provided a state grant in 2014 to help cover course fees and materials, snacks and door prizes at a hunter education course in Conroe. Volunteers from the Conroe and Houston chapters assisted with set up, registration and clean up, and spoke about the role of the Elk Foundation in helping to conserve wildlife and habitat. Sixty individuals ages 9 to 40 participated, and all finished the course and earned their hunter certification.

UtahLeft to their own devices, pinyon pines and junipers pack together like green sardines and have a well-documented knack for guzzling the little water and nutrients available out of high desert soils. That, combined with the canopy they create, can make it tough for forage underneath to grow, which in turn makes it tough for elk, deer and other wildlife to make a living on Utah’s sagebrush range. But not all is lost. Using funds raised through the auction and/or raffle of special elk permits at RMEF events held in the state, habitat managers are able to fight back. They send crews into the more choked areas to either hand cut or mechanically treat (via bull hog, Dixie Harrow and anchor chain) pinyon-juniper trees, then spread seeds in the newly-created openings to encourage the growth of grasses, forbs and shrubs. In 2014, Elk Foundation funds helped treat more than 10,800 acres on state, private and Bureau of Land Management lands across Utah.

VirginiaA multi-year project to restore wild elk to their native hills of Virginia was completed in 2014 when 45 wild elk—14 bulls and 31 cows, 16 of which were pregnant—arrived in Buchanan County from Kentucky. They joined an existing herd of about 40 elk previously relocated in 2012 and 2013. Virginia has a goal of growing the herd to about 400 animals and eventually instituting a regulated hunting season. Proceeds from hunting permits will target elk habitat and conservation efforts. Elk viewing opportunities will also give a boost to Buchanan County’s outdoor recreation and tourism business as well as throughout southwestern Virginia. Funded by the RMEF and several major donors, the restoration program was also heavily supported by foundation volunteers. They helped search for and find suitable locations for elk restoration in the southwest part of the state, then rolled up their sleeves and went to work on many reclaimed mining sites. Crews cleared brush, applied fertilizer and planted native grasses to improve habitat, talked to and worked with local landowners, and stepped up each time to assist wildlife officials from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries with the actual on-the-ground elk reintroductions.

WashingtonIn 2014 the RMEF teamed up with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to help make a great thing even better for Washington’s largest elk herd, the 20,000 people who hunt there each fall, and a century-old cattle ranch by helping secure a 2,900-acre expanse in the Cascades west of Yakima. Stretching along the North Fork of Cowiche Creek, the land provides year-round habitat for elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep. It also borders Tieton Canyon, which the Elk Foundation helped conserve in 2006. The latest acquisition expands the unbroken core of public land east into rich grasslands and sagebrush steppe and, equally important, secures a passageway across increasingly developed land to intact and vital winter range for up to 2,800 elk.

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wyomingThe negative impact of pine beetles doesn’t end when a tree dies. Snags tend to topple over and they create blowdown hells, which can affect the migration habits of elk and other wildlife. To better understand if and how elk migration patterns might change due to beetle kill, researchers at the University of Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are radio collaring elk in the Sierra Madre Mountains to collect data on their movements. The RMEF is helping fund their efforts, and volunteers even pitched in to help capture and radio collar cow elk. Using GPS, the collars record the location of each animal every one to two hours. The information is stored on the collar, and after two years the collars drop off. The researchers then retrieve them and access the data. The research unit also plans to connect with hunters to determine if and how tree fall from beetle kill affects their hunting patterns. The data from the two studies will help the Wyoming Department of Fish and Game better manage elk and hunting in the Sierra Madres.

West VirginiaThe RMEF is a proud sponsor of Beyond the Backyard (BTB), an organization dedicated to getting West Virginia’s youth in the outdoors through hunting, fishing, camping and conservation. Members receive quarterly newsletters and have access to the BTB website where they learn about upcoming events and post photos of their outdoor adventures. On June 7, 2014, BTB held its 2nd annual Outdoor Adventure Camp in Charleston. About 2,500 kids—along with 1,500 of their parents and guardians—from across the state came out to learn about fishing, archery, hunting and other outdoor activities. An RMEF state grant purchased fishing rods, bait and tackle for a fishing station.

WisconsinHistoric records indicate that elk once roamed at least 50 of 72 counties in Wisconsin, but by 1868, overhunting and habitat loss had completely eliminated the herd. An attempt in 1913 to restore wild elk with animals brought from Yellowstone National Park was terminated in 1932, when only 15 animals remained. In 1995, the RMEF helped Wisconsin launch an elk restoration program with the release of 25 elk hauled over from Michigan into the Clam Lake area of the Chequamegon National Forest. But the elk population is far from thriving; only 160 animals roam the Clam Lake range today, far from the 1,400 the state ought to be able to support. In 2014 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources initiated an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to relocate up to 150 elk over the next 3 to 5 years. The elk will be captured in Kentucky, tested for diseases before being transported to Wisconsin, and then tested again in a holding facility before being released into the wild. The first year elk will be released near the Black River in western Wisconsin to establish a new herd there. During the second and third years, additional elk will be released into the Black River area, and others will be released near Clam Lake to augment the existing herd. The RMEF will help fund these efforts.

WyomingWyoming is blessed with vast expanses of largely undisturbed landscapes that are critical to maintaining long-distance big game migrations. Over the past 15 years, multiple studies have tracked the migratory movements of ungulates fitted with GPS collars, collecting millions of animal locations that have provided a wealth of data. But until recently the data has been difficult to archive, visualize and use. With funding from the RMEF, the University of Wyoming Cooperative Research Unit is developing the Wyoming Migration Initiative, a comprehensive online database on the ecology, history, threats and management of Wyoming’s ungulate migrations. The database will allow everyone from managers, biologists, private landowners and the general public to access and explore GPS movement data, fostering a deeper understanding of ungulate migration and advancing conservation and management efforts not only in Wyoming, but across the West.

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“RMEF is a great organization, working not only to protect our wildlife but also to protect our public access so families are able to enjoy the great outdoors—whether to hunt, hike, enjoy the bugling of elk

or just relax in the fresh air and beauty. Through RMEF’s amazing chapter events system we have worked hand in hand as volunteers to help make this happen directly. In the process we have not only

become friends but family as volunteers, and we are proud and honored to be a part of it!”

David and Peggy Bacca RMEF Life Members and Habitat Council Members

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Annual Giving ProgramWanting their dollars to go that extra acre, generous RMEF members and volunteers donated more than $1,470,000 through annual giving in 2014.

Workplace GivingOne of the most beneficial workplace giving programs for the RMEF is the Combined Federal Campaign, which allows federal employees and military personnel to support their favorite charities through payroll deductions. This program, combined with other workplace giving programs, generated more than $146,000 in 2014.

Matching GiftsMany employers will match an employee’s cash donations, volunteer hours, auction item purchase (above fair market value) and portions of sponsor or life memberships through corporate matching gift programs. In 2014, nearly 50 companies matched employees’ gifts to the RMEF, contributing more than $70,000 to help the Elk Foundation accomplish its mission.

Memorials & HonorariaRMEF creates memorials and honoraria at the request of families and friends who wish to remember or honor their loved ones through a gift for wildlife habitat conservation. In 2014, donors gifted more than $36,000 through this program.

Trails SocietyThe Trails Society recognizes friends who, through their estate plans, are remembering the generations who will walk in our footsteps. Over 300 Trails Society members have advanced the RMEF’s mission through planned gifts. These gifts are given either during one’s life or through a testamentary gift.

Habitat PartnersThe Habitat Partner program recognizes major donors for their philanthropic donations. Their cumulative giving begins at $2,500. Individual and corporate Habitat Partners donated nearly $2 million to conserve elk country in 2014.

Corporate PartnershipsIn 2014, corporations stood shoulder to shoulder with the RMEF through sponsorships, Bugle magazine advertising and affinity partnership programs. These same businesses and others also donated products and services, contributed royalties from cause-related marketing programs through licensing agreements and sponsored Elk Foundation events. Corporations invested almost $3.1 million in RMEF in 2014.

Foundation SupportWith their generous contributions, private, corporate, state and federal foundations provided more than $1.7 million to the RMEF in 2014. They supported habitat enhancement projects, permanent protection of critical elk range and programs that taught thousands of children and adults about the value of conservation and North America’s great hunting heritage.

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HABITAT COUNCIL

Members of RMEF’s Habitat Council met in Vancouver, Washington, in June 2014 for the annual Summer Habitat Council Meeting and Retreat, and again in December at RMEF’s Elk Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Both events gave the Habitat Council members – all of whom have donated cumulative philanthropic gifts of $10,000 or more – an oppor tunity to engage in conversation with representatives of RMEF’s board of directors and executive staff. Both events had record at tendance. The three-day ret reat in Washington included a factory tour of RMEF’s suppor ter Danner Boots and showcased the conservation par tnership between RMEF and PacifiCorp that has resulted in the protection of more than 3,000 acres of prime elk habitat near Mount St. Helens.

“Giving helps ensure RMEF can continue its conservation efforts, which are

important to our family. We share the foundation’s pioneer spirit, which drives

the organization to assure elk and elk country will be around for future

generations to enjoy.”

Kent and Cyndie Johnson RMEF Life Members, Habitat Council Members,

and Trails Society Members

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Habitat Partners

PLATINUM BENEFACTOR - $1 MILLION

Dale & Lois IvesTed K. MartinRichard King Mellon FoundationMontana Power CompanyNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationPenelope OnckenThe Oncken FamilyLarry & Brenda PotterfieldThe Thoresen FoundationBob Torstenson FamilyDennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationRon Yanke & YT Timber

GOLD BENEFACTOR - $500,000 - $999,999

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Kenneth & Kathleen DavisPatrick J. & Shelley GilliganJohn & Wynne GillisPacifiCorpThe David & Lucille Packard FoundationLinda Zager & Edwin D. Johnson

SILVER BENEFACTOR - $250,000 - $499,999

Arkansas Game & Fish CommissionBair Ranch FoundationBass Pro ShopsGreg BinionsEstate of Virginia W. CabotThe Virginia Wellington Cabot FoundationChevronTexaco CorporationExxonMobil FoundationFederal Cartridge CompanyDavid F. & Margaret T. Grohne Family FoundationMarvin & Darlene HartzeSally HoughHarry J. & Doris R. JacobsenTom L. & Debra E. LewisRichard PadulaRanches at Ohio Creek LLCThe George B. Storer FoundationTurner Foundation, Inc.Brian, Geri, Jake & Chris ValentineBill, Deena & Nicole WhitlowAbby & Jon Winkelried - Marvine Ranch LLCLynn Wolfe

BRONZE BENEFACTOR - $100,000 - $249,999

The Paul G. Allen Forest Protection FoundationAnonymous (1)Dee Ann BaertschClifford & Nola BaltzleyPhilip & Peggy BarrettBohemian ClubRichard BriskinKen BronstadLarry & Theresa Bucher - The Lulu May Lloyd Von Hagen FoundationAndrew BuehlerCabela’s, Inc.Scott & Lorri ChesterThe Cinnabar FoundationDominion Foundation / CNGThe E.B. & Mildred C. Edwards Charitable TrustEnCana Oil & Gas USAFlorence Bullock Ragan Family FoundationJon S. FosselDorothy M. FosselFriends of Great Smoky Mountains National ParkRobert B. GillamJohn R. Gillis & Darlene Hartze - SGM Biotech, Inc.Great Smoky Mountains AssociationBert & Cheryl HaralsonHercal CorporationHomestake Mining CompanyEric & Katherine Johnson

