Annual Report - Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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ROC KY M OUNTA IN EL K F O U N D ATIO N
Annual Report
2014
he 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 highquality 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!
M David Allen
President & CEO
Lee Swanson
Chairman of the Board
NICK TREHEARNE
PRESIDENT’S & BOARD MESSAGE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION // WWW.RMEF.ORG
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RMEF Board of Directors
Chairman
Lee Swanson
Cross Plains, WI
Vice Chairmen
Linda Powell
Chuck Roady
Summerfield, NC
Bonners Ferry, ID
Directors
Philip Barrett
Mike Baugh
Russ Bumgardner
Curtis Christiansen
Gary “Swede” French
Lee Gamble
Andrew Hoxsey
Larry Irwin, Ph.D.
Eric Johnson
Bill Madison
Don Moss
Randy Newberg
Vicki Peltonen
G.J. “Jerry” Pionessa
Lou “Shark” Prusinovski
Dennis Radocha
Michael Steuert Terry Sweet
Mark Tolar
Joe Treadway
Jim Zumbo
Newnan, GA
Molt, MT
Denham Springs, LA
Giddings, TX
Eagle Creek, OR
Dandridge, TN
Oakville, CA
Stevensville, MT
Jackson, WY
Alturas, CA
Dayville, OR
Bozeman, MT
Bayfield, WI
Moultrie, GA
Redding, CA
Boise, ID
Roanoke, TX
Grand Junction, CO
Woodville, TX
Asheville, NC
Wapiti, WY
Founders & Lifetime Honorary Members
Charlie Decker
Bob Munson
Libby, MT
Lynnwood, WA
Officers
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the
future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.
M David Allen Rodney Triepke Lori Parker President & CEO
Secretary & COO
Treasurer & CFO
2014 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Statement of Activities
Statement of Financial Position
(thousands)
REVENUES
Net special events
ASSETS, LIABILITIES & NET ASSET SUMMARY
10,536
Net merchandise, royalty & advertising sales
Membership dues
3,086
10,267
Current assets
14,662
Investments
47,695
Property & equipment, net of depreciation
12,021
Donations (excluding conservation easements)
7,541
Conservation land holdings
2,624
Conservation easements
2,900
Other assets
1,528
Land sales
8,843
Total assets
78,530
Contract & grant revenue
911
Investment income
3,352
Current liabilities
5,591
Other income (loss)
(118)
Planned gift liabilities, net of current portion
1,274
Long-term debt, net of current portion
2,234
Total liabilities
9,099
Funds available for program & support services
47,318
EXPENSES
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(thousands)
Fundraising
3,084
Unrestricted net assets
24,285
Administration
1,839
Temporarily restricted net assets
13,481
Program services
39,694
Permanently restricted net assets
31,665
Total expenses
44,617
Total net assets
69,431
Total liabilities & net assets
78,530
Increase in net assets
2,701
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.
7% Fundraising
4% Administration
Where Your
Investment Goes
89% Program Services
Access Forever
Garrity Mountain, Montana
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.
YEAR IN REVIEW
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:
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.
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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 Restoration
RMEF 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.
27% Membership
46% Permanent Land Protection
Money Invested
by Program
15% Habitat & Wildlife Stewardship
11% Hunting Heritage
1% Elk Restoration
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Habitat & Wildlife Stewardship
torstenson family endownment
YEAR IN REVIEW
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:
· $681,165 to permanently protect and open to the public more than 3,800 acres
of vital elk habitat
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· $285,661 to help fund hunting heritage projects across the U.S.
· $169,197 to support elk restoration efforts in Virginia and Wisconsin
COURTESY GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
· $67,622 for projects to secure public access to key landscapes for hunting and other outdoor recreation
COURTESY OF MISSOURI DEPT. OF CONSERVATION
· $397,327 for habitat stewardship and management projects in 13 states
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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CONSERVING ELK COUNTRY
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Highlights of RMEF-supported conservation
work across the nation in 2014
Alabama
The 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.
Alaska
Elk 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.
Arizona
Since 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.
Arkansas
Much 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.
arkansas
In 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.
california
A 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, blacktailed 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.
Colorado
Aspen 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.
Connecticut
Nature 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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Florida
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When you think of gym class, memories of dodge ball or running the mile with a sidestitch 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.
Georgia
The 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.
Idaho
Wildfire 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.
idaho
Black 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.
Kentucky
With 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.
Indiana
The 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.
Iowa
The 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.
Kansas
Elk 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.
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Maine
Competitive shooting is about more than handling a gun. It’s also about developing selfconfidence, 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.
Maryland
Youngsters 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.
Massachusetts
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In 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.
Michigan
Few 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 640acre 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.
Minnesota
Elk 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.
prescribed fire
When 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.
montana
In 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.
Missouri
The 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.
Montana
In 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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National
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In 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.
BEFORE
Nebraska
An 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.
AFTER
Nevada
Access 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 Hampshire
More 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.
nevada
Unchecked 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.
new mexico
If 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 Mexico
Decades 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 York
Honeywell 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 Dakota
Elk 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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Ohio
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Horns, 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.
Oklahoma
Some 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.
Oregon
Nature 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.
pennsylvania
The 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.
south dakota
Horseflies 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.
Pennsylvania
Since 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 Carolina
Something 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 Dakota
Enhancing 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.
Tennessee
Elk 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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Texas
Always 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.
Utah
Left 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.
Virginia
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A 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.
Washington
In 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.
washington
More 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.
wyoming
The 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 Virginia
The 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.
Wisconsin
Historic 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.
Wyoming
Wyoming 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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FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION
The primary ways individuals, companies and organizations support the RMEF
Memberships
Throughout North America and around the world, more than 205,000 supporting, sponsor,
outfitter and life members shared in the passion to conserve elk country and pass on a
wildlife legacy in 2014.
Annual Giving Program
Wanting their dollars to go that extra acre, generous RMEF members and volunteers
donated more than $1,470,000 through annual giving in 2014.
Workplace Giving
One 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 Gifts
Many 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 & Honoraria
RMEF 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 Society
The 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 Partners
The 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 Partnerships
In 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 Support
With 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.
“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
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.
“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.”
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
attendance. The three-day retreat in
Washington included a factory tour of RMEF’s
supporter Danner Boots and showcased the
conservation partnership between RMEF and
PacifiCorp that has resulted in the protection
of more than 3,000 acres of prime elk habitat
near Mount St. Helens.
Kent and Cyndie Johnson
RMEF Life Members, Habitat Council Members,
and Trails Society Members
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Habitat Partners
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PLATINUM BENEFACTOR - $1 MILLION
Dale & Lois Ives
Ted K. Martin
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Montana Power Company
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Penelope Oncken
The Oncken Family
Larry & Brenda Potterfield
The Thoresen Foundation
Bob Torstenson Family
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Ron Yanke & YT Timber
GOLD BENEFACTOR - $500,000 - $999,999
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Kenneth & Kathleen Davis
Patrick J. & Shelley Gilligan
John & Wynne Gillis
PacifiCorp
The David & Lucille Packard Foundation
Linda Zager & Edwin D. Johnson
SILVER BENEFACTOR - $250,000 - $499,999
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Bair Ranch Foundation
Bass Pro Shops
Greg Binions
Estate of Virginia W. Cabot
The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
ChevronTexaco Corporation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Federal Cartridge Company
David F. & Margaret T. Grohne Family Foundation
Marvin & Darlene Hartze
Sally Hough
Harry J. & Doris R. Jacobsen
Tom L. & Debra E. Lewis
Richard Padula
Ranches at Ohio Creek LLC
The George B. Storer Foundation
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Brian, Geri, Jake & Chris Valentine
Bill, Deena & Nicole Whitlow
Abby & Jon Winkelried - Marvine Ranch LLC
Lynn Wolfe
BRONZE BENEFACTOR - $100,000 - $249,999
The Paul G. Allen Forest Protection Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Dee Ann Baertsch
Clifford & Nola Baltzley
Philip & Peggy Barrett
Bohemian Club
Richard Briskin
Ken Bronstad
Larry & Theresa Bucher The Lulu May Lloyd Von Hagen Foundation
Andrew Buehler
Cabela’s, Inc.
Scott & Lorri Chester
The Cinnabar Foundation
Dominion Foundation / CNG
The E.B. & Mildred C. Edwards Charitable Trust
EnCana Oil & Gas USA
Florence Bullock Ragan Family Foundation
Jon S. Fossel
Dorothy M. Fossel
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Robert B. Gillam
John R. Gillis & Darlene Hartze - SGM Biotech, Inc.
Great Smoky Mountains Association
Bert & Cheryl Haralson
Hercal Corporation
Homestake Mining Company
Eric & Katherine Johnson
Scott Kennedy
Marcia Kennedy
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Education
& Resources Foundation
Loel & Necia Knudson
Roger & Cynthia Lang
Fred Lekse
William G. Mitchell, Jr.
The Moore Charitable Foundation
Johnny Morris Foundation - Bass Pro Shops
Nevada Bighorns Unlimited, Reno
Bud & Lou Ozmun
Mark Reiling
Leonard & Sandy Sargent
Saul Sargis & Sara Clark
Ted & Pat Schmidt
Leon Searles
Shell Exploration & Production Company
William R. Shields
The Robert Springer Family
Bradford G. & Shelli Lodge Stanback
Bryan & Jacque Stark
Michael & Debbie Steuert
Sunpine Forest Products, Ltd.
Lee & Jacqui Swanson
H. Arthur & Lanita Agnes Tomsheck
Tordik Wildlife Foundation
The Stephen N. & Pamela S. Townley Family Trust
Kevin & Shelley Turner
VWB, LLC
Bob & Anne Veelman
John Vehr
Keith Ward - Bob Ward & Sons, Inc.
Waste Management of Pennsylvania
Ned & Doris Westphal
Wildlife Forever
Doug & Rhonda Young
BENEFACTOR - $50,000 - $99,999
Dan & Kim Agnew
Frank & Anita Allen
Anonymous (2)
John & Cathy Attig
Tom & Marilyn Baker
Banta Publications Group
Bob & Steve Brocchini - Brocchini Farms
Browning
Russ Bumgardner
The Edmund & Betsy Cabot Foundation
Commerce Bank
Bill & Marge Conn
W. Bruce & Mary Louise Cook Foundation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council
Wayne Edge - The Share Foundation
Vida F. Ellison Trust
The Charles Engelhard Foundation
Rodger & Sally Fleming
Rod French - Hole In The Wall Lodge
Sandra M. Friedman Berry
Nick Friend
Ray & Diana Goff
Hampe Family Foundation
Bill & Ev Hoffman
Howard & Nancy Holland
Kirk & Beth Horn
Andrew L. Hoxsey
Michael & Cynthia Huempfner
Hunter’s Specialties, Inc. - Carman & David Forbes
Aaron Jones
Greg Keller - Keller Lumber Sales, Inc.
Bill Kiefer
James Kile - In Memory of Mary M. Kile
Jo Ann Marchand
Dale McClelland
Debra McCormick
Microsoft Corporation
Carl O. Moore
James C. Mower
Nasgovitz Family Foundation
Newfield Foundation
Douglas A. & Donna M. Obert
Charles O’Dell
Olin Corporation - Winchester Division
Oracle Corporation
Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited
Petrie Family Foundation
Potlatch Corporation
Guido R. Rahr, Jr.
Republic Services of Montana
Jeanette C. Rudy
Safari Club International - Great Falls, MT
Safari Club International - Lehigh Valley Chapter
Faye & Myles Sampson
Seattle Sportsmen’s Conservation Foundation
David Shiflett
Silver Eagle Distributing
Charlene M. Sipe
Walker S. ‘Buddy’ & Tammie Lynne Smith
Soka’ Piiwa Foundation
Terry & Kathy Solberg
Southern Cross Company
Lewis Stapley
Debbie Surface
Robin Tawney
The Mule Deer Foundation
Ticketprinting.Com
Robert H. Torstenson Family Foundation
Under Armour
WARCO Pump Service, Inc.
Jeff Ware
William & Betty Jo Wells
Ford & Donna Willey Cherry Grove Golf & Tennis Club, Inc.
Robert T. Wilson Foundation
Peter & Kathleen Woeck
MONARCH - $25,000 - $49,999
James & Julia Abbott
Alberta Sport Recreation Parks & Wildlife Foundation
Chauncey & Reiko Albro
Alcoa Wenatchee Works
Shane & Angela Alexander
Anchor Glass Container Corporation
Anonymous (7)
Arco Foundation
Norman Armentrout
Mike & Sandy Austin & Family
E. Vose Babcock III
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Sara Barron & Robert Margulies
Gia Bartlett & La Tinaja Ranch
BASF Corporation
Phillip S. Berry
Terry Betteridge
Black Hills Power
BMO Harris Bank
Bonner County Sportsmen’s Association
Dixie C. & Coy D. Branscum
The Peter W. Busch Family Foundation
Carolina Hunting & Fishing Heritage Foundation
Carroll Brothers
Casey Carstens
Earl M. & Margery C. Chapman Foundation
Colorado Bowhunters Association
Consol Energy
Ron & Betty Cooper
Larry & Jeannie Crosby
Joe Culton Family
Charlie & Yvonne Decker
Dennis Kittler
Dow Agrosciences
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
The Katherine W. Dumke &
Ezekiel M. Dumke, Jr. Foundation
East Kootenay Big Game Club
Henry E. & Irene Eggink
ESR Foundation
The Fanwood Foundation
Jon Fenn & Family
Barbara Fisk
Tim Fisk
Lee & Verni Gamble
T.W. & Claire Garrett
Keith R. Garrity
Alden B. Glidden
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Dick & Sue Gooding
Gordon Construction Co, Inc.