Scott KennedyMarcia KennedyKentucky Fish & Wildlife Education & Resources FoundationLoel & Necia KnudsonRoger & Cynthia LangFred LekseWilliam G. Mitchell, Jr.The Moore Charitable FoundationJohnny Morris Foundation - Bass Pro ShopsNevada Bighorns Unlimited, RenoBud & Lou OzmunMark ReilingLeonard & Sandy SargentSaul Sargis & Sara ClarkTed & Pat SchmidtLeon SearlesShell Exploration & Production CompanyWilliam R. ShieldsThe Robert Springer FamilyBradford G. & Shelli Lodge StanbackBryan & Jacque StarkMichael & Debbie SteuertSunpine Forest Products, Ltd.Lee & Jacqui SwansonH. Arthur & Lanita Agnes TomsheckTordik Wildlife FoundationThe Stephen N. & Pamela S. Townley Family TrustKevin & Shelley TurnerVWB, LLCBob & Anne VeelmanJohn VehrKeith Ward - Bob Ward & Sons, Inc.Waste Management of PennsylvaniaNed & Doris WestphalWildlife ForeverDoug & Rhonda Young

BENEFACTOR - $50,000 - $99,999

Dan & Kim AgnewFrank & Anita AllenAnonymous (2)John & Cathy AttigTom & Marilyn BakerBanta Publications GroupBob & Steve Brocchini - Brocchini FarmsBrowningRuss BumgardnerThe Edmund & Betsy Cabot FoundationCommerce BankBill & Marge ConnW. Bruce & Mary Louise Cook FoundationEastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal CouncilWayne Edge - The Share FoundationVida F. Ellison TrustThe Charles Engelhard FoundationRodger & Sally FlemingRod French - Hole In The Wall LodgeSandra M. Friedman BerryNick FriendRay & Diana GoffHampe Family FoundationBill & Ev HoffmanHoward & Nancy HollandKirk & Beth HornAndrew L. HoxseyMichael & Cynthia HuempfnerHunter’s Specialties, Inc. - Carman & David ForbesAaron JonesGreg Keller - Keller Lumber Sales, Inc.Bill KieferJames Kile - In Memory of Mary M. KileJo Ann MarchandDale McClellandDebra McCormickMicrosoft CorporationCarl O. MooreJames C. MowerNasgovitz Family Foundation

Newfield FoundationDouglas A. & Donna M. Obert Charles O’DellOlin Corporation - Winchester DivisionOracle CorporationPennsylvania Wildlife Habitat UnlimitedPetrie Family FoundationPotlatch CorporationGuido R. Rahr, Jr.Republic Services of MontanaJeanette C. RudySafari Club International - Great Falls, MTSafari Club International - Lehigh Valley ChapterFaye & Myles SampsonSeattle Sportsmen’s Conservation FoundationDavid ShiflettSilver Eagle DistributingCharlene M. SipeWalker S. ‘Buddy’ & Tammie Lynne SmithSoka’ Piiwa FoundationTerry & Kathy SolbergSouthern Cross CompanyLewis StapleyDebbie SurfaceRobin TawneyThe Mule Deer FoundationTicketprinting.ComRobert H. Torstenson Family FoundationUnder ArmourWARCO Pump Service, Inc.Jeff WareWilliam & Betty Jo WellsFord & Donna Willey - Cherry Grove Golf & Tennis Club, Inc.Robert T. Wilson FoundationPeter & Kathleen Woeck

MONARCH - $25,000 - $49,999

James & Julia AbbottAlberta Sport Recreation Parks & Wildlife FoundationChauncey & Reiko AlbroAlcoa Wenatchee WorksShane & Angela AlexanderAnchor Glass Container CorporationAnonymous (7)Arco FoundationNorman ArmentroutMike & Sandy Austin & FamilyE. Vose Babcock IIIBarrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.Sara Barron & Robert MarguliesGia Bartlett & La Tinaja RanchBASF CorporationPhillip S. BerryTerry BetteridgeBlack Hills PowerBMO Harris BankBonner County Sportsmen’s AssociationDixie C. & Coy D. BranscumThe Peter W. Busch Family FoundationCarolina Hunting & Fishing Heritage FoundationCarroll BrothersCasey CarstensEarl M. & Margery C. Chapman FoundationColorado Bowhunters AssociationConsol EnergyRon & Betty CooperLarry & Jeannie CrosbyJoe Culton FamilyCharlie & Yvonne DeckerDennis KittlerDow AgrosciencesDucks Unlimited, Inc.The Katherine W. Dumke & Ezekiel M. Dumke, Jr. FoundationEast Kootenay Big Game ClubHenry E. & Irene EgginkESR FoundationThe Fanwood Foundation

Jon Fenn & FamilyBarbara FiskTim FiskLee & Verni GambleT.W. & Claire GarrettKeith R. GarrityAlden B. GliddenThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationDick & Sue GoodingGordon Construction Co, Inc.Caesar & Sue GorskiJim & Patty HatcherChristopher J. Herbert & Nancy E. WelchThe Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsJohn & Holli HopkinsIn Memory of Noah HornSusan E. HorneHuckleberry Bay CompanyPhillip & Diane HurnerSam JohnsonL. D. ‘Jo’ JosephsonJTL Group, Inc. - MissoulaK & K Repairs & Construction Inc.Dave & Bridget KornderLaFayette FamilyLee FoundationWilliam L. LewisLewis, Slovak, Kovacich & Marr PCLilly’s Gift FoundationBill LindbergLouisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. - Dawson Creek DivisionLouisiana Pacific CorporationRuth LowR. G. ‘Bob’ LyngstadFrank & Liz ManafortRichard & Marit MarceauRon & Barb MarcouxSteven S. MartinVirginia U. MartinCharlotte Y. Martin FoundationBill & Pam MatthewsDr. George McCoyMcDowell High School for HabitatTom & Sue MeehlR. K. Mellon Family FoundationMark & Julie MillerJulian A. MinshewThe MissoulianMichael J. & Linda L. MoeMogus Land & LivestockMontana Fish, Wildlife and Parks FoundationThe Montana Power FoundationDiana & David MooreMargaret T. Morris FoundationThe Laura Jane Musser FundFred H. Nance, Jr.National Wild Turkey Federation - Arkansas State ChapterNational Wild Turkey Federation - Kentucky State ChapterNevada Waterfowl AssociationNewmont Mining Corporation - NevadaW. Anthony NicholsNoah Horn Well Drilling, Inc.James & Janet NycePaul & Susie O’ConnellMike O’MalleyGilman OrdwayPackard Transport, Inc.William D. PinePirtlaw PartnersMike & Mary PlantKen & Marcia PolhamusPonderosa Valley RanchPPL MontanaChuck & Marcia RachesLorin & Staci RadtkeRainbow Cattle Company - Max & Linda WillsRange ResourcesDr. Allan D. ReishusRK Pipe & Supply

RMEF Central Oregon Chapter #19RMEF Lee County Bull Busters ChapterRMEF State & Regional ChairsRMEF Three Rivers ChapterJim & Donna SchicklingWilliam SchlegelTerry & Cindy SchuppJim ScullEdward T. & Margaret R. SimondsSmith, Hood, Perkins, Loucks, Stout & OrfingerSnyder Associated CompaniesSportsman’s WarehouseRussell & Rita SuminskiTanager BeveragesThe Durant Family FoundationBrooke & Wendy TorstensonDr. Clayton TurnerLarry Turpin, Michele Turpin, & Kelly A. WelshUltra GroupUniversal Handling Equipment Co., Ltd.Hunter S. VermillionJames M. WagnerWalker Conservation FoundationDiana Swift Bryant - Wapiti Land Company LLCJim & Bernie WarningC. L. & Rachel WernerWest Virginia Trophy Hunters AssociationKevin WetherellWeyerhaeuser - CanadaBetsy & Warren WilcoxJane Case WilliamsBruce & Glenda WilsonEd WoffordTravis W. WoffordStephen ZieglerR. Frank & Eudora Zimmerman

IMPERIAL - $10,000 - $24,999

ATI CorporationGary Abrams of Abrams Airborne ManufacturingRobert AcordJohn & Renee AgrestiGeorge A. Akans, Jr.Bill & Carol AlexanderDavid & Toni AllenMark H. AllenGary Alto - Alto TruckingAmerican Electric PowerAmerican National CanAmes ConstructionAmvets Post #9 - Bismarck, North DakotaAnadarko Petroleum CorporationC. L. AnceneyMatt AndersonDenny, Becky, Karly & Alex AndersonAnheuser-Busch, Region 8Anonymous (11)Appalachian Wildlife FoundationTony ArnoldB. P. - America - WamsutterDavid & Peggy BaccaButler BallBall CorporationDennis BargerBarrett ProductionsSteve & Cathy BartowBasin Disposal of YakimaBass Pro Shops - V. O.Jerry & Morna BastianGreg & Mary BauerMax & Cindy Bauer, Jr.Mike BaughDr. John C. BaxBear River Casino & HotelRichard BennettRichard & Mae BergerBest Western Grant Creek InnArvid & Judy BeversBig Game Hunters Foundation

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Big Sky Insulations, Inc. - Brad & Kathy HuempfnerMark & Candy Biggs - In Memory of David R. BahrenburgBill Barrett CorporationVirginia S. BinkleySteven T. BirdJack BlackwellWilson BloomRobert L. Bobbett, Jr.Boise Cascade CorporationJohn BondBoone & Crockett ClubAlex BorelBethany W. BoutellRich & Judy BoydenHenry R. & Sharon L. BrandtBruce BranscumRonald G. Bridge - In Memory of Marilyn J. BridgeMike & Debbie BrownLloyd R. BrownDave BruckenGeorge W. Brumley III & Julia P. BrumleyFred & Janis BryantTerry Bryant & Nancy HarmanStuart & Terry BuchholtzAlfred W. BuckIn Loving Memory of Jeff BullockEd & Laurie BurckhardtBurlington ResourcesBusch Agricultural Resources, Inc.Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. - West Fargo/MoorheadJack ByronStephen J. CadezCanadian Superior Energy, Inc.Angelo CaputoHarold & Lupe CarlsonLinda & Wayne Carlton - Carlton’s Corp, Inc.Ed & Carol CarmackCarr Creek Ranch, Inc.William W. & Debbie CarstensCaterpillar Inc.Centerfire Real EstateChase Card ServicesChevron Production Company - WyomingRichard & Judy ChildressChurch Universal & Triumphant, Inc.Circle G RanchStephen ClarkStephen B. Clark DDSClark Distributing Co., Inc.John C. & Lucy M. CochraneGordon & Christine ColeConnell Oil, Inc - Brad & Michelle BellButch & Linda ConnorConocoPhillipsKevin CookDon & Jana Cook, Jr.Dr. Arthur D. & Sherrie CooperCooper Natural ResourcesMichael Cosby - Beaver Valley RanchAllen CothronBrittney Nichole Cothron Counter AssaultJack CraigTravis & Renee CrawfordRandolph S. & Kay CreechCripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.The Crosland Family Foundation, Inc.Sam & Gloria CulpepperCumberland Gap Hearthstone, Inc.Sam & Jody CurtisDJB & E General EngineeringDakota Territory Gun Collectors AssociationThe Dale Jr. FoundationHelen & Peyton Daniel, Jr.Gary L. DarnellCraig DarrowJ., Cheryl & Justin DartJohn DavisDeBeaumont Foundation

Timothy & Tina DeLaneyJim DelBondioDelta Marketing Group, Inc.Wayne & Sandra DemarestDeschamps Family PartnershipHarve R. DethlefsCharles DishionDisticorChet & Ardy DixonDave & Myrna DoddJohn M. DodsonMichael & Linda DoveDry Creek RanchDan Duffy - United Country Real EstateDun FoundationKerry DuPuisDean & Renee Dutton - Dutton Hereford RanchEagle Sales of the Black Hills, Inc.Eagles Club Aerie 2749East Moreno RanchEcho Canyon Guest RanchMax S. EkenbergJohn & Stasi EldredgeDeb Eldridge & FamilyEleanor Lloyd Dees FoundationElk Glen RanchElk Lake ‘Jagermeister’ BunchElko Bighorns UnlimitedFranklin & Audrey EmeryEnCana - CanadaThe Evans FamilyWilliam S. EvermanDan, Barb, & Danielle FalstadMichael T. FioreFirst Interstate Bancsystem FoundationFirst Interstate Bank of Commerce Missoula OfficeJohn FischerDwight & Linda FlynnTommy A. FordForestland MarketingTimothy I. FosterFoundation For North American Wild Sheep - Eastern ChapterFoundation For North American Wild Sheep - Washington ChapterJohn & Tinker FrazierFuchs Copy Systems, Inc.David J. & Carol J. GalbavyJeff & Lisa Garness - Garness Engineering Group, Ltd.General Distributing CompanyDr. Jack & Dr. Vanessa GermerothBob & Mike GibsonJerry & Norma GilbertsonW. Braxton GillamDavid & Debbie GilliamAndrew GlieweGMC TrucksJimmy GodbeeRick GodwinGoodson PlumbingTara GraceMr. & Mrs. Robert H. GrahamRon & Sharon GrayGreat Western Malting Co.Jack L. GreenArt & Sherry GreenWalter R. GreenGreen Hill Mining, Inc.Margaret GrowFred & Shan GrundmanGulf Canada Resources LimitedJeffrey C. GunterRichard & Julie GustadJohn L. HabberstadMike & Jolene HaleFred & Cheryl HallWilliam HallinanHancock Timber Resource GroupDon C. Hanskutt TrustMartin Hanson

James H. HansonRon & Joy HarperDr. Craig & Jamie HartHarvey Eagles ClubHunt HatchEverett ‘Sparky’ HauckHaven Charitable Foundation - Kari & Paul YatkowskiWayne & Rena HeatonHeller Charitable & Education FundHeller Foundation, Inc.Lawrence & Debra HembroffMichael & Carol Ann HenleySandy Hensley - In Memory of Thomas L. HensleyTom & Joanie HentzCharles HernerEd & Rhoda HillBarbara & Joe Marlin HilliardHillsdale Fund, Inc. - North CarolinaJerry W. HirrschoffJohn C. HoffmanTodd & Marcia Holland - Holland RanchHomewood Hunt ClubRandy & Judy HooseThe Berenice Gates Hopper Family FundHorine FamilyDaniel A. HowellDavid HoxseyDr. Gene & Connie HughesFrank & Grace HuittThe Roy A. Hunt FoundationHutchins Paving & Engineering Inc.Alton & Linda HuttoIdaho Transportation DepartmentIllinois InstrumentsInland Container CorporationThe Inn at Rockhouse RanchLarry IrwinB. Max Iverson, MDJR Simplot CompanyDoug JackRoss JacksonJa-Co Welding & Consulting Ltd.Tim & Peggy JacobsonBob & Bette JaedickeLarry & Carol JenkinsJoey’s Pumping ServiceMr. & Mrs. Keith JohnsonE. James Johnson - Bison ContractingKent & Cyndie Johnson & FamilyThomas B. & Amber L. JonesCharles Jones & Suzanne PaisleyA. Richard KacinScooter KeenHarvey KeeneDave KelnerMartha D. KelseyBill & Diane KeltnerLarry & Christine KieftJames KilmerSharon KilmerKittitas County Field & Stream ClubGary B. Kline, DDSWayne KnappCornelia Kramer - OK RanchDan & Patty KreitmanLee & Ann KribbsMichael & Connie Krieg - United Country Real EstateThe Lacy FoundationLafarge Canada, Inc.Laidlaw Waste Systems, Ltd.LaMar ConstructionLand Between the Lakes Elk Transport CommitteeL. B. Lane Family FoundationGlenn & Marie Larson TrustRalph W. LaubscherMr. & Mrs. John LeeversKent & Shirley LeonhardtLeupold & Stevens, Inc.Key & Sherlyn Lewis

The Lightfoot FoundationOsborne Linguist - Elizabeth L. & Russell F. Hallberg FoundationLitehouse Inc.Little Snake River Conservation DistrictJack & Corky LoganDaniel & Marguerite LortTim & Judy LosinskiLouisiana Pacific Corporation - Hines, OregonFloyd & Vonda LuckStan & Carolyn LueckChris & Caren LutterIn Honor of Paul LynchJack & Natalie LyonW. L. Lyons Brown FoundationRose MacDowellBill MadisonAlan MaguireMarathon Oil Company FoundationMarmc TransportationLes & Niki MarshMiddleton A. ‘Sandy’ MartinBob & Barb MartinMartinez Y Ewens Anasazi RanchDr. Don & Rebecca MassaDave MathesFrank A. MayBill & Donna MazeMike & Sandy McAdaraghLinda McBrideMcKenzie River TrustRussell L. McLean & Lisa KosirMcMurry FoundationStan MeyerGeorge R. MichelBob MiddletonMilodragovich, Dale, Steinbrenner & Nygren P.C.Dan & Allison Minnick & Ed & Paula LaRiviereMissouri River HealthcareMonsanto - Soda Springs, IdahoMontana Homes & Land - Bonnie LynnMike & Chris MorganDavid Wayne MorganJim & Rennie MorrellDan & Beth MorrisonDon & Angie MossRandy & Elly MoyersDonald L. Muller, Sr.Bob & Vicki MunsonFrank & Peggy MurphyN. B. Handy Co., Inc.Arthur NagelNational Association of Sporting Goods WholesalersNational Shooting Sports FoundationNational Wild Turkey Federation - Pennsylvania State ChapterNational Wild Turkey Federation - South Dakota State ChapterNational Wild Turkey Federation - Washington State ChapterNatureworks, Inc.Bill & Lyn Neel - Copper Windmill RanchDon & Karla NehringDoug & Renae NelsonRoss NeufeldSteve NevensRandy & Kimberly NewbergNewmont Mining Corporation - ColoradoPhilip Nichols & FamilyMark & Margie NielsenBob & Diana NoelNoranda MineralsNorcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.Bob & Patrick NordstrumNorth American Hunting ClubNorth Dakota Game Warden AssociationEdward R. Nugent IIICatherine Commander O’ FarrellOberweiler FoundationOlson Excavating, Inc.John & Judi O’SteenJohn & Kari Ottman

Outdoor Life NetworkOutdoorlife Conservation FundOutdoors UnlimitedGeorge H. OwrenOz ArchitectsDennis & Beverly PahlischLou & Melanie PaiDan PalliSteve & Colleen ParisiGrant, Matt & Jackson Parker & Molly GalushaJim & Patti ParrJack PateWallace F. Pate Fellow Man FoundationPayne Financial GroupRichard & Karen PearsonPeccia & AssociatesStephen F. Pedigo & Lynn Pisano-PedigoVicki & Bob PeltonenFred & Carole PerryMike & Patricia PetersColin S. PhippsBruce PinkertonJerry & Evelyn PionessaPlum Creek Timber Company, LPMark S. PollockSherman & Jan PopeMike & Kathy PostThomas P. PowersAnthony A. Previti Family Charitable FoundationPaul QualleyDennis L. & Bobbie A. RadochaTherese S. Ramirez & George C. BillingsTerry RathertRead Enterprises - Don & Sharon ReadTom RedmondRemington Arms Company, Inc.Sharon RhodesNanette M. RichardDonald L. RichardVal RickertRifle Falls Ranch - Craig C. WilcoxJohn & Dori Riggs, Jr.R. Lance Riggs, Jr.RMEF Badger ChapterRMEF Bois DeSioux ChapterRMEF Bull Run ChapterRMEF Central Arkansas ChapterRMEF Flathead Valley Chapter #3RMEF Fox Valley ChapterRMEF Grand Junction ChapterRMEF Heart of the Valley ChapterRMEF Houston ChapterRMEF Land Between the States ChapterRMEF Maryland ChapterRMEF North Texas ChapterRMEF Northwest Ohio ChapterRMEF Ozarks ChapterRMEF Phoenix ChapterRMEF Rawlins ChapterRMEF Shenandoah Valley ChapterRMEF Southeast Nebraska ChapterRMEF Summit County ChapterRMEF Washington State WorkshopChuck & Gayla RoadyBillie Robb - Red Creek OutfittersThe Roberts FoundationBob & Linda RobinsonJack Robinson & Sons, Inc.Thomas Rock MDRocky Mountain BrakeClarence E. Rodriguez MDDenny RootVincent M. RosdahlSonya H. & Scott D. RosenthalRound Mountain GoldRick RoyJohn & Barbara RumpelThomas N. RuschSafari Club International - Seattle Chapter

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Safari Club International - Badgerland ChapterSafari Club International - Blue Mountain ChapterSafari Club International - El Paso ChapterSafari Club International - Greater Dacotah ChapterSafari Club International - Lake Superior ChapterSafari Club International - Northwest ChapterSafari Club International - Pittsburgh ChapterSafari Club International - Western Montana Five Valleys ChapterSafari Club International Region 25Sagittarius ArchersBenard SampsonBarth & Gail SatuloffCraig I. SaueyJack & Jessica SaxtenGary & Ann SchaeferIn Memory of Don SchindlerSchirard Colorado Limited PartnershipDr. & Mrs. Eric SchmidtHarold J. SchneiderMartin Scholz & Regina ReinitzTony A. SchoonenSchwartz Family Limited PartnershipTom ScrughamScotty SearleWilliam Willard & Lillian C. SearlesSearles Development LLCSecurity Lumber & Supply Co.In Memory of Eileen ‘Millie’ SharpPaul & Connie ShepardAlan & Tonia SheppardWilliam H. & Jane G. ShieldsCharles & Tammy ShookSteve ShortLeonard & Christine ShotwellSimpson PSB FundSinnemahoning Sportsmen Association, Inc.Dale & Karen SiselGerry & Penny SkawBrad, Cindy & Ashlee SkramstadSky Ranch LLCDan SmithSmurfit-Stone ContainerSam & Dee Ann SneedDennis & Kathy Snyder FamilySon Shine Collision ServicesSouth Dakota Budweiser DistributorsSportsman & Ski HausMichael & Susan SpurlockSt. Marys Area Middle SchoolSt. Marys Paper Ltd.Robert & Monika StellerDave Stephens - Manzanita LumberBob & Marci StokkeStoney Ridge OutfittersRobert StrahsThe Strootman FamilyMark SwanScott & Ruth SwaseyTerry & Judy SweetErnest & Sue SwiftJames J. Szalankiewicz - In Memory of Norman L. GraftonJohn & Maribeth TaliaTatanka Spirit, LLCTennessee Valley AuthorityWayne & Pat ThackerThe Gas Guy, Inc. - Kurtis & Toni KindenJimmy & Betty ThibodeauChristine ThomasJohn C. ThorntonDonald & Jane ThorpeThorpe Mountain, LLCThree Rivers Timber CompanyTimberlake High School for HabitatBess Spiva Timmons Foundation Inc.Mark & Colleen TolarJill & Terry TonnTopics EntertainmentEric TorstensonSheila Townley - In Honor of Gary E. Townley