Caesar & Sue Gorski
Jim & Patty Hatcher
Christopher J. Herbert & Nancy E. Welch
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
John & Holli Hopkins
In Memory of Noah Horn
Susan E. Horne
Huckleberry Bay Company
Phillip & Diane Hurner
Sam Johnson
L. D. ‘Jo’ Josephson
JTL Group, Inc. - Missoula
K & K Repairs & Construction Inc.
Dave & Bridget Kornder
LaFayette Family
Lee Foundation
William L. Lewis
Lewis, Slovak, Kovacich & Marr PC
Lilly’s Gift Foundation
Bill Lindberg
Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. - Dawson Creek Division
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Ruth Low
R. G. ‘Bob’ Lyngstad
Frank & Liz Manafort
Richard & Marit Marceau
Ron & Barb Marcoux
Steven S. Martin
Virginia U. Martin
Charlotte Y. Martin Foundation
Bill & Pam Matthews
Dr. George McCoy
McDowell High School for Habitat
Tom & Sue Meehl
R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
Mark & Julie Miller
Julian A. Minshew
The Missoulian
Michael J. & Linda L. Moe
Mogus Land & Livestock
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Foundation
The Montana Power Foundation
Diana & David Moore
Margaret T. Morris Foundation
The Laura Jane Musser Fund
Fred H. Nance, Jr.
National Wild Turkey Federation - Arkansas State Chapter
National Wild Turkey Federation - Kentucky State Chapter
Nevada Waterfowl Association
Newmont Mining Corporation - Nevada
W. Anthony Nichols
Noah Horn Well Drilling, Inc.
James & Janet Nyce
Paul & Susie O’Connell
Mike O’Malley
Gilman Ordway
Packard Transport, Inc.
William D. Pine
Pirtlaw Partners
Mike & Mary Plant
Ken & Marcia Polhamus
Ponderosa Valley Ranch
PPL Montana
Chuck & Marcia Raches
Lorin & Staci Radtke
Rainbow Cattle Company - Max & Linda Wills
Range Resources
Dr. Allan D. Reishus
RK Pipe & Supply
RMEF Central Oregon Chapter #19
RMEF Lee County Bull Busters Chapter
RMEF State & Regional Chairs
RMEF Three Rivers Chapter
Jim & Donna Schickling
William Schlegel
Terry & Cindy Schupp
Jim Scull
Edward T. & Margaret R. Simonds
Smith, Hood, Perkins, Loucks, Stout & Orfinger
Snyder Associated Companies
Sportsman’s Warehouse
Russell & Rita Suminski
Tanager Beverages
The Durant Family Foundation
Brooke & Wendy Torstenson
Dr. Clayton Turner
Larry Turpin, Michele Turpin, & Kelly A. Welsh
Ultra Group
Universal Handling Equipment Co., Ltd.
Hunter S. Vermillion
James M. Wagner
Walker Conservation Foundation
Diana Swift Bryant - Wapiti Land Company LLC
Jim & Bernie Warning
C. L. & Rachel Werner
West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association
Kevin Wetherell
Weyerhaeuser - Canada
Betsy & Warren Wilcox
Jane Case Williams
Bruce & Glenda Wilson
Ed Wofford
Travis W. Wofford
Stephen Ziegler
R. Frank & Eudora Zimmerman
IMPERIAL - $10,000 - $24,999
ATI Corporation
Gary Abrams of Abrams Airborne Manufacturing
Robert Acord
John & Renee Agresti
George A. Akans, Jr.
Bill & Carol Alexander
David & Toni Allen
Mark H. Allen
Gary Alto - Alto Trucking
American Electric Power
American National Can
Ames Construction
Amvets Post #9 - Bismarck, North Dakota
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
C. L. Anceney
Matt Anderson
Denny, Becky, Karly & Alex Anderson
Anheuser-Busch, Region 8
Anonymous (11)
Appalachian Wildlife Foundation
Tony Arnold
B. P. - America - Wamsutter
David & Peggy Bacca
Butler Ball
Ball Corporation
Dennis Barger
Barrett Productions
Steve & Cathy Bartow
Basin Disposal of Yakima
Bass Pro Shops - V. O.
Jerry & Morna Bastian
Greg & Mary Bauer
Max & Cindy Bauer, Jr.
Mike Baugh
Dr. John C. Bax
Bear River Casino & Hotel
Richard Bennett
Richard & Mae Berger
Best Western Grant Creek Inn
Arvid & Judy Bevers
Big Game Hunters Foundation
Big Sky Insulations, Inc. - Brad & Kathy Huempfner
Mark & Candy Biggs - In Memory of David R. Bahrenburg
Bill Barrett Corporation
Virginia S. Binkley
Steven T. Bird
Jack Blackwell
Wilson Bloom
Robert L. Bobbett, Jr.
Boise Cascade Corporation
John Bond
Boone & Crockett Club
Alex Borel
Bethany W. Boutell
Rich & Judy Boyden
Henry R. & Sharon L. Brandt
Bruce Branscum
Ronald G. Bridge - In Memory of Marilyn J. Bridge
Mike & Debbie Brown
Lloyd R. Brown
Dave Brucken
George W. Brumley III & Julia P. Brumley
Fred & Janis Bryant
Terry Bryant & Nancy Harman
Stuart & Terry Buchholtz
Alfred W. Buck
In Loving Memory of Jeff Bullock
Ed & Laurie Burckhardt
Burlington Resources
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc.
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. - West Fargo/Moorhead
Jack Byron
Stephen J. Cadez
Canadian Superior Energy, Inc.
Angelo Caputo
Harold & Lupe Carlson
Linda & Wayne Carlton - Carlton’s Corp, Inc.
Ed & Carol Carmack
Carr Creek Ranch, Inc.
William W. & Debbie Carstens
Caterpillar Inc.
Centerfire Real Estate
Chase Card Services
Chevron Production Company - Wyoming
Richard & Judy Childress
Church Universal & Triumphant, Inc.
Circle G Ranch
Stephen Clark
Stephen B. Clark DDS
Clark Distributing Co., Inc.
John C. & Lucy M. Cochrane
Gordon & Christine Cole
Connell Oil, Inc - Brad & Michelle Bell
Butch & Linda Connor
ConocoPhillips
Kevin Cook
Don & Jana Cook, Jr.
Dr. Arthur D. & Sherrie Cooper
Cooper Natural Resources
Michael Cosby - Beaver Valley Ranch
Allen Cothron
Brittney Nichole Cothron
Counter Assault
Jack Craig
Travis & Renee Crawford
Randolph S. & Kay Creech
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.
The Crosland Family Foundation, Inc.
Sam & Gloria Culpepper
Cumberland Gap Hearthstone, Inc.
Sam & Jody Curtis
DJB & E General Engineering
Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association
The Dale Jr. Foundation
Helen & Peyton Daniel, Jr.
Gary L. Darnell
Craig Darrow
J., Cheryl & Justin Dart
John Davis
DeBeaumont Foundation
Timothy & Tina DeLaney
Jim DelBondio
Delta Marketing Group, Inc.
Wayne & Sandra Demarest
Deschamps Family Partnership
Harve R. Dethlefs
Charles Dishion
Disticor
Chet & Ardy Dixon
Dave & Myrna Dodd
John M. Dodson
Michael & Linda Dove
Dry Creek Ranch
Dan Duffy - United Country Real Estate
Dun Foundation
Kerry DuPuis
Dean & Renee Dutton - Dutton Hereford Ranch
Eagle Sales of the Black Hills, Inc.
Eagles Club Aerie 2749
East Moreno Ranch
Echo Canyon Guest Ranch
Max S. Ekenberg
John & Stasi Eldredge
Deb Eldridge & Family
Eleanor Lloyd Dees Foundation
Elk Glen Ranch
Elk Lake ‘Jagermeister’ Bunch
Elko Bighorns Unlimited
Franklin & Audrey Emery
EnCana - Canada
The Evans Family
William S. Everman
Dan, Barb, & Danielle Falstad
Michael T. Fiore
First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation
First Interstate Bank of Commerce Missoula Office
John Fischer
Dwight & Linda Flynn
Tommy A. Ford
Forestland Marketing
Timothy I. Foster
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep Eastern Chapter
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep Washington Chapter
John & Tinker Frazier
Fuchs Copy Systems, Inc.
David J. & Carol J. Galbavy
Jeff & Lisa Garness - Garness Engineering Group, Ltd.
General Distributing Company
Dr. Jack & Dr. Vanessa Germeroth
Bob & Mike Gibson
Jerry & Norma Gilbertson
W. Braxton Gillam
David & Debbie Gilliam
Andrew Gliewe
GMC Trucks
Jimmy Godbee
Rick Godwin
Goodson Plumbing
Tara Grace
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Graham
Ron & Sharon Gray
Great Western Malting Co.
Jack L. Green
Art & Sherry Green
Walter R. Green
Green Hill Mining, Inc.
Margaret Grow
Fred & Shan Grundman
Gulf Canada Resources Limited
Jeffrey C. Gunter
Richard & Julie Gustad
John L. Habberstad
Mike & Jolene Hale
Fred & Cheryl Hall
William Hallinan
Hancock Timber Resource Group
Don C. Hanskutt Trust
Martin Hanson
James H. Hanson
Ron & Joy Harper
Dr. Craig & Jamie Hart
Harvey Eagles Club
Hunt Hatch
Everett ‘Sparky’ Hauck
Haven Charitable Foundation - Kari & Paul Yatkowski
Wayne & Rena Heaton
Heller Charitable & Education Fund
Heller Foundation, Inc.
Lawrence & Debra Hembroff
Michael & Carol Ann Henley
Sandy Hensley - In Memory of Thomas L. Hensley
Tom & Joanie Hentz
Charles Herner
Ed & Rhoda Hill
Barbara & Joe Marlin Hilliard
Hillsdale Fund, Inc. - North Carolina
Jerry W. Hirrschoff
John C. Hoffman
Todd & Marcia Holland - Holland Ranch
Homewood Hunt Club
Randy & Judy Hoose
The Berenice Gates Hopper Family Fund
Horine Family
Daniel A. Howell
David Hoxsey
Dr. Gene & Connie Hughes
Frank & Grace Huitt
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Hutchins Paving & Engineering Inc.
Alton & Linda Hutto
Idaho Transportation Department
Illinois Instruments
Inland Container Corporation
The Inn at Rockhouse Ranch
Larry Irwin
B. Max Iverson, MD
JR Simplot Company
Doug Jack
Ross Jackson
Ja-Co Welding & Consulting Ltd.
Tim & Peggy Jacobson
Bob & Bette Jaedicke
Larry & Carol Jenkins
Joey’s Pumping Service
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Johnson
E. James Johnson - Bison Contracting
Kent & Cyndie Johnson & Family
Thomas B. & Amber L. Jones
Charles Jones & Suzanne Paisley
A. Richard Kacin
Scooter Keen
Harvey Keene
Dave Kelner
Martha D. Kelsey
Bill & Diane Keltner
Larry & Christine Kieft
James Kilmer
Sharon Kilmer
Kittitas County Field & Stream Club
Gary B. Kline, DDS
Wayne Knapp
Cornelia Kramer - OK Ranch
Dan & Patty Kreitman
Lee & Ann Kribbs
Michael & Connie Krieg - United Country Real Estate
The Lacy Foundation
Lafarge Canada, Inc.
Laidlaw Waste Systems, Ltd.
LaMar Construction
Land Between the Lakes Elk Transport Committee
L. B. Lane Family Foundation
Glenn & Marie Larson Trust
Ralph W. Laubscher
Mr. & Mrs. John Leevers
Kent & Shirley Leonhardt
Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
Key & Sherlyn Lewis
The Lightfoot Foundation
Osborne Linguist - Elizabeth L. &
Russell F. Hallberg Foundation
Litehouse Inc.