Transalta - Centralia OperationsJoe R. & Dawn TreadwayRod & Lisa TriepkeGeorge & Laurenzia TrowbridgeTimothy S. TroxelJohn, Lori & Jordan TuterUS Bancorp Piper JaffrayUS Tobacco CompanyUS West FoundationVaagen Brothers Lumber Co.Frank L. ValenViejas Band of Kumeyaay IndiansPaul ViguerieDavid M. VisticaKlaus & Beate Von StutterheimJohn T. Vucurevich FoundationWachovia Bank N.A.Patrick & Kathi WaiteJason Wallingford - United Country Real EstateWal-Mart - Richfield, UtahWal-Mart #5099 - Grand Junction, ColoradoBrian J. WalshJack & Shirley WalterRonald & Margaret WashburnRandy & Teresa WaterhouseJim & Patty Watkins - J/P RanchGary WattisDavid & Crystal WattsBob & Kathy WellmanArch & Sharon WellsJames M. WellsWells Fargo - MissoulaWestley WernerDavid E. & Mary D. WesleyGary L. WestWeyerhaeuser CorporationWayne & Mary WhiteRon & Pat White - The Spectrum GroupWhite Shooting Systems, Inc.Craig Wickman & Penny NoyesBob & Linda WilkesRobert R. & Judy E. WilkesJim Wilkins, Jr.Williams Companies, Inc.Julia E. Williams-HawleyJames W. WilsonGeorge & Irene WindolphDavid & Georgean Wirsbinski - In Memory of John WirsbinskiGary & Rita WolfeBob & Carolyn WoodThomas L. & Sally A. WoodruffRobert S. Woodruff & Cristi Lippert-WoodruffCharles W. & Gail S. WoosleyRussell & Jean WrightMichael R. WrightWyoming Diesel ServiceWyoming Wildlife Federation - Crandall FundKenneth R. YarbroughChad & Julie ZimmerlyDr. Gail D. ZimmermanZip BeverageJim Zubillaga

ROYAL - $5,000 - $9,999

24 Hour C Store & Catering320 Ranch3D Concrete, Inc.Boyd & Terri AarestadDuane AckerThe Alcoa Foundation - TennesseeRon & Bonnie AlcornJud AllenAllen Unique AutosAllied Waste ServicesAlpha Coal West, Inc.Amvets Post #7 - Fargo, North DakotaLelan L. AndersonAnonymous (5)

Antlers InnArch Coal, Inc.Bob ArringtonThomas D. ArthurDave & Myra ArthurEarle S. Ashton IIISherman & Terri AtkinsonMarvin AushermanB & F DistributingB & M Construction, Inc.Richard BackesBadlands HardwareThomas R. ‘Jay’ BadovskiDavid Bahl - Weldall Mfg., Inc.Thomas H. Baird, MDJohn & Suzanne BalenkoBank of CommerceBank of the CascadesBar-De TransportationVictor G. Barnes, Jr.Baron Holding Company, LLCCraig & Barbara Barrett FoundationBartlett Oilfield ServiceBasic American FoodsBob & Marali BastianTony BatesTim & Vicki BauerWilliam BaumanDr. John BausherCharles BavaBeer, Inc.Berry PetroleumRick & Donae BezansonBGSL Education, Inc.Bill BiererBig Sky CarversBillings GazetteDavid A. BishopBobcat Ranch LLCGary & Bonnie BoesEd Bolen Painting CompanyEdward S. & Cornelia W. BonnieBosch MotorsWilliam & Phyllis BoucheeDiane M. & Mark S. BowersDavid & Linda BrendenJack G. BrittinghamBrohm Mining Corp.Earl W. BrooksMark Brosvik & Lynn EshlemanRobert & Myrna BrownSteve & Kathleen BrownDavid & Margaret BrownBrown-Forman Beverage CompanyLou & Kathy BudgeDale & Millie BuehlerBuilders Association of Northern Nevada - BANNDon BurgessWanda & Gary BurnettBoyd & Deborah BurnsWard Burton Wildlife FoundationAdolphus Busch IVCharles BussmanBW Timber ProductsByron Nelson Automation LLCC.A. Miller FamilyJeff CadeJohn & Teri CaidGeorge D. CainCaras Nursery & LandscapeMatthew CareyScott Carpiere - CarwilRobert L. CarrCraig CarrelRyan Case MemorialCash Distributing Co., Inc.Cavanaughs Hospitality CorporationGail ChapmanBonita Charles

Stephan & Bonita CharlesChattanooga Shooting SuppliesChevron USA Production CompanyAlan ChristensenCurtis & Janet ChristiansenPatrick ChubbTed & Clara ClarkClassic Sportswear Inc.Clear ChannelAudi & Beverly ClemensC’mon InnJohn F. ‘Jack’ CochranePat CodyTim CoelhoJoe & Jill CohenourDean CollinsColumbia River BankPaul & Leah ConnellGary CookElizabeth CookJay Cook - Marine BankJames M. Cooper Joyce CooperMark L. CornerCraig Courtright & Chad CourtrightCroy Family: Chris, Laura, Madison, Lily & SophieMel & Sharon CundiffCuster Sportsman’s ClubCyprus-Amax Coal Company, Inc.Richard Dahm, Stephen Start & Stephen SmartDakota Fence CompanyDallin MotorsWilliam C. ‘Bud’ & Edith DashiellDave’s Amoco, Inc.Chris & Margaret DavisBonnie M. & Dean L. DavisDavis Bros. Travel PlazasDavis Conservation FoundationBecky Day & Doug MillerEric D. DeRudderThe Charles DeVlieg FoundationSteve & Rhonda DeckerDelta Distributors, Inc.Gregory C. DeMakisKeith DenoncourtTom W. DevenySue & Wes DixonDomtar Forest Resources - Southern Ontario RegionRocky DorvallTommy & Joann DrewJim & Jan DunnChris DurbinE Management Group, Inc.Eagle Surveys Ltd.Earl Floyd FordDennis & Amy EdmondsonDennis L. EkleberryRick & Linda ElbertEmployees & Contractors of Slocan Group - Plateau DivisionEmporia Firefighters Local #818Ralph English - The English FoundationEnterprise Products Operating LPHelen E. Erskine TrustLaura EshelmanBarry & Becca EstesEureka County Recreation BoardRichard & Kathryn EvansGeorge FacerMorgen & Sharon Fagan & FamilyFargo Elks Lodge #260Fargo Holiday InnJames F. Felch IIIMike & Valene FergusonDr. Dan & Mary Ann FiehrerFirst Interstate Bank - Laramie, WyomingFirst National Bank of GilletteFirst National Bank of the RockiesFirst Valley BankFirst Western Bank

Flathead Beverage/BudweiserFloyd Lilly CompanyE. P. Fogleman Construction Company, Inc. DBA Frontier HomesGreg & Amy FordFormby Auto Plaza of Summit CountyFoundation For A Better TomorrowFoundation For North American Wild Sheep - IowaFoundation For North American Wild Sheep - Montana ChapterCharlie Frantz - Silvertip ElectricCharles D. FranzJohn FranziaFraternity of the Desert BighornThomas FreeSwede & Linda FrenchRobert M. FreyMichael & Kristyl FriedenbergRodney & Kathryn FroelichGagnon IncorporatedTerry & Cindy GaitherGreg & Beth GanickMike & Kris GareyGas Analysis ServiceGasco Drilling, Inc.GCR TireGeorgia Pacific CorporationRobert & Linda Gerlach - Select Construction ServicesThomas A. Gilbertson - Western Crop ProtectionTyler & Kelly GillJim GillespieGL Environmental, Inc.Glacier Fur Dressing, Inc. - Brad & Shelley BordenJim GladenGlass FoundationGLM Enterprises, Inc.John Goering & Claudia Koontz - K G LlamaKevin Goldstein-Game Cutters Ltd.Bruce & Christel GollnickJim GoolsbyThe Graesser FoundationGrand Junction Chiropractic Center, PCGreat Lakes Carbide Tool Mfg., Inc.Great Smoky Mountains Chapter - Women for WildlifeGreat Smoky Mountains Chapter - MenTerry GreenGreiner Ford Lincoln MercuryMelvin HaasHamburg Fish & Game AssociationDave & Paula HansenJohn W. HaralsonThe Harbor FoundationHarold & Rae HarborthNorman HarnedFred C. & Linda C. HarteisTerry W. Harvey-Alliance Corporation, Inc.Beth Hassett & Kerry AndersonMark & Kathie HaugeHavre DistributorsGrayson HeardVan HeareHeart of the West Chevy DealersArthur P. Heitzler, MDStanton P. Helland, Sr.Blake & Michele HenningHenson FencingDarren & Lori HerbertHeritage Bank - IllinoisWes & Donna HibnerHigh County Wildlife Pins & EtcHillsdale Fund, Inc. - ColoradoRichard HlavnickaBill HofmannJim & Rhonda HolleranHome Technologies CorporationRalph C. Hood, Jr.Jeanne & Rob HorsmannW. Russell Hose IIMichael Hudzick & Clarine BeattyBob HuffmanIdaho Power Company

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Idaho State BowhuntersInland Northwest Wildlife CouncilITC ElectricalBob & Gayle JacobJake & Kristi JacobsenBarry & Jane JacobsenJames W. Smith Printing CompanyJamestown Eagles ClubW. B. JohnsonLarry Johnson & Family - DGI Environmental Inc.Don Jones - Jones Painting, Inc.K.R. Butler Engineering, Inc.Tom & Tracy KanessMack & Debra KarnesDenis KarnoskyKassa InsuranceKent KastenAnthony S. KellerJeanette KelleyRobert & Cheryl KempenichW. Elton KennedyBill & Deb KenneyKentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Commissioners OfficeKentucky-Tennessee Coal Operators Association, Inc.Julie & Allen KerbyTimothy I. & Carol A. KernPaul KimbolEdward M. KingKenneth L. KingBill & Carol KlapperichJeff Klein - Jumping Horse RanchBuddy KlinkersLee KnepperGeorge Knoop, Jr.Kobus & Sheve Trailer Park - Jim Kobus & Russ & Linda SheveGeorge Kohout - Kohout Enterprises IncKoncor Forest Products Co.Steve & Lisa KowatchDavid & Mollie KrehnkeOtto KuczynskiDavid W. & Carol J. KuhnsL & L Real Estate, Inc.Laconia Savings BankPhil LampertLand Between the Lakes AssociationLandrill Exploration, Inc.Ralph D. LattaBernie & Mary LemonGisele M. Lemon & Ronald K. SouthardLESLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional CouncilJohn David LindseyLlagas FoundationLockheed Martin Idaho TechnologiesThe Glenn R. Logan & Rhea Jean McCandless Logan Family TrustPaul & Yvette Lokotz - Two Feathers LLCDennis L. LongRichard & Donna Jo Long - D & R TruckingCharles LoprestiNat Love - Nat’s Outdoor Sports, Inc.Lux Foundation, Inc.Jim & Jean MaddoxLester MalletteToni ManciniDan Mansfield - Olde West Gun & LoanJames M. & Billie L. MaplesMarathon Ashland Petroleum, LLCWayne & Marjorie MarionMarty MarkowskiDoug & Lianne MarshKat & Larry J. MartinPepper & Joetta MartinPhil & Phylis MartinelliThe Mason CompaniesRonald D. MatternRon Mazzeo

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Lari P. CarmackBill CarmanGreg & Sheri CarmonMichael A. & Lisa A. CarterMike & Gail CarterSteve CarverCascade Wood ProductsJerry CaschetteC. A. CasebierJody Casey - In Loving Memory of Larry CaseyCass Country Wildlife ClubW. Frank CatrettCedar Creek Sportsman’s ClubCentral Bank of Lake of the OzarksCentral High SchoolEd ChaissonChamberlain Distributing CoPaul R. CharetteJean C. CharlesLee & Carolyn ChesterChoctaw Nation of OklahomaMike & Deanna ChristensenJerome & Pixie Christensen FamilyD.G. & Oleta ChristensonAl & Cindy ChristophersenChuck L. Logging, Inc.Rick L. & Julie W. ChukasTed ChurchRalph & Susan Cinfio & FamilyCircle Four FarmsCitizen Security BankCitizens Bank & Trust Co. of JacksonCitizens National Bank & TrustCity of Hazard - William D. Gorman, MayorCity of Jackson, Tourism & Convention Comm.Casey Clark & Bradley Heiser - CPI Security Inc.Clark’s All Sports, Inc.Brett & Deneise ClaxtonCarl & Terrsia ClaycombClean Gas, Inc.Clearwater River Realty, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Clair ClemensTerry Wayne & Karen CloutierCOAGSCoastcom, Inc.CobankCobre TireRawley & Lana CoganJim ColeJim & Melanie ColleyPaul & Linda CollinsColorado Air Cargo, Inc.Colton PharmacyColumbia River Knife & ToolColville Valley ConcreteComplete Western Star & Truck ServiceJohn A. Conkling DistributingGary & Michelle ConnerConsol of Kentucky Inc.Convergence NetworkConverse City Auto RepairRobert & Anna CookClyde J. Cook IIIDr. Vernon Cooper, Jr. John B. & Janet M. CooperPaul Johnnie CooperRobert R. & Laura J. CooperWayne CopelandCopper Mountain, Inc.Morris E. Corbitt IIID.C. Cordonnier FamilyBruce J. Corna, Sr.Ann & Doc CornwellCorporate ExpressCortez Gold MinesCorwin Chrysler Plymouth DodgeJay CoulterCourtesy Motors - John VenturaWayne Cowles & Michelle Howard

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Roger Logwood & Kathy FunkKirk Lokka & FamilyLorne & Donna LompreyLone Bull, Inc.Lone River Productions, Inc.Randy & Janet Long Ray LongDon W. & Rosemary LoppnowArchie & Sue LorentzenJohn LorenzDan LoshbaughLouisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. - Swan Valley DivisionJames LovinJohn & Deltha LoweLower Forty Rod & Gun ClubLPL FinancialLTM, IncorporatedJames E. Lucero AgencyTal & Ardis Lucken - In Memory of Eric EricksonLucky 7 CasinoLester R. LuttrellChet L. LutzCathy & Chris LuyckxEllen & Lyle MaCartneyRandal & Karen MackKen MacomberMADD TransportationMargaret A. MaddalenaHarriet MadisonRobert & Meredith MainMajestic Oil Tools Ltd.John, Cathie, & John D. MalisonMark & Ginger MankinsJohn A. MantheyNancy B. MantzLes & Rita Marcum Patricia W. & Larry C. MarcumRobert D. MaringButch & Glenda MaritaRay MarkeeManuel MarlowePhilip T. MarloweBuck & Sherry MarrRobert J. MartinMaryland Bowhunters SocietyEdward L. MasonDavid Mason & Tom SchelldorfPhillip ‘Jim’ & Shirley MassieMatco ToolsCraig MathewsTimothy A. MathiesenBrian MaynardMatthew H. McAllisterLonnie J. McAllisterBruce & Deanna McAteeMcBride Conservation FundDean McBroomGregg McCandlessC. G. ‘Pat’ & Virginia McCarthyDax McCarty - Wagonhound OutfittersFred McClanahan, Jr.David McClearyBrian McClellandLarry & Becky McCleskeyGary McClureJohn S. & Tina McConnellTom McCool - Air Castle RanchJohn E. McCormickShawn & Shari McCormickTim & Patty McCoyMcCoy PropertiesMarc McCurryMcEntire & Di Lello Law OfficesJames B. McEntyreRobert & Helen McGeeCindell McGill-MoeJohn McGonagleKrystal L. McGuireDr. & Mrs. William Lewis McKay

Ed & Denise McKenzieMitchell & Pamala McKieFranklin M. & Nancy E. McMahonPatrick & Renita McMullenSteven A. McNamaraLes McNellyLen McRitchieMeakin Forest Enterprises Ltd.Richard Meier MemorialMeinzinger FamilyGreg MelgesTed MellotteMeridian Gold Company - Beartrack MineCharles MersiovskyDave & Susan MessicsCraig & Arlinda MetcalfMeyerink Farm ServiceMichels Pipeline Construction, Inc.Bernard & Kathleen MihmDale & Marilyn Miller Douglas S. MillerSam & Carol Miller The Millmont FoundationMinnequa BankMirabeau Park HotelGary J. MoeStuart & Maryanne MoffettTerry MolineMark J. MoneyMark & Lorna MonsonTheodore & Cynthia Montague, Jr.The Montana StandardMontanore MineralsMoonlight Basin Ranch LPRev. John E. MooreGary Moore, MDJohn Morgan Kevin MorganBill MorrisMichael W. MorrisMatthew & Jamie Mostad - Mostad ConstructionMount Carmel HospitalMountain Valley BankGlenn & Diane MoyerMSA Professional Services, Inc.Milan ‘Shorty’ MuellerTrace & Brigitte MullenEric MullerMunlake Contractors, Inc.Carol & Grant MunroJeff Murch - In Memory of Chauncey MurchBryan Murphy - Prestige Allied Dave MurphySteve J. MurrayPaul MusshafenAllan & Robin Myers Elaine & Greg MyersBill & Janice MyttonNagel Beverage Co., Inc.David M. NahrgangGlenn NapierskieNASCONational Band & Tag Co.National Presto Industries Inc.National Wild Turkey Federation - North Dakota State ChapterThomas B. & Molly O. NaveBere S. NeasJohn G. NelsonBarbara W. NelsonNeurosurgical & Spinal Surgery AssociatesNew Millennium MarketingNew PageCharles & Sallie NewlinNewmont Mining - Elko, NevadaDon Nicely - Turntec ManufacturingJames Nichols & Angela LoveRic Nichols Walt & Cookie Nicoson

Wayne & Melissa NiederhauserAllan NipstadJohn NoardNicholas L. NormanNortheast Washington Medical GroupNorthern British Columbia Guides AssociationNorthwest News Company, Inc.Northwestern Public Service CompanyJerry & Susan NortonIn Memory of Beulah NovotnyNye County ConstructionKyle NysethOffice Furniture & Design CentersMark OgdenJan H. OhlanderOil & Gas EquipmentDoug OlivierAnn W. Olson Dr. Jeffrey G. Olson Harold & Jean OlsonScott & Lisa OlsonThe John L & Marilyn J Olson Family Foundation Ty & Kathy Olson - Ty Olson ConstructionOlympia Autobody, Inc.Olympic Eagle Distributing, Co.ONB Bank & Trust CompanyBarry O’NeillOrcutt BurgerOregon Coast BankJames Rockford OrgillLaird T. OrrDr. Andrew Orton - Yellowstone DentalMichael & Nancy OshierSteve & Janet OverholtTommy OvertonOwens CPA & AssociatesJames & Sharon PacePacifiCorpPacifiCorp - WyomingPahlisch HomesPaine WebberPaint Creek RanchMichael A. PainterRichard PalmerGary & Kim PannebakerClifford & Ellie PapeLew PapendickChris PapineauParadigm Architects, PCMonie C. & Carol R. ParkerParkers Prairie Sportsmen’s ClubParkside Federal Credit UnionWard & Mary Jo ParmenterButch ParrRick & Joyce ParsonsKourosh PartowWallace PateBill PattersonEd Patterson - Patterson Insurance AgencyPaws Up RanchBronco & Frances PawtowskiPaynesville Sportsmen’s ClubJim PearseWilliam & Jacqueline PearsonPella WindowsPembelton Investments, LCPhilip C. PenningtonJames & Phyllis PenzienPeoples Bank & Trust CompanyPepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, North Carolina, Inc.Performance Auto GroupSteve & Denis Perrins - The Perrins’ Rainy Pass Lodge LLCPerry Distributors, Inc.Orville Peterson Vergil V. PetersonIn Memory of Ron PetersonGreg & Nancy Petit

John & Linda PetrieJoseph C. PetteyTony PettisRichard H. PfisterElaine & Dick PhillipsPhillips Petroleum Company - San Juan AreaPhil’s Frosty - Robin & Norris LacyDavid Picatti - In Memory of Mary, Joe & Steve PicattiPierce FlooringPioneer Technical ServicesRyan PisciottaFloyd & Betty Pitts - Arden Tree Farms, Inc.The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. - Kemmerer MineWilliam E. & Suzanne PiverPlanned & Engineered ConstructionIn Memory of Perry PleckerMark & Tracy PlessingerPlumbers & Pipefitters Local #525Brandon & Aimee PlumleeLuella PolettePolk County Sportsmens ClubPooler EnterprisesPope & Young ClubRussell E. PophamPopo Agie AnglersPortage Environmental, Inc.Portola High School for HabitatTony Pottratz - In Memory of Harvey BriscoeKen Powell - In Memory of Fran PowellPower SolutionsPrecision Drilling Corp.Precision Well ServicePremier West BankPremium Health at HomeTom Price - Price Cattle Co.Marty & Nancy PriestProgress Energy FoundationProstrollo General MotorsJerry Prybycien - Don De Forest AssociatesLarry & Elaine PughGeri PursleyRon PutzierQuality Brands, Inc.Beth Queen Tim QueenQuinlan Ranches, Inc.Quintette Operating CorporationJim & Vicki RacineScott, Sandra & Kaitlyn Radford - Radford Carwashes, Inc.Robert O. RaffetyRain for RentRainold Family FoundationPhillip & Allison RamseyDoug & Kerri Randles - D Bar K RanchRandles Sand & Gravel, Inc.Werner RankenhohnJoe & Karen RankinRapid ChevroletRapid City JournalRapp Family FoundationRappleye FamilyBrett & Riley Rasmussen - Double R ConstructionTerry & Ann RatliffThe Rawlins National BankRaymond James Financial - Diane Thomas RupertRE/MAX RealtyRed Lion Hotels & InnsRedding Bank of CommerceStewart ReederJohn & Linda ReevesGary & Carol J. ReidJohn & Sharon ReiterKevin RenfroReno & ZahmFred & Pam Rentschler - Corral Creek RanchRevett Minerals Inc.Rhino Linings of Colorado Springs, Inc.Eric RhodenbaughRhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co.

William & Angela Richardson - Lazy R Enterprises, Inc.Rico Industries Inc.Leonard E. RiedlJohn & Cheryl RiggsTommy & Mary Jo RileyJames H. & Patti M. RinehartScott RisingEarl Ritter - Rental MartRivers Gypsy Express LLCRMEF Appalachian ChapterRMEF Austin ChapterRMEF Bay State ChapterRMEF Big Sioux ChapterRMEF Black Hills ChapterRMEF Blue Ridge ChapterRMEF Capital District ChapterRMEF CanadaRMEF Cascade ChapterRMEF Charlotte-Metrolina ChapterRMEF Chisholm Trail ChapterRMEF Coteau Hills ChapterRMEF Daytona Beach ChapterRMEF Denver Mile High ChapterRMEF Development Department StaffRMEF East Texas ChapterRMEF Eastern New Mexico ChapterRMEF Elk Country ChapterRMEF Elk Prairie ChapterRMEF Evergreen ChapterRMEF Five Valleys ChapterRMEF Flambeau ChapterRMEF George Rogers Clark ChapterRMEF Gold Country ChapterRMEF Golden Gate ChapterRMEF Green Bay ChapterRMEF Green Mountain ChapterRMEF Indian Peaks Chapter RMEF Indian River ChapterRMEF Indy ChapterRMEF Inter-Lakes ChapterRMEF Kentucky/Barkley Lakes ChapterRMEF Lassen County ChapterRMEF Mid Ohio Valley ChapterRMEF Mid-Arkansas Valley ChapterRMEF Midewin ChapterRMEF Monongahela ChapterRMEF Montana Volunteer State Co-Chairs Mike Baugh & John WilloughbyRMEF Mountain Empire ChapterRMEF Namekagon River Valley ChapterRMEF North Cascades ChapterRMEF North Cascades Chapter - 2010 Banquet AttendeesRMEF Northern Highlands ChapterRMEF Northwest Colorado ChapterRMEF Pennsylvania Grand Canyon ChapterRMEF Peoria, Illinois CommitteeRMEF Prairie Coteau ChapterRMEF Prairie Heartland ChapterRMEF Prescott ChapterRMEF Product Management & Marketing GroupRMEF Red Canyon ChapterRMEF Rendezvous for Wildlife ChapterRMEF Rio Grande ChapterRMEF River Bluffs ChapterRMEF River City ChapterRMEF Roseburg ChapterRMEF San Diego ChapterRMEF Seneca ChapterRMEF South Texas ChapterRMEF Southeast Michigan ChapterRMEF Southeast Texas ChapterRMEF Southern Kentucky ChapterRMEF StaffRMEF Sweetwater ChapterRMEF Texas State WorkshopRMEF Tool City ChapterRMEF Triangle Chapter - In Memory of Arthur PageRMEF Tri-Cities ChapterRMEF Tri-Rivers Chapter