Little Snake River Conservation District
Jack & Corky Logan
Daniel & Marguerite Lort
Tim & Judy Losinski
Louisiana Pacific Corporation - Hines, Oregon
Floyd & Vonda Luck
Stan & Carolyn Lueck
Chris & Caren Lutter
In Honor of Paul Lynch
Jack & Natalie Lyon
W. L. Lyons Brown Foundation
Rose MacDowell
Bill Madison
Alan Maguire
Marathon Oil Company Foundation
Marmc Transportation
Les & Niki Marsh
Middleton A. ‘Sandy’ Martin
Bob & Barb Martin
Martinez Y Ewens Anasazi Ranch
Dr. Don & Rebecca Massa
Dave Mathes
Frank A. May
Bill & Donna Maze
Mike & Sandy McAdaragh
Linda McBride
McKenzie River Trust
Russell L. McLean & Lisa Kosir
McMurry Foundation
Stan Meyer
George R. Michel
Bob Middleton
Milodragovich, Dale, Steinbrenner & Nygren P.C.
Dan & Allison Minnick & Ed & Paula LaRiviere
Missouri River Healthcare
Monsanto - Soda Springs, Idaho
Montana Homes & Land - Bonnie Lynn
Mike & Chris Morgan
David Wayne Morgan
Jim & Rennie Morrell
Dan & Beth Morrison
Don & Angie Moss
Randy & Elly Moyers
Donald L. Muller, Sr.
Bob & Vicki Munson
Frank & Peggy Murphy
N. B. Handy Co., Inc.
Arthur Nagel
National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers
National Shooting Sports Foundation
National Wild Turkey Federation - Pennsylvania State Chapter
National Wild Turkey Federation South Dakota State Chapter
National Wild Turkey Federation - Washington State Chapter
Natureworks, Inc.
Bill & Lyn Neel - Copper Windmill Ranch
Don & Karla Nehring
Doug & Renae Nelson
Ross Neufeld
Steve Nevens
Randy & Kimberly Newberg
Newmont Mining Corporation - Colorado
Philip Nichols & Family
Mark & Margie Nielsen
Bob & Diana Noel
Noranda Minerals
Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.
Bob & Patrick Nordstrum
North American Hunting Club
North Dakota Game Warden Association
Edward R. Nugent III
Catherine Commander O’ Farrell
Oberweiler Foundation
Olson Excavating, Inc.
John & Judi O’Steen
John & Kari Ottman
Outdoor Life Network
Outdoorlife Conservation Fund
Outdoors Unlimited
George H. Owren
Oz Architects
Dennis & Beverly Pahlisch
Lou & Melanie Pai
Dan Palli
Steve & Colleen Parisi
Grant, Matt & Jackson Parker & Molly Galusha
Jim & Patti Parr
Jack Pate
Wallace F. Pate Fellow Man Foundation
Payne Financial Group
Richard & Karen Pearson
Peccia & Associates
Stephen F. Pedigo & Lynn Pisano-Pedigo
Vicki & Bob Peltonen
Fred & Carole Perry
Mike & Patricia Peters
Colin S. Phipps
Bruce Pinkerton
Jerry & Evelyn Pionessa
Plum Creek Timber Company, LP
Mark S. Pollock
Sherman & Jan Pope
Mike & Kathy Post
Thomas P. Powers
Anthony A. Previti Family Charitable Foundation
Paul Qualley
Dennis L. & Bobbie A. Radocha
Therese S. Ramirez & George C. Billings
Terry Rathert
Read Enterprises - Don & Sharon Read
Tom Redmond
Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Sharon Rhodes
Nanette M. Richard
Donald L. Richard
Val Rickert
Rifle Falls Ranch - Craig C. Wilcox
John & Dori Riggs, Jr.
R. Lance Riggs, Jr.
RMEF Badger Chapter
RMEF Bois DeSioux Chapter
RMEF Bull Run Chapter
RMEF Central Arkansas Chapter
RMEF Flathead Valley Chapter #3
RMEF Fox Valley Chapter
RMEF Grand Junction Chapter
RMEF Heart of the Valley Chapter
RMEF Houston Chapter
RMEF Land Between the States Chapter
RMEF Maryland Chapter
RMEF North Texas Chapter
RMEF Northwest Ohio Chapter
RMEF Ozarks Chapter
RMEF Phoenix Chapter
RMEF Rawlins Chapter
RMEF Shenandoah Valley Chapter
RMEF Southeast Nebraska Chapter
RMEF Summit County Chapter
RMEF Washington State Workshop
Chuck & Gayla Roady
Billie Robb - Red Creek Outfitters
The Roberts Foundation
Bob & Linda Robinson
Jack Robinson & Sons, Inc.
Thomas Rock MD
Rocky Mountain Brake
Clarence E. Rodriguez MD
Denny Root
Vincent M. Rosdahl
Sonya H. & Scott D. Rosenthal
Round Mountain Gold
Rick Roy
John & Barbara Rumpel
Thomas N. Rusch
Safari Club International - Seattle Chapter
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Safari Club International - Badgerland Chapter
Safari Club International - Blue Mountain Chapter
Safari Club International - El Paso Chapter
Safari Club International - Greater Dacotah Chapter
Safari Club International - Lake Superior Chapter
Safari Club International - Northwest Chapter
Safari Club International - Pittsburgh Chapter
Safari Club International - Western Montana Five
Valleys Chapter
Safari Club International Region 25
Sagittarius Archers
Benard Sampson
Barth & Gail Satuloff
Craig I. Sauey
Jack & Jessica Saxten
Gary & Ann Schaefer
In Memory of Don Schindler
Schirard Colorado Limited Partnership
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Schmidt
Harold J. Schneider
Martin Scholz & Regina Reinitz
Tony A. Schoonen
Schwartz Family Limited Partnership
Tom Scrugham
Scotty Searle
William Willard & Lillian C. Searles
Searles Development LLC
Security Lumber & Supply Co.
In Memory of Eileen ‘Millie’ Sharp
Paul & Connie Shepard
Alan & Tonia Sheppard
William H. & Jane G. Shields
Charles & Tammy Shook
Steve Short
Leonard & Christine Shotwell
Simpson PSB Fund
Sinnemahoning Sportsmen Association, Inc.
Dale & Karen Sisel
Gerry & Penny Skaw
Brad, Cindy & Ashlee Skramstad
Sky Ranch LLC
Dan Smith
Smurfit-Stone Container
Sam & Dee Ann Sneed
Dennis & Kathy Snyder Family
Son Shine Collision Services
South Dakota Budweiser Distributors
Sportsman & Ski Haus
Michael & Susan Spurlock
St. Marys Area Middle School
St. Marys Paper Ltd.
Robert & Monika Steller
Dave Stephens - Manzanita Lumber
Bob & Marci Stokke
Stoney Ridge Outfitters
Robert Strahs
The Strootman Family
Mark Swan
Scott & Ruth Swasey
Terry & Judy Sweet
Ernest & Sue Swift
James J. Szalankiewicz - In Memory of Norman L. Grafton
John & Maribeth Talia
Tatanka Spirit, LLC
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wayne & Pat Thacker
The Gas Guy, Inc. - Kurtis & Toni Kinden
Jimmy & Betty Thibodeau
Christine Thomas
John C. Thornton
Donald & Jane Thorpe
Thorpe Mountain, LLC
Three Rivers Timber Company
Timberlake High School for Habitat
Bess Spiva Timmons Foundation Inc.
Mark & Colleen Tolar
Jill & Terry Tonn
Topics Entertainment
Eric Torstenson
Sheila Townley - In Honor of Gary E. Townley
Transalta - Centralia Operations
Joe R. & Dawn Treadway
Rod & Lisa Triepke
George & Laurenzia Trowbridge
Timothy S. Troxel
John, Lori & Jordan Tuter
US Bancorp Piper Jaffray
US Tobacco Company
US West Foundation
Vaagen Brothers Lumber Co.
Frank L. Valen
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Paul Viguerie
David M. Vistica
Klaus & Beate Von Stutterheim
John T. Vucurevich Foundation
Wachovia Bank N.A.
Patrick & Kathi Waite
Jason Wallingford - United Country Real Estate
Wal-Mart - Richfield, Utah
Wal-Mart #5099 - Grand Junction, Colorado
Brian J. Walsh
Jack & Shirley Walter
Ronald & Margaret Washburn
Randy & Teresa Waterhouse
Jim & Patty Watkins - J/P Ranch
Gary Wattis
David & Crystal Watts
Bob & Kathy Wellman
Arch & Sharon Wells
James M. Wells
Wells Fargo - Missoula
Westley Werner
David E. & Mary D. Wesley
Gary L. West
Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Wayne & Mary White
Ron & Pat White - The Spectrum Group
White Shooting Systems, Inc.
Craig Wickman & Penny Noyes
Bob & Linda Wilkes
Robert R. & Judy E. Wilkes
Jim Wilkins, Jr.
Williams Companies, Inc.
Julia E. Williams-Hawley
James W. Wilson
George & Irene Windolph
David & Georgean Wirsbinski In Memory of John Wirsbinski
Gary & Rita Wolfe
Bob & Carolyn Wood
Thomas L. & Sally A. Woodruff
Robert S. Woodruff & Cristi Lippert-Woodruff
Charles W. & Gail S. Woosley
Russell & Jean Wright
Michael R. Wright
Wyoming Diesel Service
Wyoming Wildlife Federation - Crandall Fund
Kenneth R. Yarbrough
Chad & Julie Zimmerly
Dr. Gail D. Zimmerman
Zip Beverage
Jim Zubillaga
ROYAL - $5,000 - $9,999
24 Hour C Store & Catering
320 Ranch
3D Concrete, Inc.
Boyd & Terri Aarestad
Duane Acker
The Alcoa Foundation - Tennessee
Ron & Bonnie Alcorn
Jud Allen
Allen Unique Autos
Allied Waste Services
Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Amvets Post #7 - Fargo, North Dakota
Lelan L. Anderson
Anonymous (5)
Antlers Inn
Arch Coal, Inc.
Bob Arrington
Thomas D. Arthur
Dave & Myra Arthur
Earle S. Ashton III
Sherman & Terri Atkinson
Marvin Ausherman
B & F Distributing
B & M Construction, Inc.
Richard Backes
Badlands Hardware
Thomas R. ‘Jay’ Badovski
David Bahl - Weldall Mfg., Inc.
Thomas H. Baird, MD
John & Suzanne Balenko
Bank of Commerce
Bank of the Cascades
Bar-De Transportation
Victor G. Barnes, Jr.
Baron Holding Company, LLC
Craig & Barbara Barrett Foundation
Bartlett Oilfield Service
Basic American Foods
Bob & Marali Bastian
Tony Bates
Tim & Vicki Bauer
William Bauman
Dr. John Bausher
Charles Bava
Beer, Inc.
Berry Petroleum
Rick & Donae Bezanson
BGSL Education, Inc.
Bill Bierer
Big Sky Carvers
Billings Gazette
David A. Bishop
Bobcat Ranch LLC
Gary & Bonnie Boes
Ed Bolen Painting Company
Edward S. & Cornelia W. Bonnie
Bosch Motors
William & Phyllis Bouchee
Diane M. & Mark S. Bowers
David & Linda Brenden
Jack G. Brittingham
Brohm Mining Corp.
Earl W. Brooks
Mark Brosvik & Lynn Eshleman
Robert & Myrna Brown
Steve & Kathleen Brown
David & Margaret Brown
Brown-Forman Beverage Company
Lou & Kathy Budge
Dale & Millie Buehler
Builders Association of Northern Nevada - BANN
Don Burgess
Wanda & Gary Burnett
Boyd & Deborah Burns
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
Adolphus Busch IV
Charles Bussman
BW Timber Products
Byron Nelson Automation LLC
C.A. Miller Family
Jeff Cade
John & Teri Caid
George D. Cain
Caras Nursery & Landscape
Matthew Carey
Scott Carpiere - Carwil
Robert L. Carr
Craig Carrel
Ryan Case Memorial
Cash Distributing Co., Inc.
Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation
Gail Chapman
Bonita Charles
Stephan & Bonita Charles
Chattanooga Shooting Supplies
Chevron USA Production Company
Alan Christensen
Curtis & Janet Christiansen
Patrick Chubb
Ted & Clara Clark
Classic Sportswear Inc.
Clear Channel
Audi & Beverly Clemens
C’mon Inn
John F. ‘Jack’ Cochrane
Pat Cody
Tim Coelho
Joe & Jill Cohenour
Dean Collins
Columbia River Bank
Paul & Leah Connell
Gary Cook
Elizabeth Cook
Jay Cook - Marine Bank
James M. Cooper
Joyce Cooper
Mark L. Corner
Craig Courtright & Chad Courtright
Croy Family: Chris, Laura, Madison, Lily & Sophie
Mel & Sharon Cundiff
Custer Sportsman’s Club
Cyprus-Amax Coal Company, Inc.
Richard Dahm, Stephen Start & Stephen Smart
Dakota Fence Company
Dallin Motors
William C. ‘Bud’ & Edith Dashiell
Dave’s Amoco, Inc.
Chris & Margaret Davis
Bonnie M. & Dean L. Davis
Davis Bros. Travel Plazas
Davis Conservation Foundation
Becky Day & Doug Miller
Eric D. DeRudder
The Charles DeVlieg Foundation
Steve & Rhonda Decker
Delta Distributors, Inc.