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RMEF Twin Harbors ChapterRMEF Utah Leadership TeamRMEF Victoria ChapterRMEF Vigilante ChapterRMEF Wabash Valley ChapterRMEF Wasatch-Summit ChapterRMEF Western New York ChapterRMEF Wisconsin State WorkshopRMEF World Record ChapterRMEF Yakima Valley ChapterRick & Ellen RobbinsSteven H. RobertsBill RobertsStokley & Jeanne RobertsRoberts & Son BuildersGeorge & Marie RobinsonJames F. & Jennie RobinsonStuart RobinsonTom & Clarissa Robinson Robinson TransportRocky Mountain Discount SportsRocky Mountain Enterprises, Inc.Lee B. RoederLynnisse Roehrich-PatrickJoe W. Rogers IIIRogue AggregatesJeff Rokstad - Rokstad Ford MercuryRolando’s Equipment & Truck RepairMark & Lynn RomerRonan Auto BodyBob & Lynette RookJim RosaRichard J. & Marion H. RosaJohn M. RoseRoseburg Forest Products CompanyKen & Mary RossJerry & Janette RostRobert RovereConrad, Sharon & Cody RoweRoy FarmsRoyal Chrysler of OneontaRPM, Inc.Wayne RudneskiDaniel E. & Jo Ann F. RudyJohn RuebJudy A. RuebRodney RumbolzThomas & Susan C. RumseyRichard RunyanJohn & Alysia RyanRyan Foods CompanyRyder Transportation Services - DenverS & B ConstructionSafari Club International - Barrington, Illinois ChapterSafari Club International - Central Washington ChapterSafari Club International - Coastal Range ChapterSafari Club International - Del Val ChapterSafari Club International - Houston ChapterSafari Club International - Idaho ChapterSafari Club International - Nashville ChapterSafari Club International - Ohio Valley ChapterSafari Club International - Redding Regional ChapterSafari Club International - San Fernando Valley ChapterSafari Club International - SW Washington ChapterSafari Club International - High Desert ChapterSafeco Insurance CompanySalt Lake County Fish & Game AssociationMike & Shannon SandersDale SargentSatellites Unlimited, Inc.Dave SatterfieldSavannah River Nuclear SolutionsSawyer Memorial TrustScott SayerScheelsGary & Janice ScheimerCarroll J. Schell & E. Kim DeLozierJim & Sally ScherrerJ. J. Scherschligt

Darrell & Marian ScherwinskiSteve & Kim SchmidtSchnetzer Engineering, Inc.Eric SchoenfeldCharles & Ann SchooleyTawnya SchrankJohn SchreinerDavid E. Schroeder Joe SchroederRick SchroderScott & Cheryl SchuermanJohn & Connie SchultzArthur B. Schultz FoundationOrlando ‘Larry’ SchwartzBill & Bonita SchweinlerCharles H. ScottSeacat CreativeJoseph M. SeagleSegebrecht Plumbing, Inc.Jeffrey SegerstromSemitool, Inc.Cathy Semler - Country Home & HealthService Plumbing & HeatingSeven-Up Pete VentureKevin SeveryDick & Diana SevshekRay ShawShelby Distributors, LLCShell Exploration & ProductionCharles L. ShieldsCharles M. ShriverTerry ShulerLes ShumakerBob & Jackie ShumanSierra Blanca MotorsSimonson FarmsCassandra L. SimpsonErnie & Michelle SkillingstadKevin & Sharon SkirkoGene & Edna SkramstadSkyline Motors, Inc.Kip & Sue SlaughSlave Lake Roland Michener High School for HabitatSletten, Inc.Gary & Mary SloanTom & Cheryl SloweyNeil C. SmarteDouglas J. SmentkowskiJim SmithDwight & Julia SmithFred SmithDoug, Cynthia & Amasa SmithChuck & Kathy SmithSmith Transfer & StorageBill & Gabriele Snider - In Memory of Mike SniderSo-Cal ConstructionBrian & Lanette Soliday & FamilyPaul SottakJames SoudersSouth Valley Bank & TrustDuane SoutherlandSouthern Nevada Chapter Trout UnlimitedSouthern Oregon SubwayTim SouthornRick SparingArt SpencerDanny & Debra SpindlerRonald E. SpinneySpruce Pine Land Co.Paul & Vickie SpyhalskiSt. Croix PressSt. Joseph’s HospitalJohn Staff - CamoboysStallion Rockies - Stallion OilfieldForrest & Traci StanleyFriends of Debra StapleyGeorge StarkRobert StarzStec’s Advertising Specialties

Steel Technologies, Inc.Rick & Cathy SteeleEric SteenburghStemilt GrowersArt & Carol StephanDelores V. StephensGerald & Sandy StewardBob & Lois StewartStewart Title of Missoula County, Inc.Bob Stiehl - In Memory of R. L. StiehlDavid & Ramona StineStine, Heiser, Buss & Assoc.Stew StoneCarl R. Stonecipher, DDSStoney-Wolf Productions, Inc.The Storage PlaceGraham StovallJake StowersStuart & Melissa StrahlEben & Eva StreeterE. Hadley Stuart, Jr.Summit Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Alan & Marti SundaySuperior RoustaboutJeff SwanKen Sweet - K Bar T FarmsAl SwertfagerLyle SwiftMark SyllaSyndicated Technologies Ltd.Don & Carol SytsmaRob, Suz, Nick & Kelley SyvertsonTascoKim TaylorTaylor ArchitectsTaylor DrillingTC Products Co., Inc.Tommy & Penny TeagueTeam ChevroletTeamsters Local Union #760Steve & Kathy TennantGene & Adelia TerlandTerra Associates, Inc.Bill TezakEd TezakTG Soda Ash, Inc.The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the FlatheadLes & Thelma WagnerIn Memory of Larry TholaLes & Sally Thomas - Thomas TaxidermyMike Thompson & Sharon Rose Nancy D. Thompson & Dale R. WoolhiserThompson Distributing, Inc.Robert J. & Patricia A. ThuesenRod & Dawn Thurley - RV Service, Inc.Thygeson ConstructionTodd TiefenthalerDennis & Charlotte TildenDanny & Lisa TilleyBob & Kay TimberlakeJohn L. TimmonsTire ProsTJ Lambrecht Construction, Inc.TLC Federal Credit UnionTNS InvestmentsToday Land Conservation TrustTodd & Carolyn Cook - Point BLawrence A. TollardTom Addis Ford & DodgeMatt & Amie TonnTooz ConstructionDave & Debbie TorellMarvin ToresonRandy TosiRichard TowersTown FordToyota of the Black HillsTraditional Bowhunters of British ColumbiaTranscanada Pipelines Limited

Margaret L. TransueBrent TravelstedTri Counties Bank - Yreka & Weed BranchesTri-State Outfitters - IdahoTri-State Outfitters - WashingtonBill & Kathryn TroubridgeThomas TruppTrus Joist MacMillanGeorge TuckerMichael S. & Paula M. TurlingtonDoug TurnbullGarth & Lorijo Turner FoundationPhil & Barb TurrellDarrell TussRick TweedyTwin Disc IncorporatedTwo Dot RanchScott A. TycksenUintah Basin Sportsmen for Fish & WildlifeRoger & Carol UmbaughMatthew UtnikValley Auto BodyValley Land & Cattle CompanyPaul C. Van BoovenBrian & Kristi Van EttenJoseph W. Van SickleMark E. VandolahThe Vaughn FamilyVaughn’s PlumbingRobert G. VerbicaGeorge VerheulMarty & Mindy VermilyeaRuskin A. & Karen VestDavid Viers & AssociatesRichard VigueMike & Kerry VincelliMike & Sue VintonW & W Ford Sales, Inc.Richard E. WackerRoger & Eleanor WagnerThomas F. & Carol E. Wagner - In Memory of Evelyn WagnerFred Wahl MarineWake County Wildlife ClubMelvin WakefieldJohn M. WalbornKen & Hope Waldner - Wamsutter Conoco ServiceTom & Margaret WalkerLee WalkerWall Creek Grazing AssociationRichard P. WallaceRobert A. WallaceWal-Mart - Loveland, ColoradoWal-Mart - Mountain Home, IdahoWal-Mart - Polson, MontanaWal-Mart - Spearfish, South DakotaWal-Mart Store #1969-Midlothian, VirginiaWal-Mart Supercenter-Baraboo, WisconsinWal-Mart Superstore #3259-Missoula, MontanaWal-Mart Washington City, UtahAl WalpCarl & Nancy Walsh Kay & Mike WalshWalter’s Recycling & RefuseBetsy & Denny WandtkeWapiti Enterprises, Inc.Eric & Kim WardKeith & Meg WarningJohn & Elaine WashburnAndy & Jacey WatsonIn Memory of Bonita J. WatsonMichael WaudJohnny D. WaycasterRoger D. WaymanWeatherby Collectors Assoc. Inc.Jeff WeatherlyMike & Kathy WeaverSteve WeaverJack A. Webster

Mike & Paula WeeksGloria & Michael WegenerJohn T Weidner IIStephanie Flood WeimannRobert WeisenbergerRich WeissJames & Julie WelchDavid & Jo WellsJeff & Shelley Wells - JT Rocks ExcavationJerry WellsWells Fargo - BillingsWells Fargo BankWells Fargo Bank - ArizonaWells Fargo Bank - Riverton, WyomingGreg & Tami WernerWerner Plumbing & Heating, Inc.WeschemViolet M. & Harrison D. WescoatAaron WeslerMike WesleyClint WestWestern Colorado Educational ServicesWestern GeophysicalWestern Well ServiceGreg & Andrea WestonWestport WineryRichard E. Westwood, Jr.David & Theresa WetzelCharles W. WheelerLindsey B. & Cynthia R. WhisenhantWhiskey Jack CampChristopher & Angie WhiteDavid & Debbie WhitePhil White FordDr Bob & Ronnie WhitefordAdam Hopkins WhitneyDennis J. & Julie A. WieczorekDavid B. WightmanWildlife Management InstituteTruman & Romaine WilkinDaniel WillDoc & Betty WillWillerton Ski-DooCharles & Elinor Williamson Glenn Williams Peter N. WilliamsRobert WilliamsLinda L. & Benny R. WilliamsWilliams EnergyWilliams Field ServicesWilliams Gun Sight & Outfitters, Inc.Willow Valley Trophy ClubWes WillsBill Wilson Dennis G. WilsonDoug & Laurinda Wilson Steve WilsonWes WilsonWindermere Real EstateWindmill Inns of AmericaWinn Dixie Stores FoundationBruce WittCarlton E. & June A. WitterRoger & Linda WitterRob & Brita WoeckDonald H. WolfeJoyce & Walt WolffWolf’s Pinedale DodgeJames & Dianne WoodDavid H. WoodringGreg & Kim WoodsHarry M. WoodsKen & Michele WoodwardWoolrich, Inc.In Loving Memory of Harry G. WrightRichard S. WrightGlen & Tari Wunderlich - Ronan Auto TransportLen WurmanJames A. & Sarajane Wurster

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B. A. & Mona WyattWyoming Community FoundationXTO EnergyStephen C. YahnYellowstone Gateway SportsJohn & Denise YoungZander Solutions - Frank AckerMike & Gloria Zech - Zech RanchGene & Pat ZellmerRichard ZippertRobert M. Zoch, Jr.Ray & Dotti ZumwaltMichael Zundel

Trails Society

Chauncey & Reiko AlbroBill & Carol AlexanderGerald AlifanoDavid & Mary AndradeRobert W. Andree FamilyRick AngelAnonymous (35)Mark AntonisBob ArringtonBill & Laura AsbellSherman & Terri AtkinsonBrig. General Edward A. BaileyTom & Marilyn BakerSteven BaldwinFrances Haymon BatesMax & Cindy Bauer, Jr.Darrel L. BeachRandy & Cheryl BentleySherie BerkelGeorge A. BettasRobert L. Bobbett, Jr.Eric & Jennifer BottorffRon & Susan Bowman Will BowmanRobert BoydBrain FamilyAllen D. Brandon, Ph.D.Richard BriskinMike BristowKen BronstadDavid & Margaret BrownJames & Christine BrownRussell BrowningDavid BruceRuss BumgardnerGary & Wanda BurnettBoyd R. & Deborah A. BurnsHarold & Lupe CarlsonSteve CarmichaelRodney & Terri CarstensonGary & Barbara CarvajalDr. John Marty CheeksA.H. & Virginia M. CheneyScott & Lorri ChesterGary ClarkJoseph Patrick CollinsBill & Marge ConnPat & Tempe ConnellKaren CookThomas Patrick Cronin & Lynda MeyerLarry & Veronica CrosbyWalker CrossJoe & Lorraine CultonDennis & Shirlee DahlBonnie M. & Dean L. DavisBuddy & Julie DavisJerry A. Davis, Sr.Joel & Carol DavisNeal DavisonLarry & Jill DawsonKenneth C. DePewEric & Rachael DeRudderCharlie & Yvonne DeckerRoger Denisar

Kenneth G. DiehlRobert Dillman - J Lazy J Outfitters & Guide ServiceAndrea DockstaderJustin & Laurel DownerKerry DuPuisMax S. EkenbergHelen ErskineRichard & Kate EvansDan & Barb FalstadDr. Dan & Mary FiehrerMarion West FordyceMetro Boone FoxSherman & Kimberly FrahmAnne FrankeArlin P. & Jenifer L. FratzkeDaniel FredericksonJeff FrostJon FuerstWayne FugittWilliam H. GabrielBill GaechterLee & Verni GambleMike & Kris GareyLarry & Judy GeigerWade GilbertTyler & Kelly GillJohn & Wynne GillisFrancis GjefleAndrew GlieweJimmy GodbeeRay & Diana GoffDon & Patti GoinSteven GrahamSidney & Laverne GrawBill GrayLyle & Gail GrimesMike & Jolene HaleRobert & Beverly HallWeaver & Deidre HanesRichard & Marilyn Hanson - In Memory of David B. HansonBert & Cheryl HaralsonThomas H. & Martha L. HarrisTom & Roxann R. HarrisMarvin & Darlene HartzeWayne & Rena HeatonRoger & Abbe HeemeierJames HeinzlBill & Becky HensleyChristopher J. Herbert & Nancy E. WelchWilly HillbergBill & Ev HoffmanHoward & Nancy HollandChris D. HoodRonald G. & Virginia L. HorejsiKirk & Beth HornRobert & Jeanne HorsmannRussell HoseSally HoughBob & Kathy HoverkampSteve HoytBruce & Kathy HutcheonSteve & Cheryl IrvinDale & Lois IvesKelsey & Mark JacksonHarry & Doris JacobsenCraig JantzLarry & Carol JenkinsEric & Katherine Johnson Kent & Cyndie JohnsonRobert B. JohnsonRon & Connie JohnsonSteven JohnsonRebecca KendallDavid KindDavid R. & Betty S. KingFrank KintzelReed KlearmanBill & Donna KnowlesDrew Kohler

Bob & Jan KoonsJack & Ellen KriegerFrank & Rochelle KriewaldNorman J. KroeseJim LangleyDick LarsenW. Paul LawlessRon & Yoshie LewisMichael LindsayJack & Corky LoganSteven LookabaughRuth LowStan & Carolyn LueckMark & Debbie LutzBonnie LynnL. Jack & Natalie LyonDon MabryBill & Nancy MacHughJohn & Frank MaillettNancy B. MantzJo Ann MarchandRon & Barb MarcouxWayne & Marjorie MarionP. Gerald ‘Gerry’ MarraDavid & Charlotte MartinRobert & Barbara MartinCraig MathewsBill & Pam MatthewsWilliam D. Mayer, Jr.Dennis A. McClellandDebra McCormickKen & Karen McFaddenJames McGafficEd McKenziePatrick & Renita McMullenCary McAfeeLon McAllisterRonald ‘Mac’ McClimansJohn & Carlie MechlerWayne MeyersRandall L. & Alison D. MeynJim & Jean MiazgaGeorge R. MichelMike & Chris MielkeGary J. MoeMichael & Linda MoeJack & Betty MooersRocky MorganJim & Rennie MorrellGlenn C. MoyerBob & Vicki MunsonDavid MurphyAlbert & Deana MurrayDavid MyrenMarc A. NelsonJames C. NewbornJerry & Susan NortonCharles O’DellMike O’MalleyLynda PaigeTom ParceGrant Parker & Molly GalushaJim ParrDavid & Janet PerdueJon PerryLloyd PerssonDennis PetersenDoug & Mary Susan PolenzRobert L. PottMarty & Nancy PriestCharles R. Raches, Jr.Guido R. Rahr, Jr.Jean E. RallsDonald RasmussenRon ReesyWarren & Fran ReidKen & Bonnie ReimersAllan ReishusRichard L. Riggs, Sr.James & Patti Rinehart

Annette RoodPatrick RossFrederic SammondLarry SandersBarth & Gail SatuloffMarvin & Kathryn SchiedermayerDon SchindlerTed & Pat SchmidtDon & Carol SchronenScott & Cheryl SchuermanKenneth & Vicki Jo Scott Lloyd F. & Ann B. ScottLeon SearlesRichard SellCraig SherbondyGreg & Jill SilveyRegena L. SimmonsDan SmithHorace SmithRichard SmithWalker S. ‘Buddy’ & Tammie Lynne Smith Douglas SnyderMorgan SnyderTerry & Kathy SolbergBob SpeicherBruce & Pauline StabergLewis StapleyLinda & Neal StoneBill & Karen StoutTim & Amy StumpRichard & Debra SurfaceJohn & Maribeth TaliaArt TalsmaJohn & Alice TaylorRalph & Bette ThistedLes & Sally ThomasJ. Dana ThorneBob & Pat ThuesenH. Arthur & Lanita Agnes TomsheckRobert TorstensonBrent V. TrumboBill & Michelle TuckerPaul Van BoovenRichard & Vicki Van CalcarDale VarbelTodd VralstedTom & Margaret WalkerRaylene WallGregory WaltzJeff WareJohn & Kathy WarfordMichael R. & Carolyn H. WaringDick & June WarnerDavid W. WatkinsMike & Kathy WeaverRandy & Joyce WeaverAndy WeberJack WebsterBob & Kathy WellmanAlan & Linda WellsDavid E. & Mary D. WesleyGary & Marian WestBruce & Glenda WilsonJames W. WilsonBob WoodrowHarry M. WoodsDave & Judy YoderJeff YoungWard & Katherine YoungLinda Zager

Partners In Conservation

LEVEL VIII – $1,000,000

Bass Pro ShopsCabela’s, Inc.Chase Card ServicesJordan Enterprises (Realtree)

LEVEL VII – $500,000-$999,999

BrowningFederal Cartridge CompanyLes SchwabLeupold & Stevens, Inc.MidwayUSAMidwayUSA FoundationNorth American HunterRemington Arms Co. LLCSportsman’s WarehouseWyoming Wilderness Outfitters

LEVEL VI – $250,000-$499,999

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.BruntonColumbia Sportswear Co.DannerHunter’s Specialties, Inc.Jensen JewelersRoper Apparel & FootwearSitka GearZabel Western Art

LEVEL V – $100,000-$249,999

Barton - CottonBell Wildlife SpecialtiesCustom Direct, Inc.Danny Edwards BronzesDavidson’sDennis Jones StudiosDumukwa SafarisEast Moreno RanchExpress UU Bar RanchGerber Legendary BladesGlobe Pequot PressHandcarved Fine FurnitureHeritage Collectables, Inc.Heritage Frames and Fine ArtInafrica SafarisJack Creek Preserve FoundationLone Star OutfittersMontana CanvasMontana High CountryMossy OakMount Carmel SafarisNew Holland USANosler Bullets, Inc.Pioneer Log Homes of BCRocky Shoes & BootsSierra Pacific IndustriesTerry & Judy SweetThunder Bow OutfittersTimberline OutfittersTrijiconU.S. Army Fort Hunter LiggettWestern SpiritsWhite Mountain Apache TribeWildlife In Bronze - James StaffordWinchester AmmunitionYamaha Motor Corp.

LEVEL IV – $50,000-$99,999

A Idaho Whitetail AdventureAntelope For Africa SafarisAuthentic African AdventuresB Bar C & Russell Pond OutfittersBald Mountain OutfittersBeaver Creek Associates, LLCBlackfeet Fish & Wildlife DeptBlaser USA, Inc.Boyt Harness CompanyBroken Arrow LodgeC K Hunting & Fishing CampCall of the Wild OutfittingCapital OneColorado Hunting AdventuresCottonwood Ranch Hunting ServicesDaisy Outdoor Products

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Dakota ArmsDavis Tent & Awning, LLCDiamond T OutfittersDriftwood Lodge/Mallard Pass FarmsEberlestockFirst Interstate BankFort Knox SecurityG.W. Peterson OutfittingGoshute TribeHaines Hunting ServiceHarborths Gun RepairHidden Creek OutfittersHigh Lonesome Outfitter & Guide - COHualapai Tribe - Department of Natural ResourceHumphrey RV and Trailer, LLCICR OutfittersImperial Schrade Corp.Jicarilla Game & Fish DeptK Bar Z Guest Ranch & OutfittersKnight & Hale Game Calls/PradcoKnight RiflesKniktuk OutfittersLa Tinaja RanchLarry Gay BronzesLarry’s Guide ServiceLori’s LabradorsLouisiana Purchase RanchMark NoremMatthews Trophy Hunting SafarisMichaels of OregonMidcontinentMontana Guide ServiceMontana SilversmithsNavajo Nation Dept. of Fish & WildlifeNumzaan SafarisOquirrh ProductionsParker BronzesPhyllis WolfeRandy Van Beek StudioRB Outfitters & Guide ServiceRich Ranch/Double Arrow OutfittersRichard Childress Racing, Inc.RJ HuntRoger LangRon DubeRough Country Outfitters & GuidesRugg’s Outfitting L.L.C.Safari AfrikaSee AlaskaSilver Bow OutfittersSpey Creek Trophy HuntingSports Afield MagazineStan Burger SafarisStar Valley Outfitters, LLCT N MarketingThe Perrins Rainy Pass Lodge, LLCUnited States OutfittersWeaver OpticsWelder Outfitting ServicesWhitewater OutdoorsWilderness Lodge / Skyline OutfitWilliamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.Wyoming ExpeditionsZuni Fish & Wildlife Dept