Gregory C. DeMakis
Keith Denoncourt
Tom W. Deveny
Sue & Wes Dixon
Domtar Forest Resources - Southern Ontario Region
Rocky Dorvall
Tommy & Joann Drew
Jim & Jan Dunn
Chris Durbin
E Management Group, Inc.
Eagle Surveys Ltd.
Earl Floyd Ford
Dennis & Amy Edmondson
Dennis L. Ekleberry
Rick & Linda Elbert
Employees & Contractors of Slocan Group Plateau Division
Emporia Firefighters Local #818
Ralph English - The English Foundation
Enterprise Products Operating LP
Helen E. Erskine Trust
Laura Eshelman
Barry & Becca Estes
Eureka County Recreation Board
Richard & Kathryn Evans
George Facer
Morgen & Sharon Fagan & Family
Fargo Elks Lodge #260
Fargo Holiday Inn
James F. Felch III
Mike & Valene Ferguson
Dr. Dan & Mary Ann Fiehrer
First Interstate Bank - Laramie, Wyoming
First National Bank of Gillette
First National Bank of the Rockies
First Valley Bank
First Western Bank
Flathead Beverage/Budweiser
Floyd Lilly Company
E. P. Fogleman Construction Company, Inc.
DBA Frontier Homes
Greg & Amy Ford
Formby Auto Plaza of Summit County
Foundation For A Better Tomorrow
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep - Iowa
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep - Montana Chapter
Charlie Frantz - Silvertip Electric
Charles D. Franz
John Franzia
Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn
Thomas Free
Swede & Linda French
Robert M. Frey
Michael & Kristyl Friedenberg
Rodney & Kathryn Froelich
Gagnon Incorporated
Terry & Cindy Gaither
Greg & Beth Ganick
Mike & Kris Garey
Gas Analysis Service
Gasco Drilling, Inc.
GCR Tire
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Robert & Linda Gerlach - Select Construction Services
Thomas A. Gilbertson - Western Crop Protection
Tyler & Kelly Gill
Jim Gillespie
GL Environmental, Inc.
Glacier Fur Dressing, Inc. - Brad & Shelley Borden
Jim Gladen
Glass Foundation
GLM Enterprises, Inc.
John Goering & Claudia Koontz - K G Llama
Kevin Goldstein-Game Cutters Ltd.
Bruce & Christel Gollnick
Jim Goolsby
The Graesser Foundation
Grand Junction Chiropractic Center, PC
Great Lakes Carbide Tool Mfg., Inc.
Great Smoky Mountains Chapter - Women for Wildlife
Great Smoky Mountains Chapter - Men
Terry Green
Greiner Ford Lincoln Mercury
Melvin Haas
Hamburg Fish & Game Association
Dave & Paula Hansen
John W. Haralson
The Harbor Foundation
Harold & Rae Harborth
Norman Harned
Fred C. & Linda C. Harteis
Terry W. Harvey-Alliance Corporation, Inc.
Beth Hassett & Kerry Anderson
Mark & Kathie Hauge
Havre Distributors
Grayson Heard
Van Heare
Heart of the West Chevy Dealers
Arthur P. Heitzler, MD
Stanton P. Helland, Sr.
Blake & Michele Henning
Henson Fencing
Darren & Lori Herbert
Heritage Bank - Illinois
Wes & Donna Hibner
High County Wildlife Pins & Etc
Hillsdale Fund, Inc. - Colorado
Richard Hlavnicka
Bill Hofmann
Jim & Rhonda Holleran
Home Technologies Corporation
Ralph C. Hood, Jr.
Jeanne & Rob Horsmann
W. Russell Hose II
Michael Hudzick & Clarine Beatty
Bob Huffman
Idaho Power Company
Idaho State Bowhunters
Inland Northwest Wildlife Council
ITC Electrical
Bob & Gayle Jacob
Jake & Kristi Jacobsen
Barry & Jane Jacobsen
James W. Smith Printing Company
Jamestown Eagles Club
W. B. Johnson
Larry Johnson & Family - DGI Environmental Inc.
Don Jones - Jones Painting, Inc.
K.R. Butler Engineering, Inc.
Tom & Tracy Kaness
Mack & Debra Karnes
Denis Karnosky
Kassa Insurance
Kent Kasten
Anthony S. Keller
Jeanette Kelley
Robert & Cheryl Kempenich
W. Elton Kennedy
Bill & Deb Kenney
Kentucky Department of Fish &
Wildlife Resources Commissioners Office
Kentucky-Tennessee Coal Operators Association, Inc.
Julie & Allen Kerby
Timothy I. & Carol A. Kern
Paul Kimbol
Edward M. King
Kenneth L. King
Bill & Carol Klapperich
Jeff Klein - Jumping Horse Ranch
Buddy Klinkers
Lee Knepper
George Knoop, Jr.
Kobus & Sheve Trailer Park - Jim Kobus &
Russ & Linda Sheve
George Kohout - Kohout Enterprises Inc
Koncor Forest Products Co.
Steve & Lisa Kowatch
David & Mollie Krehnke
Otto Kuczynski
David W. & Carol J. Kuhns
L & L Real Estate, Inc.
Laconia Savings Bank
Phil Lampert
Land Between the Lakes Association
Landrill Exploration, Inc.
Ralph D. Latta
Bernie & Mary Lemon
Gisele M. Lemon & Ronald K. Southard
LES
Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council
John David Lindsey
Llagas Foundation
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies
The Glenn R. Logan &
Rhea Jean McCandless Logan Family Trust
Paul & Yvette Lokotz - Two Feathers LLC
Dennis L. Long
Richard & Donna Jo Long - D & R Trucking
Charles Lopresti
Nat Love - Nat’s Outdoor Sports, Inc.
Lux Foundation, Inc.
Jim & Jean Maddox
Lester Mallette
Toni Mancini
Dan Mansfield - Olde West Gun & Loan
James M. & Billie L. Maples
Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC
Wayne & Marjorie Marion
Marty Markowski
Doug & Lianne Marsh
Kat & Larry J. Martin
Pepper & Joetta Martin
Phil & Phylis Martinelli
The Mason Companies
Ronald D. Mattern
Ron Mazzeo
McDonnell Douglas Employees Community Fund
Ken & Karen McFadden
Terry & Cathy McLaughlin
John & Sue McMorrough
John & Carlie Mechler
The Meiser Family
Phillip Mendoza
Rafael Mendoza
James & Deborah Menter - Voss Signs LLC
William D. Meredith
Michaels of Oregon
Midway Food Market
Millennium Directional Drilling
Russell P. Miller
Miller Brewing Company - Friends of the Field
Miller Brothers Coal, Inc.
Jesse Minor
Monroe - Schuler Foundation
Monsanto Company
Montana Orthopedics
Thad Moore
Brant Morris - Inland Northwest Consultants
Russ & Betty Morton
Mosquito Creek Sportsman’s Association
Mountain Trail Outfitters
Susan M. Moxley
Michael F. & Stacey Mueller
Mullendore, Tawney & Watt
W. Austin Musselman, Jr.
Kyle & Lori Mussman
Eugene H. Nagel
Nature Conservancy - Canada
Nelson Brothers LLC
The Newberry Family Charitable Foundation
Craig & Cindy Newell
Newmont Mining Corporation
Ernie Nicholson
Noland Orchards
Tim Noll
North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation
North Shore Anglers & Hunters Conservation Organization
Northside Construction Ltd.
Northwest Colorado Ranching for Wildlife
Northwest Fence Company
NRP, LLC
Nathan & Tracy Ogden
Ronald F. Ogletree
Old West Gallery Darby
D. L. Onofrio
John & Liza Ortman
Ottertail Rod & Gun Club
James L. Owsley II - Owsley Ranch LLP
Pacific Restaurant
Padial Real Estate, Inc. - Carlos Padial, Jr.
Parker Toyota
LaRue & Sherry Parr
Stan Patzel
Jerry & Aurelia Paugh
Karen & Bud Paul
Tony Pauly
Roger Peck
Terry Pedersen
Pegasus Gold Corporation
Pembina County Area Sportsmen Club
Peninsula Italian American Social Club
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Northern California
Greg Peterson
Michael & Karen Pettis
Pew Corporation
Pfizer Animal Health - Dr. Pete Knight
Tim Pflieger
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Pikes Peak Community Foundation & The Donner Fund
Pine Branch Coal
John & Julia Pinner
Paul A. Pittman
Plum Creek Manufacturing
Plus Electric
PM Construction & Rehab, LP
Post Register
DeWayne & Jeannie Potts
Linda Powell
Premier Technology
Chris & Michelle Proper
Lou & Renee Prusinovski
Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Pumpco Inc.
William H. Purnell, Jr.
QEP Resources, Inc.
R.A. Webber & Sons
Ranch & Home - Kennewick - The Dress Family
Rapid Fire Protection
Donald Rasmussen
Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association
Red Rock Family Practice
Joseph Regan
James A. Remington
Yancey Reynolds
Rice Area Sportsmen
Rio Tinto Energy America
Riverwood International
RMEF Albuquerque Chapter
RMEF Baraboo Range Chapter
RMEF Big Bull Falls Chapter
RMEF Blackfoot-Clearwater Chapter
RMEF Bluegrass Chapter
RMEF Board of Directors
RMEF Carolina Foothills Chapter
RMEF Central Kentucky Chapter
RMEF Central New York Chapter
RMEF Cumberland Valley Chapter
RMEF Daniel Boone Chapter
RMEF Des Plaines River Chapter
RMEF East Tennessee Chapter
RMEF Elk Wisconsin Chapter
RMEF Elkhorn’s Chapter
RMEF Fond Du Lac Chapter
RMEF Genesee Valley Chapter
RMEF Indianhead Chapter
RMEF Kettle Moraine Chapter
RMEF Kitsap Chapter
RMEF Klamath Falls Chapter #52
RMEF La Crosse Chapter
RMEF Lethbridge Chapter
RMEF Mat-Su Chapter
RMEF Minn-Dak Chapter
RMEF Montana District Chairs
RMEF Mountaineer Chapter
RMEF North Star Chapter
RMEF Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
RMEF Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter In Memory of Olin C. Capwell
RMEF Old Dominion Chapter
RMEF Oregon State Workshop
RMEF Orlando Chapter
RMEF Red Mountain Chapter
RMEF Rogue Valley Chapter
RMEF Rose City Chapter
RMEF Salt Lake Chapter
RMEF Southern West Virginia Chapter
RMEF St. Croix Valley Chapter
RMEF Texas Hill Country Chapter
RMEF Thumb Michigan Chapter
RMEF Tillamook County Chapter
RMEF Tucson Chapter
RMEF Tulsa Chapter
RMEF Volunteers of the Montana Summer Rendezvous
RMEF Waupaca Chapter
RMEF West Virginia Chapters
RMEF Yellow River Basin Chapter
R’nR RV Center
Robert & Billie Robinson
Ed Robinson
Rocky Mountain Gun Club
Rodgers Plumbing & Heating
Rusty & Glennda Ross - Ross Ranch
Larry Rubis - Fabrication Technologies
Kenneth C. Rummel
William Rutherford - Forest Park Foundation
Sean M. Ryan
Safari Club International – Dallas Chapter
Safari Club International - Inland Empire Chapter
Safari Club International - Phoenix Chapter
Safari Club International - Portland,
Oregon Chapter Foundation
Safari Club International - Sacramento Chapter
Safari Club International - San Diego Chapter
Safari Club International - Billings Chapter
Doran R. Salow
Tim Sample
Sand County Foundation
Gayle Sanders
Sandy Mac’s Distributing, LLP
Scheels All Sports
Craig Schell
Lance & Lois Schelvan
Charles Schmid
Richard & Kit Schmoker - Schmoker Family Foundation
Jim Schneehagen
Kenneth W. & Vickie Scott
D.H. Scott
James Seeton
SEI
Richard Sell
Jack L. & Linda K. Sellers
Charlie Semler
James A. Senty
Jeff Shaara
Jamil Shalash
Howard Sharp
Sheehan Majestic
Shell Canada Limited
Shell Rocky Mountain Production
Stephen & Linda Sheppard
Ross & Lisa Sheridan
Shields Bag & Printing Employees
George & Julia Shiflett
Tony Shingleton
Robert & Catherine Shopneck
James A. Shurts
Sierra Air Conditioning
Luanne Silkwood
Sioux Falls Winnelson Co.
Bradley & Leslie Slocum
Danny & Elizabeth Smedley
Snappy Sport Senter, Inc.
Trygve A. Solberg
Carl & Bonnie Sondermann
The Songer Family
Fay A. Sorrells
Sparhawk Trucking
Spearfish High Schools for Habitat
Richard Spears
George E. Spier, MD
Lionel & Vivian Spiro
Sportys Steakhouse - Dick & Jackie Lowry
Craig & Betty Staley
Stallion Solids Control
Stein Distillery, Inc.
Ron Steinmann
Aaron Stevens - Ponderosa Flowtesting
Kevin Stewart - Arena Towing
Stimson Lumber Company
Stockman Bank
Myrl J. Stone
Peter Storer
Bill & Karen Stout
Sun Valley Packing
Sunoco, Inc.
Pat Sutphin
Gary & Bonnie Swanson
Troy & Kim Sweet
Regis J. Synan - F. Tinker & Sons Company
Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club
Art & Diane Talsma
Jackie & John Taylor
John & Alice Taylor
Jerry Taylor & Debra Naccarto
John & Diane Teeter
Tejas Equipment, Inc.
Teltech Communications LLC / Genesis Green
David & Shannon Ter Maat
Teton Toyota
Josh N. Tharrington
Mahlon T. White Thatcher Foundation
Russ Thomas
Jack Ward Thomas & Kathleen Hurley
Dwaine & Jimmie Thomasson
Bryan B. Thompson
Town & Country Auto Mall
Donald Travis - Travis Taxidermy
Treskor Development Partnership
Elizabeth Tulou & James Ring
Eric Tycksen - Legacy Homes
David V. Uihlein
Uintah Fasteners
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
Ultra Resources
Kenneth J. Umhey, Jr.
Mark & Kathy Umholtz
United Parcel Service
Kent & Tana Utley
Ronald J. Vecchie
VIP Enterprises
Janice Vosika
Ray Voyda - Freedom Chevrolet
Pat & Dianna Wall
Wal-Mart #3217
Wal-Mart Grand Junction, Colorado #1280
Wal-Mart Lawton, Oklahoma
Brock & Donna Ware
Dick & June Warner
Kevin & Marty Warning
In Memory of James R. Watson, Jr.
Dusty L. Watz
Wausau Lumber Sales Co., Inc. - Mark K. Staples
WCS Oil & Gas
Gary D. Wear
Weatherby, Inc.
Mike Webber
Ken Weis Family
Dan & Janet Wescott
Gary & Marian West
Dave & Jane West & Family
Western Montana Development, LLC
Western Nevada Supply
Scott & Lori Westphal
Whayne Supply Co.
Wheaton Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Ltd.
Jason & Leah White
Ray & Joyce White
Whitefish Credit Union
Josh & Christy Whittaker
Archie Whittemore
Wesley E. Wiegand
Wildlife Tomorrow
William E. & Gretchen J. Wilson
H. Wayne & Donna Wilson
Wind River Casino
J. B. & Teri Wise & Family
Wolfe’s Terre Haute Auto Auction, Inc. - Daniel T. Wolfe
Wolf’s Dodge of Jackson
Rick Woodard
Worland Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce
WPX Energy San Juan LLC
Jim Zepaltas
Jon & Lanceine Ziegler
Ron & Carolyn Zimmerman
James Zumbo
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AIS Construction Equipment Corp.
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Odile M. Aagesen
Dave Abrahamson Bee Line Alignment
Steven & Debbi Adam
David E. & Judith P. Adams
Mark & Katherine Agnew
Rick Ahmann
Air Tech Drilling
Airport Automotive
The Alberta Fish & Game Association
Antonio L. Alcorta
Steve & Jill Aldous
Kylie Alexander
Charlie & Cathy Alexander
Wade Alexander - Alexander Construction
Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Alpine Airpark Association, Inc.
Amen Oil
American Land Conservancy
Amerititle
Ames Construction
Amish Heritage Homes, Inc.
Ammonite, LLC
Amoco Production Company
Everet & Jan Amos
Andersen Corporation
Brad & Monica Anderson
Brian Anderson
David G. & Tammy K. Anderson
Doug Anderson
Duane & Debbie Anderson
Mark W. Anderson
Paul Anderson
Stanley & Donna Anderson
Andis Company
Smokey & Rose Andler
Jeffery V. Andrews
Animal Clinic & Hospital
Anonymous (13)
Antelope Valley Distributing Company
Michael W. Archer
Jon M. Armon
Douglas J. Arnold
Edward M. Arnold Drilling Contractor
Arnot Sportsmen’s Club
Arrow Striping & Mfg. Inc.
Art Attack Gallery
Arvest Bank
Kim & Mary Atkinson
Atlas Copco
Atlas Lumber Ltd.
K. Edward Atwood
Julie Atwood
Ausherman Development Corp.
Ted Averbook
Scott G. Axton
Stacey Baba & James Vokac Charitable Foundation
Backwoods II Hunt Club
Larry & Marcie Baesler
Dee & Cher Bailey
Allan Baird
Daniel L. Baker VMD
Lev Baldwin & John Dehli
Balenko & Associates, Inc.
Bank of Hindman
Bankamerica Foundation & Seafirst Bank
The Banks of Paris, Illinois
Banner Bank
Darin J. Barber
Richard & Larene Barlin
Gregory Barnes
Barney Trucking
Dana & Sue Barnhart
Baron Technology, Inc.
Barrick Gold of North America
Barrie District Hunters & Anglers Conservation Club
John & Elizabeth Bartholme
Randy & Janet Bartlett
Gary & Jane Bartlett
Bill Bartlett - Seeley Lake Trucking
Douglas L. Bartley
H. Bryan & Amanda Barton
Basic Energy Services
Charley & Virginia Bass
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
Michelle Basye
Seth, Andy, & Eric Bauder
Kevin Baum
Tim Baumgartner
J. T. Baumstark & Mike Magliocchetti
Bayless Fuel Services, Inc.
Chad Bazzell
Beal Distributing, Inc.
Barry & Diane Beatty
Mark W. Beaumont
Scott Bechtle & Rockville Bank Foundation
John P. Begina
Bell Mirror & Glass, Inc.
Fred Bell Real Estate, Inc.
Dan & Becky Bennett
Thomas W. Benninger
James C. Benton
Bentz Fence Company, Inc.
Tom Beranek
Manny & Liz Bercovich
James Berenz
Berenz Packaging Corporation
Gary Bergin
Robert & Lucinda Berglund
Jill Berliner
Louis M. Berman
Don Berntsen
Lyndel & Brenda Berry
Tom & Kim Berry
Berschauer-Phillips Construction, Co.
Alvin H. ‘Buddy’ Bess
William H. Bess
Richard Best
Bethel High Schools for Habitat
Dr. George A. Bettas
Better TV, Inc.
Kenneth Betts
Jim & Joanne Beverlin
Dale Bidle
Big Buckanan Hunting & Game Mgmt, Inc.
Big D Oil Co
Jimmie G. Biles, Jr., MD - Yellowstone Sports Medicine
Bill & His Boys
Bill Barret Corporation
Billings Kubota, Inc.
Jay & Bev Bills, Mike Foster & Chad Foster
Frank & Karla Bird
Chad Birrenkott
Scott Bishop
Bismarck Eagles F.O.E. #2237
Bitterroot Resort
George E. Black
Frank & Sally Black
Alfred & Geraldine Black
Black Hawk Crane & Rigging Inc.
Black Hills Fly Fishers
Dennis & Vi Blair
Don Blakley
Bill Blankenship
Rance & Alison Block
Bloom Electric Supply
Jim & Rhonda Blyth-Elk Country Realty
Boart Longyear
Thomas E Bodin
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Bohart Ranch, Inc.
Bolieu Transportation
Gary & Kathy Boltjes
Pat & Peter Bondehagen
Robert Bonnie
Larry E. Boone
Lee Borger & Laury Gilbert
Dick & Marilyn Bosin
Jim & Barbara Bowman
Brandon Boyd
Bryan Boyd
Michael Boyd
Ed Bozarth
Judge William C. Bradley
Mark & Ryan Brady
Steve & Linda Braley
Branch Banking & Trust Co
Lynn M. Branson - In Memory of Dwight H. Branson
Matt & Darlene Bratager
Leeanne & Darin Brauer
Bray Ranches
David J. Bream
Breathitt County Fiscal Court
Phil Bredesen
Jeff & Julie Bretherton
British Columbia Conservation Officer Service
Ron Brock
Michael & Stephanie Broderson & Family
Scott Bronkema
Steven S. Brooks
Sandy G. Brooks
R. Brooks Associates, Inc.
Ed & Karen Brown
Tom & Barb Brown
Kevin M. & Ami M. Brown
Monte & Annette Brown
Robert & Kathy Brown
William & Paige Brown
Thomas Brown - New Hampshire Distributors
Brown, Todd & Heyburn, PLLC
Frank Brownell
Sheldon & Erin Bryan
Charles E. Bryant, Jr.
Ray & Ramona Bryson
Buchanan County Elk & Beagle Club
Brett Buchheim
Al & Kellie Buckley
Bucktail High School for Habitat
Bud Clary Chevrolet
Howard E. Budd II & Juanita L. Budd
John & Sharon Bugg
Bundy & Sons Logging
Don Burda - High Country Arts
Mel Burger, Jr.
Scott & Mary Ann Burgess
Richard D. Burnes
Burri Jewelers
Sandra Busico
Busters Bit & Supply LLC
Paul F. Butenhoff
C. Danny Butler
Todd & Karen Butler - Shoot Like A Girl, Inc.
Lyle T. Button
In Memory of Perry A. Butts
C & D Aerospace
C 3 Summit, LLC
In Honor of Edmond B ‘Ned’ Cabot
Calcoe Credit Union
Bill & Angela Caldwell
Bob Calvin & Sharon Chow
Chuck Cambron
Ron & Debbie Camp
Anna M. Campbell
Joe & Troy Campbell
Canadian Forest Products
Dan Canfield
Norman Cantor
Canyon Concrete, Inc.
Canyon Creek Ranch
Capital District Friends of the Elk
Capwell-Mitchell Grandchildren
Carbcomm International
Cardinal Distributing, LLC
Carey’s Auto Body, Inc.
Dewey & Beverly Carl
Solon & Elena Carlson
Henry Carlson Company
Bob Carlton Custom Carpentry
Lari P. Carmack
Bill Carman
Greg & Sheri Carmon
Michael A. & Lisa A. Carter
Mike & Gail Carter
Steve Carver
Cascade Wood Products
Jerry Caschette
C. A. Casebier
Jody Casey - In Loving Memory of Larry Casey
Cass Country Wildlife Club
W. Frank Catrett
Cedar Creek Sportsman’s Club
Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks
Central High School
Ed Chaisson
Chamberlain Distributing Co
Paul R. Charette
Jean C. Charles
Lee & Carolyn Chester
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Mike & Deanna Christensen
Jerome & Pixie Christensen Family
D.G. & Oleta Christenson
Al & Cindy Christophersen
Chuck L. Logging, Inc.
Rick L. & Julie W. Chukas
Ted Church
Ralph & Susan Cinfio & Family
Circle Four Farms
Citizen Security Bank
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Jackson
Citizens National Bank & Trust
City of Hazard - William D. Gorman, Mayor
City of Jackson, Tourism & Convention Comm.
Casey Clark & Bradley Heiser - CPI Security Inc.
Clark’s All Sports, Inc.
Brett & Deneise Claxton
Carl & Terrsia Claycomb
Clean Gas, Inc.
Clearwater River Realty, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Clair Clemens
Terry Wayne & Karen Cloutier
COAGS
Coastcom, Inc.
Cobank
Cobre Tire
Rawley & Lana Cogan
Jim Cole
Jim & Melanie Colley
Paul & Linda Collins
Colorado Air Cargo, Inc.
Colton Pharmacy
Columbia River Knife & Tool
Colville Valley Concrete
Complete Western Star & Truck Service
John A. Conkling Distributing
Gary & Michelle Conner
Consol of Kentucky Inc.
Convergence Network
Converse City Auto Repair
Robert & Anna Cook
Clyde J. Cook III
Dr. Vernon Cooper, Jr.
John B. & Janet M. Cooper
Paul Johnnie Cooper
Robert R. & Laura J. Cooper
Wayne Copeland
Copper Mountain, Inc.
Morris E. Corbitt III
D.C. Cordonnier Family
Bruce J. Corna, Sr.
Ann & Doc Cornwell
Corporate Express
Cortez Gold Mines
Corwin Chrysler Plymouth Dodge
Jay Coulter
Courtesy Motors - John Ventura
Wayne Cowles & Michelle Howard
Thomas & Dorothy Craig
Craley Fish & Game Association
Zale R. Crawford - Pillar Financial Group
Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd.
Terry Crim - Caribou Trail Pest Control LLC
Luverne A. & Barbara B. Crosser
Christine Crossley
Dick Crossley
Crossroads Hotel & Convention Center
Mark & Theresa Crotty
In Honor of Griffin Crown
Crown Supply Company
Dennis & Linda Crozier - Crozier Electric
Valerie & Jose Cruz
Kelly Cruz
Dr. A. S. & Berklee Cudmore
Mike Cuin
Kevin & Faunille Cummings
Dan Cunniffe
K. Robert Cunningham
Richard O. Curly, Jr.