LEVEL III – $25,000-49,999

123 OutfitACS Construction, Inc.Action AdventuresAEI Guide and OutfitterAfrica Maximum SafarisAfrica Sport Hunting SafarisAl & David NiemanAlgar SafarisAmerica RemembersAntler Creek Wildlife CreationsArt From Montana, LLCAustin Remodeling Contractor, Inc.Backcountry Montana Adventures

Bear Mountain RanchBeaver Creek Outfitters - COBeaver Creek Outfitters - MTBest Hunting CompanyBig D Oil CompanyBig Sky CarversBig Timber Guides, Ltd.Bill & Judy McAfeeBillingsley Ranch & OutfittersBlack Mountain Outfitters, Inc.Blue Mountain OutfittersBrazos River OutfittersBrent ToddBuffalo Bill Fur SalonBuffalo Trace DistilleryBurris Company, Inc.C4 Ranch & LodgeCarlton’s Corp, Inc.Central Montana OutfittersCentral South Island Hunting NZCharles SukCircle K Ranch, Inc.Colorado High Guide ServiceCustom SportingDave & Angie MeehanDave WadeD-D ProductionsDeadwood Outfitters, LLCDeseret RanchDevenyns Limited EditionsDiekie Muller’s Hunting SafarisDoig River OutfittersDome Mountain RanchDon & Jana Cook and FamilyDoug Eck StudiosE & E Guide ServiceEarl & Sue KeatingElk Basin OutfittersElk Valley Bighorn OutfittersElkhorn OutfittersElko Bighorns UnlimitedFlying Z RanchFort Worth Bad Boy BuggiesFossil Ridge Guide ServiceFour Seasons Safaris New ZealandFreemanFuqua’s JewelryGalyan’sGame and Fish MagazineGary & Carol GriesenHayden LambsonHenry Repeating ArmsHidden Lake OutfittersHigh Tech CustomsHigher Ground OutfittersHorse Creek OutfittersHoyt USAIda GlowIndiana Arch Plywood, Inc.Island ExplorationsJ.L. FleschJack & Shirley WalterJackie VergerioJaco OutfittersJadell HovanderJim GrantKen CarlsonKershaw KnivesKevin PowellKimber of OregonKohls OutfittingLake-N-LeatherLazy JR OutfittersLil Toledo LodgeMagnum OutfittersMills Wilderness AdventuresMontana DecoyMontana Mountain View RanchMontana Safaris

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LEVEL II – $15,000-$24,999

4-O Cattle Co.Adventure NorthwestAfrican Arrow SafarisAhlstrom Construction, Ltd.Alaska Big Game HuntingAnthony & Leann NicholsBack Country OutfittersBanovich Fine Art Editions

Bear Archery, Inc.Beartooth Plateau OutfittersBeaver Trap OutfittersBeckel Canvas ProductsBen Freeman Saddle MulesBert & Cheryl HaralsonBig Salmon OutfittersBishop BuildersBlack Range OutfittersBlack Timber OutfittersBohunk Excavating, Inc.Brian & Lanette SolidayBristol Bay AdventuresBuck & Shelly BratenBuck Knives, Inc.Bushnell Outdoor ProductsButte Creek OutfittersCatch-A-King ChartersCBS News Channel 5Central LandscapingCharles & Margaret MersiovskyClear Creek LightingClearwater GalleryColby Gines Wilderness AdventuresColorado Division of WildlifeColorado Hunting ExpeditionsColorado Mountain AdventuresColorado TrophiesConnecticut Valley Arms, Inc.ConocoPhillipsConocoPhillips Ferndale RefineryCounter AssaultCrooked Horn OutfittersCrow Creek OutfittersDakota Hunting FarmsDan AgnewDeLay River Outfitters, Inc.Delta Big Game OutfittersDiamond Outfitters, LLCDonny SalisburyDorendorf’s, Inc.Double Y OutfittersDurham Ranches, Inc.E. W. Watson & Sons OutfittingEagle’s Nest OutfittingEilers FursESP Hunting SafarisFred Mau’s Outdoor AdventuresFreedom ArmsFrontera ShootingFrontier StudioG M C TrucksGlacier Fur DressingGolden Bear OutfittersGolden Ram SportsmanGonzales Outfitting & GuidingGraham OriginalsGreat Northern OutfittersGunnison Country Guide ServiceHearst Air ServiceHenderson’s Hunting Camps, Ltd.Heritage Safe Co.High Country ArtsHole In The Wall LodgeHorseshoe Hill OutfittersIbamba SafarisIowa Dept of Natural ResourcesJ Bar H OutfittersJake’s Horses, Inc.James EarnestJC OutfittersJerry & Nadine PickthorneJim ZumboJMT OutfittersJohn BollingerJulian and SonsKaweka Hunting AdventuresKFB Jewelers

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LEVEL I – $5,000-$9,999

A & R OutfittersA A A Alaskan OutfittersAaron & Sarah SmithAaron MillionAccurate ArmsAdair JewelersAdvanced Litho PrintingAdventures Outfitting, LLCAfrica Motsomi Hunting AdventuresAfrika Barrel & Bow SafarisAl Edge Early American RiflesAlaska Farwest Fish CampAlaska Legends Adventure ResortAlaska Premier Sports FishingAlaska Trophy HuntsAlaskan Fishing AdventuresAlaskan Raven Guide ServiceAlaska’s Fishing Unlimited LodgeAlaska’s Rainbow Point LodgeAlaska’s Trophy King LodgeAll Season AdventuresAllegany OutfittersAllen ShearerAmerican State BankAnde RiglerAndrew Lake Lodge & CampsAnimal Clinic & HospitalAntler Expressions/Madison WestAntler MeadowsAppaloosa BroadcastingArcher XtremeArcom OutfittersArctic Red River Outfitters, Ltd.Armendaris RanchArnolds Ranch and Home, Inc.Arrows & AntlersArtistic ImpressionsArtistic Moments In BronzeAustin & HalleckAuto and Outdoor StoreAvalanche OutfittersAvenales Sportsmen’sBack Porch RanchBad River ArtworksBakers Narrows LodgeBalancing Arrow OutfittersBalenko & AssociatesBanbur SafarisBar Double T RanchBar-D Signs, Inc.Barker Trophy HuntsBaron Technology, Inc.Barto CollectablesBattenfeld Technologies, Inc.Battlement Mesa OutfittersBC Big Game Adventures, Ltd.BC StablesBear Bay LodgeBear Claw Outfitters (Tawow Lodge)Bearcat OutfittersBeaver Creek Outfitters - WYBecharof Lodge & OutfittersBecky DayBen Franklin Crafts & FramingBenchmark Wilderness RanchBernie & Mary LemonBest RanchBig Cimarron OutfitterBig Mountain OutfittersBig Rack OutfittersBig Sky Gold Diamond Brokers

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John & Judy BondJohn & Sue BarrettJohn DodsonJohn HeintzJohn Henry Lee Outfitters, Inc.John Maki OutfittersJohnny BrezinaJones OutfittersJon’s OutdoorsJT Horses, Inc.K E Schultz Guide & O/F Svc.Kai TurnerKalispell Art CastingKanuka Wilderness HuntingKDFKen & Norma KajitaKen PylypchanKen Smith’s Hunting IdahoKendall Ridge OutfittersKenetrek BootsKetchum Air ServiceKevin HarvickKiira DesignsKimberKing Auction & Realty Co, Inc.King RanchKING/KOLT/KLEN/KGAB RadioKiowa Hunting Service, Inc.Kiska Metals, Inc.Klicks K Bar L RanchKlotz Lake Camp, Inc.Kodiak ChartersKuche SafarisKuvhima SafarisKyllo Brothers OutfittersL Diamond E RanchL. T. & Becky ScuraLake Country LodgeLance DomonskeLaredo Hunting ClubLarry & Carolyn HicksLarsen Bay LodgeLaughing SunLawrence Dyer & Sons OutfittingLeann HughesLeather OriginalsLeatherman Tool GroupLeatherwood ArtsLedge SportsLee LivingstonLee RadtkeLeithen Valley Trophy Hunts NZLeslie TorstensonLewis, Slovak, Kovacich & Marr P.C.Lightning Creek OutfittersLimerock RanchLimestone OutfittersLisa & Danny TilleyLittle Big Horn LodgeLone Cone OutfittersLone Tom OutfittingLorenzo GhiglieriLost Creek GuidesLou & Renee PrusinovskiLower Brule Sioux TribeLoyd KetchumL-Roy ArtLynn & Kevin TalleyM & M OutfittersM.G. Oil CompanyMangas OutfittersMansanarez Wildlife CreationsMarias Ridge RanchMark Stratton GunmakerMark Young OutfittingMarlin Firearms CompanyMartinez Y Ewens Anasazi RanchMary Ann Cherry

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Trapper Creek OutfittersTriangle C RanchTriple H Hunting, LLCTriple O OutfittersTriple U Buffalo RanchTrophy Class OutfittersTrophy Game SafarisTrophy Mountain OutfittersTrophy Outfitter & Guide ServiceTroy MurrayTweedsmuir Park OutfittersTwin City SurplusTwin Peaks Ranch, Inc.Twisselman OutfittersTy Olson Construction, Inc.Tyler & Kelly GillTym AmericaU L Ranch OutfittersU S A ShootingUnder Wild Skies Lodge & OutfittersUngava AdventuresUnited RentalsUnited Safaris IntUpfront OutfittersUpland Water AdventuresUte Properties, LLCV & M Ranch & Guide ServiceValley MeatVaughn HaderlieVic Forchuk & Sons OutfittingVincent ZaninovichVisions of the WestVogel Outdoor AdventuresVortex OpticsW HoseW Three OutfittersW3 OutfittersWal-MartWalt & Cookie NicosonWalter’s Recycling & Refuse ServiceWanganui SafarisWeaver RiflesWestern Nevada SupplyWestern Sales ManagementWestervelt Custom GunstocksWhiddon & AssociatesWhispering Pine OutfittersWhite Mountain OutfittersWhite Shooting Systems, Inc.Whitetail Creek OutfittersWild Africa Hunting SafarisWild For The CauseWild Idaho Outfitters, Inc.Wild Skies OutfittersWild Track OutfittersWilderness LodgeWilderness MintWilderness OutfittersWilderness Pursuits IntlWilderness TracksWildlife Taxidermy and HuntingWilliam & Gwen GamradtWilliam FursWillow Ranch OutfittingWinecup Gamble RanchWoodsellers Parkway FurnitureWoolrich, Inc.Worldwide AdventuresWW OutfittersYeager Barnes OutfittersYellowstone Mountain Guides, Inc.York Daily RecordYoungs Wilderness CampZiegler Building SupplyZingela SafarisZip BeverageZulu Nyala Group

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Just south of Elk City, Idaho, flows the Red River, where Chinook salmon and steelhead spawn after traveling 500 miles from the Pacific. Few stretches have more spawning redds than where the Red River oxbows lazily through a three-mile-long meadow. Come June, camas bloom on its banks by the hundreds of thousands, literally filling the meadow until it turns blue as the sky above. Look closely amid them and you may spot newborn calves, the newest additions to a herd of 300 elk that depend on this meadow throughout the year. Moose, whitetails and countless other creatures do as well. It’s the kind of picture-perfect place that represents the best of what elk country is to so many.

Twenty years ago RMEF partnered with the state of Idaho and other entities to purchase and protect 314 acres here, now known as the Red River Wildlife Management Area. A river restoration project soon followed to maximize the Red’s spawning value to ocean-going fish as well as rare native resident bull trout and west-slope cutthroats. RMEF volunteers have put their shoulders to the wheel on multiple projects to improve streamside habitat for elk and other wildlife here as well. And in 2014, RMEF completed a conservation easement permanently protecting another 250 acres and ensuring the remainder of the meadow will always be a bir thing center for elk and salmon. It’s but one example of more than 6.6 million acres RMEF has conserved, and counting.

rmeF: an uncommon commItment to conservatIon

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