Jerry M. Curry
Fritz Curtze
Cut Bank Tire
James A. Czywczynski
John W. D’ Arcy
D B Engineered Hydraulics
Robert Dahlgren
Daishowa America Company, Ltd. - Port Angeles Mill
Dottie & Murry Daniels
Scott Dann
Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind
Jan H. & Amparo Daub
Dave’s Gun & Pawn
Davidson & Williams
Davidson’s Gallery of Guns.Com
James & Elaine Davis
Richard & Mary Davis
Jerry & Tricia Davis
Jeff Dawald Memorial
Pat & Terry Day
Robert W. Day
Jerald F. Dean
The DeFalco Family Foundation
Randy & Charlotte DeLaney
Donnie DeLay
Clint & Joyce Dennis
Denver Wire Rope & Supply, Inc.
Bill Detherage
Marie & Larry Devin
DeVine Bros. Distributing, Inc.
Tom Devlin, Jr.
Devon Energy Corporation
Larry J. Devoy
Arend DeVries
Mitchell & Christine Di Matteo
Diagnostic Medical Systems
Didier Family
Diesel Depot
Tony & Kristen Dixon
DJ’s R V Sales Service & Parts
DLB Construction, Inc.
Domtar Forest Resources - Central Ontario Region
Don Chalmers Ford
Paul Donheffner
Lyle Dorey
Frederick A. Dorroh, MD
Keith Dosch
Double Arrow Resort
Double D Electric - Darrell & Jayne Roush
Douglas County Event Center
David E. Dove
Dow Industries
Michael P. Dowling
Donald & Debbie Doyon
Drake Storage
Drew Turner Painting & Contracting
Michael & Tracie Dreyer
Mark Drotar
Druther’s Systems, Inc.
Robert J. Dunne, Jr.
Dr. Michael D’urso
James A. Dutro, DMD
Dave Dykstra
Eagle Terrace Inc.
Loren & Sue Eason
Tom & Pam Easterling
Glen & Karen Eaton
Greg & Sue Ebel
Susan & Katie Ebling
Maria J. Eckerle
Norton McGaughy Edwards
Duane & Sandy Ehle
Eicholtz Masonry Inc.
El Paso Electric Company
Charles A. Elcan
Elk Horn Bank & Trust
Kay Ellerhoff
Samantha L. Ellig
Ellwein Brothers
Elm Creek Holdings
Elmore & Associates
Elmore & Elmore Wireline Service
Energy Saver
Energy Solutions
Verlon Enger
Engleheart Motorsports
Enron Oil & Gas Company
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Cecil & Lucille Evans
Evergreen Resources Inc.
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery
Fab-U-Tech Industries, Inc.
Robert Fahey
Mary Ann & Cele Fakler
Michael Falk
Mike & Michele Farmer
Farnam’s Genuine Parts, Inc.
Fay Ranches
Jonesy Fearn
George Federoff
Danny Feldt
Steve & Carol Fels
Emily Ferranti
Andy & Cindy Ferrari
Stephen E. Fick
John Fidler
Tom & June Finch
Jim Fine - In Memory of Gerald B. Fine
Asher J. Fink
Tom & Nina Fink
First Dakota National Bank
First Madison Valley Bank
First National Bank
First National Bank of Jackson
First Northern Bank of Wyoming
Fisher Dodge Chrysler Jeep
Kurt & Patti Flack
Flagg Group
Wayne L. & Sue Flaten
Rich Flocchini
Floyd’s Ace Hardware
Rod & Sue Fogle
Ron & Diane Fogo
Foothill Distributing, Inc.
For The Environment, Inc.
Ken & Deana Fornabai
Fort Atkinson Wisconservation Club
Fort Mc Murray Fish & Game Association
Fort Riley Outdoorsman Group
Fortner & Co.
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep - Utah Chapter
Four Corners General Store
Four Corners Welding
Four Corners Welding & Gas Supply - Colorado
Four Corners Welding & Gas Supply - New Mexico
Four Spear Contracting
Metro Boone Fox
Fox Family
Fox Hollow Real Estate Trust
Bill & A.J. Fraas
James P. Francis
Gary E. & Joyce M. Frank
Morris E. & Linda Franklin
Bill & Patty Fraser
Fremont Motors
Terry & Mary Frey - Diversified Wall Finishes
Friends of the Great Lakes Conservation Initiative
Kevin Fuerst
Jan Galbraith
Jerry & Betsy Galles - Bar-D Signs, Inc.
Rance Gamblin DVM
Gamehide - Kevin Cook
Robert J. & Joy J. Gardner
Dick & Rogene Gates
Rick & Lisa Gatherum
Brian Gee
William H. Geer
Timothy C. Gehling
Gem City Bone & Joint
Lou & Sherry George
Richard Gerber
Joe & Alison Geurin - Kenneth & Peggy Geurin
Bob & Laura Giede
Steve Gilbert
Gillette Diesel
Rod Gilmore
Jim & Pat Gingo - In Memory of Roger McGowne
Kim & Susan Girouard
Gladen Construction, Inc.
Wally Gladstone - Northern Engineering & Consulting
Gregory A. Glasgow
Glazers Union 2001
Don & Pat Goin
Dwain Lee Gold
Goldcorp - Wharf Mine
Loretta & Rick Goldner
C. W. Goldsum
Juan & Patsy Gomez
Leroy & Mary Ellen Good
H. Dean & Judy S. Goodson
Michael & Donna Gookins
Rich Gordon
Dave Gordon - Gordon Composites
Robert S. & Margaret S. Gowdy
A. J. Grant
Gary & Connie Grassi
Gray Wireline
Graywood Sporting Group, Inc.
Great Lakes Power Limited
Henry Green - Circle G Ranch
Terry Green - Summit Properties
Greene Beverage Co., Inc.
James H. Greene, Jr.
In Memory of Ralph Greleski & Gary Mornewick
Dan & Carla Grice
Grice’s Gun Shop, Inc.
Barbara Griffith
Lyle & Gail Grimes
Robert W. Grimsey
Charley Grimsley
Red & Judi Grimsley
Ground Loop Heating & AC
Jim & Valerie Grove
Georgiana I. Gulden
Dwight Gunderson
Norm & Myra Gutzwiler
Jerome Haarmann
Alfred Habighorst
John P. Haden
Hairston & Daley Physical Therapy
J.D. Hall
Beverly H. Hall
Jeff Hall - Hall Chevrolet
Halliburton - Colorado
Halliburton - Texas
Mike & Kirsten Hangas
Ryan & Shelley Haning
Eugene & Barbara Hansen
Gary & Michelle Hansen
Michael E. Hansen
Orlin R. Hansen
Bill, Chuck & Harold Hanson In Memory of C. R. ‘Bob’ Hanson
Jeffrey L. Hanson
Jeff Happ
Happy Hunter’s Sportsman Club
William H. Harkey
Harley Davidson Honda of Salina
Gerald Harp
Frank & Deb Harper
Todd A. & Heather L. Harpst
Brent Harris
J.D. Harris
Tom & Roxann Harris
Harris Pumping Service
Harrison Oil Field Services
Alvin R. Harrison, MD
Fred & Pat Hartman
Michael & Dorothy Hastie
Phil L. & Pat Havnvik
Dr. William E. & Kim A. Hay
Ross & Jeanette Hayden
Hayward Friends of RMEF
Hazard Shell Food Mart, Inc.
HD Fowler Company
Heartland Chevrolet
HEC Manufacturing, Inc.
The Heidel Family
Tom Hemauer
Greg Henderson
Richard Henninger
Edward M. Henry
In Memory of Henry Ben Heppner
The Herbst Foundation
Mark & Nikki Herman
Bud Herring
Steve & Janie Herrmann
Robert S. Heuser Family
Hewlett-Packard Company
James & Terry Heyndrickx
High Adventure Power Sports
High Mark Construction
Carl J. Hilbert
Jay Hill
David & Connie Hill
Hilltop National Bank
Hillyer’s Tire & Wheel
Byron & Janice Hines
West Y. Hirai
Pat Hlavnicka
Mike & Janet Hobbs
Hockley Studios
Hodges, Gilliam & Dana Investment Real Estate, Inc.
Allen A. Hofacker
Lee & Chris Hofer
John & Tracy Hoffman
Mike Hoffman
Brian & Michele Holaway
Jeremy & Stephanie Holder
Holiday Station Stores
Marty & Angela Holmes
Michael E. Homan
Home Loan
Home Town Auto
Homestake Mine
Dr. William D. Hope, Jr.
Ken & Monica Hopkins
Horizon Wind Energy
William R. & Katheleen May Horn
James R. Horton, Jr.
Hot Shot Delivery Service, Inc.
Doug Howell
J. R. Howell
David R Hreha
Glenn & Barbara Huffer
Bud & Joanne Hufnagel
Huibregtse, Louman Associates
Humphrey RV
Ralph Hundt
Hunt Oil Company of Canada, Inc.
Dan Hunter
Bill & Jan Hunyadi
Alton & Linda Hutto
Igo Field Services
Illi Real Estate Appraisals - Warren & Jo Ann Illi
Imperial Schrade Corporation
Industrial Mechanical, Inc.
Intel Corporation
Intermountain Distributing Company
Intertech Services Corporation
Iron J Towing
Irongate, Inc.
Winston G. Irvin, Jr. Family
Walt & Carol Isenhour - Lone Star Outfitters
J & J Motors, Inc. - Jerry, Jean, Allison & Lauren Iuppa
J & K Taxidermy, Inc. - Jody & Karla Slusher
Scott & Sandy Jackson
Gary & Sharon Jacobsen
Jacobson County Wildlife Fund
Glen L. Jahnke
Anna Lee James
James Marine, Inc. - C. Ronald James, President
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
Jemmett Family Trust
JFS, Inc.
Jim’s Bar
Joe Hall Ford
Wallace H. John
Johnny Safari
Bob & Cathy Johns
Mitchell & Deborah Johnson
Brian & Mary Johnson
John-Wayne Construction
Jonathan Creek Rod & Gun Club, Inc.
Robert D. & Claudia R. Jones
Ralph E. Jones III
Chris Jordan
Joe & Rosemary Jordan - Jordan Contracting
Gary & Nola Jorgensen
Jorgensen’s Honda
Kevin Joseph
Bob & Lorna Joslin
JR Simplot Company - Smokey Canyon
Steve Judkins
Gail Kangas
Mike & Carolyn Kasper
John Kautzman
John & Paul Kautzman - Galvanizers, Inc.
Kazal Fire Protection
Raymond & Gliceria Keale
Kearney Commercial Bank
David Keaton
Stan & Cindy Keen
Kevin & Eileen Kehoe
John B. & Pamela Keller
Kim & Kelly Kelsey
James F. Kemp
James C. Kennedy - Cox Enterprises, Inc.
James D. Kent
Kentucky River Coal Corporation
Kentucky River Properties
Marie S. Keppel
Ted Kerasote
Brad Kerby
Richard Ketelboeter
KHC Construction, Inc.
Kermit Kidner
Kiira Designs
Howard Killebrew - Killebrew Ranches
Bruce Killen
Jim & Barbara Kimbrel
Mike King
James & Pamela Kirby
Dave & Jennifer Kleckner
Gib & Ann Kleckner
Kevin Klumper
Bob Kluwin - Raintree Engineering, Inc.
Mark Knaupp
Knecht Home Center
Knight & Hale Game Call Products, Inc.
Knott Floyd Land Company, Inc.
Gale Knull
Tim C. Koehler
Dale K. Koepp
Clayton & Thelma Koger
Kyle Kolb
Hank Konrad
Robert & Jan Koons
Kootenay Livestock Association
Joe & Alice Kordonowy
Ken & Shellie Kortan
Charles Koski
Pete & Patti Koupal
Ray & Yvonne Krause
Andrew Kreegier
Michelle Kren
Jack & Ellen Krieger
Lewis H. Krueger
Mike Kruncos Family
Tim Kubiak & Paragon Electric
Horst W. Kuczynski
Kurt Kuczynski
Roland Kuczynski
William ‘Biff’ Kummer
Steve Kutzer - Kutzer Honey
Kuykendall, Sutton & Co. CPAs
L & D Well Services Inc.
LA Perks Petroleum Specialists
Robert C. Laben
Robert Lacey
Allyn Ladd
Lake of the Torches Resort Casino
Don LaMar
Don Lamb
Lamb Foundation
Fred S. Landes, MD
Philip Lantz
Jim & Bobbie Larsen
Rolf H. Larson
H. A. & Carla LaRue - In Memory of Randy LaRue
Las Animas County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
Kirk & Ann Laughter
Laurel Family Dentistry
Lawry’s Foods, Inc.
Leachman Buick GMC
Vernon & Janet League
Craig & Deb Lederer
Joe & Deborah Lee
Mike & Angie Lee
Legacy Ford
Legacy Safety & Consulting
Dennis & Elayne Lehrer
Todd Leland
Arlyn F. Lemer
Les Schwab - Colville, Wa
Les Schwab Tire - Utah
Les Schwab Tire - Walla Walla, Wa
Les Schwab Tire Center
Les Schwab Tires - California
Lesco Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
Jim Leto
Dr. K.C. Lewis
Libby Drug
Lightning Enterprises, Inc.
Pemberton Hutchinson Lincoln, Jr.
Iver Lindberg
Robert C. Lindberg
Tom G. Lindell
James Lindsay
George Little - College Oaks Towing
Tom Little
Dakota & Sunny Livesay
LL Bean, Inc.
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Roger Logwood & Kathy Funk
Kirk Lokka & Family
Lorne & Donna Lomprey
Lone Bull, Inc.
Lone River Productions, Inc.
Randy & Janet Long
Ray Long
Don W. & Rosemary Loppnow
Archie & Sue Lorentzen
John Lorenz
Dan Loshbaugh
Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. - Swan Valley Division
James Lovin
John & Deltha Lowe
Lower Forty Rod & Gun Club
LPL Financial
LTM, Incorporated
James E. Lucero Agency
Tal & Ardis Lucken - In Memory of Eric Erickson
Lucky 7 Casino
Lester R. Luttrell
Chet L. Lutz
Cathy & Chris Luyckx
Ellen & Lyle MaCartney
Randal & Karen Mack
Ken Macomber
MADD Transportation
Margaret A. Maddalena
Harriet Madison
Robert & Meredith Main
Majestic Oil Tools Ltd.
John, Cathie, & John D. Malison
Mark & Ginger Mankins
John A. Manthey
Nancy B. Mantz
Les & Rita Marcum
Patricia W. & Larry C. Marcum
Robert D. Maring
Butch & Glenda Marita
Ray Markee
Manuel Marlowe
Philip T. Marlowe
Buck & Sherry Marr
Robert J. Martin
Maryland Bowhunters Society
Edward L. Mason
David Mason & Tom Schelldorf
Phillip ‘Jim’ & Shirley Massie
Matco Tools
Craig Mathews
Timothy A. Mathiesen
Brian Maynard
Matthew H. McAllister
Lonnie J. McAllister
Bruce & Deanna McAtee
McBride Conservation Fund
Dean McBroom
Gregg McCandless
C. G. ‘Pat’ & Virginia McCarthy
Dax McCarty - Wagonhound Outfitters
Fred McClanahan, Jr.
David McCleary
Brian McClelland
Larry & Becky McCleskey
Gary McClure
John S. & Tina McConnell
Tom McCool - Air Castle Ranch
John E. McCormick
Shawn & Shari McCormick
Tim & Patty McCoy
McCoy Properties
Marc McCurry
McEntire & Di Lello Law Offices
James B. McEntyre
Robert & Helen McGee
Cindell McGill-Moe
John McGonagle
Krystal L. McGuire
Dr. & Mrs. William Lewis McKay
Ed & Denise McKenzie
Mitchell & Pamala McKie
Franklin M. & Nancy E. McMahon
Patrick & Renita McMullen
Steven A. McNamara
Les McNelly
Len McRitchie
Meakin Forest Enterprises Ltd.
Richard Meier Memorial
Meinzinger Family
Greg Melges
Ted Mellotte
Meridian Gold Company - Beartrack Mine
Charles Mersiovsky
Dave & Susan Messics
Craig & Arlinda Metcalf
Meyerink Farm Service
Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc.
Bernard & Kathleen Mihm
Dale & Marilyn Miller
Douglas S. Miller
Sam & Carol Miller
The Millmont Foundation
Minnequa Bank
Mirabeau Park Hotel
Gary J. Moe
Stuart & Maryanne Moffett
Terry Moline
Mark J. Money
Mark & Lorna Monson
Theodore & Cynthia Montague, Jr.
The Montana Standard
Montanore Minerals
Moonlight Basin Ranch LP
Rev. John E. Moore
Gary Moore, MD
John Morgan
Kevin Morgan
Bill Morris
Michael W. Morris
Matthew & Jamie Mostad - Mostad Construction
Mount Carmel Hospital
Mountain Valley Bank
Glenn & Diane Moyer
MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Milan ‘Shorty’ Mueller
Trace & Brigitte Mullen
Eric Muller
Munlake Contractors, Inc.
Carol & Grant Munro
Jeff Murch - In Memory of Chauncey Murch
Bryan Murphy - Prestige Allied
Dave Murphy
Steve J. Murray
Paul Musshafen
Allan & Robin Myers
Elaine & Greg Myers
Bill & Janice Mytton
Nagel Beverage Co., Inc.
David M. Nahrgang
Glenn Napierskie
NASCO
National Band & Tag Co.
National Presto Industries Inc.
National Wild Turkey Federation North Dakota State Chapter
Thomas B. & Molly O. Nave
Bere S. Neas
John G. Nelson
Barbara W. Nelson
Neurosurgical & Spinal Surgery Associates
New Millennium Marketing
New Page
Charles & Sallie Newlin
Newmont Mining - Elko, Nevada
Don Nicely - Turntec Manufacturing
James Nichols & Angela Love
Ric Nichols
Walt & Cookie Nicoson
Wayne & Melissa Niederhauser
Allan Nipstad
John Noard
Nicholas L. Norman
Northeast Washington Medical Group
Northern British Columbia Guides Association
Northwest News Company, Inc.
Northwestern Public Service Company
Jerry & Susan Norton
In Memory of Beulah Novotny
Nye County Construction
Kyle Nyseth
Office Furniture & Design Centers
Mark Ogden
Jan H. Ohlander
Oil & Gas Equipment
Doug Olivier
Ann W. Olson
Dr. Jeffrey G. Olson
Harold & Jean Olson
Scott & Lisa Olson
The John L & Marilyn J Olson Family Foundation
Ty & Kathy Olson - Ty Olson Construction
Olympia Autobody, Inc.
Olympic Eagle Distributing, Co.
ONB Bank & Trust Company
Barry O’Neill
Orcutt Burger
Oregon Coast Bank
James Rockford Orgill
Laird T. Orr
Dr. Andrew Orton - Yellowstone Dental
Michael & Nancy Oshier
Steve & Janet Overholt
Tommy Overton
Owens CPA & Associates
James & Sharon Pace
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp - Wyoming
Pahlisch Homes
Paine Webber
Paint Creek Ranch
Michael A. Painter
Richard Palmer
Gary & Kim Pannebaker
Clifford & Ellie Pape
Lew Papendick
Chris Papineau
Paradigm Architects, PC
Monie C. & Carol R. Parker
Parkers Prairie Sportsmen’s Club
Parkside Federal Credit Union
Ward & Mary Jo Parmenter
Butch Parr
Rick & Joyce Parsons
Kourosh Partow
Wallace Pate
Bill Patterson
Ed Patterson - Patterson Insurance Agency
Paws Up Ranch
Bronco & Frances Pawtowski
Paynesville Sportsmen’s Club
Jim Pearse
William & Jacqueline Pearson
Pella Windows
Pembelton Investments, LC
Philip C. Pennington
James & Phyllis Penzien
Peoples Bank & Trust Company
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory,
North Carolina, Inc.
Performance Auto Group
Steve & Denis Perrins The Perrins’ Rainy Pass Lodge LLC
Perry Distributors, Inc.
Orville Peterson
Vergil V. Peterson
In Memory of Ron Peterson
Greg & Nancy Petit
John & Linda Petrie
Joseph C. Pettey
Tony Pettis
Richard H. Pfister
Elaine & Dick Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Company - San Juan Area
Phil’s Frosty - Robin & Norris Lacy
David Picatti - In Memory of Mary, Joe & Steve Picatti
Pierce Flooring
Pioneer Technical Services
Ryan Pisciotta
Floyd & Betty Pitts - Arden Tree Farms, Inc.
The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. - Kemmerer Mine
William E. & Suzanne Piver
Planned & Engineered Construction
In Memory of Perry Plecker
Mark & Tracy Plessinger
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #525
Brandon & Aimee Plumlee
Luella Polette
Polk County Sportsmens Club
Pooler Enterprises
Pope & Young Club
Russell E. Popham
Popo Agie Anglers
Portage Environmental, Inc.
Portola High School for Habitat
Tony Pottratz - In Memory of Harvey Briscoe
Ken Powell - In Memory of Fran Powell
Power Solutions
Precision Drilling Corp.
Precision Well Service
Premier West Bank
Premium Health at Home
Tom Price - Price Cattle Co.
Marty & Nancy Priest
Progress Energy Foundation
Prostrollo General Motors
Jerry Prybycien - Don De Forest Associates
Larry & Elaine Pugh
Geri Pursley
Ron Putzier
Quality Brands, Inc.
Beth Queen
Tim Queen
Quinlan Ranches, Inc.
Quintette Operating Corporation
Jim & Vicki Racine
Scott, Sandra & Kaitlyn Radford - Radford Carwashes, Inc.
Robert O. Raffety
Rain for Rent
Rainold Family Foundation
Phillip & Allison Ramsey
Doug & Kerri Randles - D Bar K Ranch
Randles Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Werner Rankenhohn
Joe & Karen Rankin
Rapid Chevrolet
Rapid City Journal
Rapp Family Foundation
Rappleye Family
Brett & Riley Rasmussen - Double R Construction
Terry & Ann Ratliff
The Rawlins National Bank
Raymond James Financial - Diane Thomas Rupert
RE/MAX Realty
Red Lion Hotels & Inns
Redding Bank of Commerce
Stewart Reeder
John & Linda Reeves
Gary & Carol J. Reid
John & Sharon Reiter
Kevin Renfro
Reno & Zahm
Fred & Pam Rentschler - Corral Creek Ranch
Revett Minerals Inc.
Rhino Linings of Colorado Springs, Inc.
Eric Rhodenbaugh
Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co.
William & Angela Richardson - Lazy R Enterprises, Inc.
Rico Industries Inc.
Leonard E. Riedl
John & Cheryl Riggs
Tommy & Mary Jo Riley
James H. & Patti M. Rinehart
Scott Rising
Earl Ritter - Rental Mart
Rivers Gypsy Express LLC
RMEF Appalachian Chapter
RMEF Austin Chapter
RMEF Bay State Chapter
RMEF Big Sioux Chapter
RMEF Black Hills Chapter
RMEF Blue Ridge Chapter
RMEF Capital District Chapter
RMEF Canada
RMEF Cascade Chapter
RMEF Charlotte-Metrolina Chapter
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RMEF Daytona Beach Chapter
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RMEF Development Department Staff
RMEF East Texas Chapter
RMEF Eastern New Mexico Chapter
RMEF Elk Country Chapter
RMEF Elk Prairie Chapter
RMEF Evergreen Chapter
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RMEF Indian River Chapter
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RMEF Inter-Lakes Chapter
RMEF Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Chapter
RMEF Lassen County Chapter
RMEF Mid Ohio Valley Chapter
RMEF Mid-Arkansas Valley Chapter
RMEF Midewin Chapter
RMEF Monongahela Chapter
RMEF Montana Volunteer State Co-Chairs Mike Baugh
& John Willoughby
RMEF Mountain Empire Chapter
RMEF Namekagon River Valley Chapter
RMEF North Cascades Chapter
RMEF North Cascades Chapter - 2010 Banquet Attendees
RMEF Northern Highlands Chapter
RMEF Northwest Colorado Chapter
RMEF Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Chapter
RMEF Peoria, Illinois Committee
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RMEF Prescott Chapter
RMEF Product Management & Marketing Group
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RMEF Rendezvous for Wildlife Chapter
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RMEF Southeast Michigan Chapter
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RMEF Southern Kentucky Chapter
RMEF Staff
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RMEF Texas State Workshop
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RMEF Triangle Chapter - In Memory of Arthur Page
RMEF Tri-Cities Chapter
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RMEF Twin Harbors Chapter
RMEF Utah Leadership Team
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RMEF Western New York Chapter
RMEF Wisconsin State Workshop
RMEF World Record Chapter
RMEF Yakima Valley Chapter
Rick & Ellen Robbins
Steven H. Roberts
Bill Roberts
Stokley & Jeanne Roberts
Roberts & Son Builders
George & Marie Robinson
James F. & Jennie Robinson
Stuart Robinson
Tom & Clarissa Robinson
Robinson Transport
Rocky Mountain Discount Sports
Rocky Mountain Enterprises, Inc.
Lee B. Roeder
Lynnisse Roehrich-Patrick
Joe W. Rogers III
Rogue Aggregates
Jeff Rokstad - Rokstad Ford Mercury
Rolando’s Equipment & Truck Repair
Mark & Lynn Romer
Ronan Auto Body
Bob & Lynette Rook
Jim Rosa
Richard J. & Marion H. Rosa
John M. Rose
Roseburg Forest Products Company
Ken & Mary Ross
Jerry & Janette Rost
Robert Rovere
Conrad, Sharon & Cody Rowe
Roy Farms
Royal Chrysler of Oneonta
RPM, Inc.
Wayne Rudneski
Daniel E. & Jo Ann F. Rudy
John Rueb
Judy A. Rueb
Rodney Rumbolz
Thomas & Susan C. Rumsey
Richard Runyan
John & Alysia Ryan
Ryan Foods Company
Ryder Transportation Services - Denver
S & B Construction
Safari Club International - Barrington, Illinois Chapter
Safari Club International - Central Washington Chapter
Safari Club International - Coastal Range Chapter
Safari Club International - Del Val Chapter
Safari Club International - Houston Chapter
Safari Club International - Idaho Chapter
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Safari Club International - Redding Regional Chapter
Safari Club International - San Fernando Valley Chapter
Safari Club International - SW Washington Chapter
Safari Club International - High Desert Chapter
Safeco Insurance Company
Salt Lake County Fish & Game Association
Mike & Shannon Sanders
Dale Sargent
Satellites Unlimited, Inc.
Dave Satterfield
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Sawyer Memorial Trust
Scott Sayer
Scheels
Gary & Janice Scheimer
Carroll J. Schell & E. Kim DeLozier
Jim & Sally Scherrer
J. J. Scherschligt
Darrell & Marian Scherwinski
Steve & Kim Schmidt
Schnetzer Engineering, Inc.
Eric Schoenfeld
Charles & Ann Schooley
Tawnya Schrank
John Schreiner
David E. Schroeder
Joe Schroeder
Rick Schroder
Scott & Cheryl Schuerman
John & Connie Schultz
Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
Orlando ‘Larry’ Schwartz
Bill & Bonita Schweinler
Charles H. Scott
Seacat Creative
Joseph M. Seagle
Segebrecht Plumbing, Inc.
Jeffrey Segerstrom
Semitool, Inc.
Cathy Semler - Country Home & Health
Service Plumbing & Heating
Seven-Up Pete Venture
Kevin Severy
Dick & Diana Sevshek
Ray Shaw
Shelby Distributors, LLC
Shell Exploration & Production
Charles L. Shields
Charles M. Shriver
Terry Shuler
Les Shumaker
Bob & Jackie Shuman
Sierra Blanca Motors
Simonson Farms
Cassandra L. Simpson
Ernie & Michelle Skillingstad
Kevin & Sharon Skirko
Gene & Edna Skramstad
Skyline Motors, Inc.
Kip & Sue Slaugh
Slave Lake Roland Michener High School for Habitat
Sletten, Inc.
Gary & Mary Sloan
Tom & Cheryl Slowey
Neil C. Smarte
Douglas J. Smentkowski
Jim Smith
Dwight & Julia Smith
Fred Smith
Doug, Cynthia & Amasa Smith
Chuck & Kathy Smith
Smith Transfer & Storage
Bill & Gabriele Snider - In Memory of Mike Snider
So-Cal Construction
Brian & Lanette Soliday & Family
Paul Sottak
James Souders
South Valley Bank & Trust
Duane Southerland
Southern Nevada Chapter Trout Unlimited
Southern Oregon Subway
Tim Southorn
Rick Sparing
Art Spencer
Danny & Debra Spindler
Ronald E. Spinney
Spruce Pine Land Co.
Paul & Vickie Spyhalski
St. Croix Press
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Staff - Camoboys
Stallion Rockies - Stallion Oilfield
Forrest & Traci Stanley
Friends of Debra Stapley
George Stark
Robert Starz
Stec’s Advertising Specialties
Steel Technologies, Inc.
Rick & Cathy Steele
Eric Steenburgh
Stemilt Growers
Art & Carol Stephan
Delores V. Stephens
Gerald & Sandy Steward
Bob & Lois Stewart
Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc.
Bob Stiehl - In Memory of R. L. Stiehl
David & Ramona Stine
Stine, Heiser, Buss & Assoc.
Stew Stone
Carl R. Stonecipher, DDS
Stoney-Wolf Productions, Inc.
The Storage Place
Graham Stovall
Jake Stowers
Stuart & Melissa Strahl
Eben & Eva Streeter
E. Hadley Stuart, Jr.
Summit Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
Alan & Marti Sunday
Superior Roustabout
Jeff Swan
Ken Sweet - K Bar T Farms
Al Swertfager
Lyle Swift
Mark Sylla
Syndicated Technologies Ltd.
Don & Carol Sytsma
Rob, Suz, Nick & Kelley Syvertson
Tasco
Kim Taylor
Taylor Architects
Taylor Drilling
TC Products Co., Inc.
Tommy & Penny Teague
Team Chevrolet
Teamsters Local Union #760
Steve & Kathy Tennant
Gene & Adelia Terland
Terra Associates, Inc.
Bill Tezak
Ed Tezak
TG Soda Ash, Inc.
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Les & Thelma Wagner
In Memory of Larry Thola
Les & Sally Thomas - Thomas Taxidermy
Mike Thompson & Sharon Rose
Nancy D. Thompson & Dale R. Woolhiser
Thompson Distributing, Inc.
Robert J. & Patricia A. Thuesen
Rod & Dawn Thurley - RV Service, Inc.
Thygeson Construction
Todd Tiefenthaler
Dennis & Charlotte Tilden
Danny & Lisa Tilley
Bob & Kay Timberlake
John L. Timmons
Tire Pros
TJ Lambrecht Construction, Inc.
TLC Federal Credit Union
TNS Investments
Today Land Conservation Trust
Todd & Carolyn Cook - Point B
Lawrence A. Tollard
Tom Addis Ford & Dodge
Matt & Amie Tonn
Tooz Construction
Dave & Debbie Torell
Marvin Toreson
Randy Tosi
Richard Towers
Town Ford
Toyota of the Black Hills
Traditional Bowhunters of British Columbia
Transcanada Pipelines Limited
Margaret L. Transue
Brent Travelsted
Tri Counties Bank - Yreka & Weed Branches
Tri-State Outfitters - Idaho
Tri-State Outfitters - Washington
Bill & Kathryn Troubridge
Thomas Trupp
Trus Joist MacMillan
George Tucker
Michael S. & Paula M. Turlington
Doug Turnbull
Garth & Lorijo Turner Foundation
Phil & Barb Turrell
Darrell Tuss
Rick Tweedy
Twin Disc Incorporated
Two Dot Ranch
Scott A. Tycksen
Uintah Basin Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife
Roger & Carol Umbaugh
Matthew Utnik
Valley Auto Body
Valley Land & Cattle Company
Paul C. Van Booven
Brian & Kristi Van Etten
Joseph W. Van Sickle
Mark E. Vandolah
The Vaughn Family
Vaughn’s Plumbing
Robert G. Verbica
George Verheul
Marty & Mindy Vermilyea
Ruskin A. & Karen Vest
David Viers & Associates
Richard Vigue
Mike & Kerry Vincelli
Mike & Sue Vinton
W & W Ford Sales, Inc.
Richard E. Wacker
Roger & Eleanor Wagner
Thomas F. & Carol E. Wagner In Memory of Evelyn Wagner
Fred Wahl Marine
Wake County Wildlife Club
Melvin Wakefield
John M. Walborn
Ken & Hope Waldner - Wamsutter Conoco Service
Tom & Margaret Walker
Lee Walker
Wall Creek Grazing Association
Richard P. Wallace
Robert A. Wallace
Wal-Mart - Loveland, Colorado
Wal-Mart - Mountain Home, Idaho
Wal-Mart - Polson, Montana
Wal-Mart - Spearfish, South Dakota
Wal-Mart Store #1969-Midlothian, Virginia
Wal-Mart Supercenter-Baraboo, Wisconsin
Wal-Mart Superstore #3259-Missoula, Montana
Wal-Mart Washington City, Utah
Al Walp
Carl & Nancy Walsh
Kay & Mike Walsh
Walter’s Recycling & Refuse
Betsy & Denny Wandtke
Wapiti Enterprises, Inc.
Eric & Kim Ward
Keith & Meg Warning
John & Elaine Washburn
Andy & Jacey Watson
In Memory of Bonita J. Watson
Michael Waud
Johnny D. Waycaster
Roger D. Wayman
Weatherby Collectors Assoc. Inc.
Jeff Weatherly
Mike & Kathy Weaver
Steve Weaver
Jack A. Webster
Mike & Paula Weeks
Gloria & Michael Wegener
John T Weidner II
Stephanie Flood Weimann
Robert Weisenberger
Rich Weiss
James & Julie Welch
David & Jo Wells
Jeff & Shelley Wells - JT Rocks Excavation
Jerry Wells
Wells Fargo - Billings
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Bank - Arizona
Wells Fargo Bank - Riverton, Wyoming
Greg & Tami Werner
Werner Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Weschem
Violet M. & Harrison D. Wescoat
Aaron Wesler
Mike Wesley
Clint West
Western Colorado Educational Services
Western Geophysical
Western Well Service
Greg & Andrea Weston
Westport Winery
Richard E. Westwood, Jr.
David & Theresa Wetzel
Charles W. Wheeler
Lindsey B. & Cynthia R. Whisenhant
Whiskey Jack Camp
Christopher & Angie White
David & Debbie White
Phil White Ford
Dr Bob & Ronnie Whiteford
Adam Hopkins Whitney
Dennis J. & Julie A. Wieczorek
David B. Wightman
Wildlife Management Institute
Truman & Romaine Wilkin
Daniel Will
Doc & Betty Will
Willerton Ski-Doo
Charles & Elinor Williamson
Glenn Williams
Peter N. Williams
Robert Williams
Linda L. & Benny R. Williams
Williams Energy
Williams Field Services
Williams Gun Sight & Outfitters, Inc.
Willow Valley Trophy Club
Wes Wills
Bill Wilson
Dennis G. Wilson
Doug & Laurinda Wilson
Steve Wilson
Wes Wilson
Windermere Real Estate
Windmill Inns of America
Winn Dixie Stores Foundation
Bruce Witt
Carlton E. & June A. Witter
Roger & Linda Witter
Rob & Brita Woeck
Donald H. Wolfe
Joyce & Walt Wolff
Wolf’s Pinedale Dodge
James & Dianne Wood
David H. Woodring
Greg & Kim Woods
Harry M. Woods
Ken & Michele Woodward
Woolrich, Inc.
In Loving Memory of Harry G. Wright
Richard S. Wright
Glen & Tari Wunderlich - Ronan Auto Transport
Len Wurman
James A. & Sarajane Wurster
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B. A. & Mona Wyatt
Wyoming Community Foundation
XTO Energy
Stephen C. Yahn
Yellowstone Gateway Sports
John & Denise Young
Zander Solutions - Frank Acker
Mike & Gloria Zech - Zech Ranch
Gene & Pat Zellmer
Richard Zippert
Robert M. Zoch, Jr.
Ray & Dotti Zumwalt
Michael Zundel
Trails Society
Chauncey & Reiko Albro
Bill & Carol Alexander
Gerald Alifano
David & Mary Andrade
Robert W. Andree Family
Rick Angel
Anonymous (35)
Mark Antonis
Bob Arrington
Bill & Laura Asbell
Sherman & Terri Atkinson
Brig. General Edward A. Bailey
Tom & Marilyn Baker
Steven Baldwin
Frances Haymon Bates
Max & Cindy Bauer, Jr.
Darrel L. Beach
Randy & Cheryl Bentley
Sherie Berkel
George A. Bettas
Robert L. Bobbett, Jr.
Eric & Jennifer Bottorff
Ron & Susan Bowman
Will Bowman
Robert Boyd
Brain Family
Allen D. Brandon, Ph.D.
Richard Briskin
Mike Bristow
Ken Bronstad
David & Margaret Brown
James & Christine Brown
Russell Browning
David Bruce
Russ Bumgardner
Gary & Wanda Burnett
Boyd R. & Deborah A. Burns
Harold & Lupe Carlson
Steve Carmichael
Rodney & Terri Carstenson
Gary & Barbara Carvajal
Dr. John Marty Cheeks
A.H. & Virginia M. Cheney
Scott & Lorri Chester
Gary Clark
Joseph Patrick Collins
Bill & Marge Conn
Pat & Tempe Connell
Karen Cook
Thomas Patrick Cronin & Lynda Meyer
Larry & Veronica Crosby
Walker Cross
Joe & Lorraine Culton
Dennis & Shirlee Dahl
Bonnie M. & Dean L. Davis
Buddy & Julie Davis
Jerry A. Davis, Sr.
Joel & Carol Davis
Neal Davison
Larry & Jill Dawson
Kenneth C. DePew
Eric & Rachael DeRudder
Charlie & Yvonne Decker
Roger Denisar
Kenneth G. Diehl
Robert Dillman - J Lazy J Outfitters & Guide Service
Andrea Dockstader
Justin & Laurel Downer
Kerry DuPuis
Max S. Ekenberg
Helen Erskine
Richard & Kate Evans
Dan & Barb Falstad
Dr. Dan & Mary Fiehrer
Marion West Fordyce
Metro Boone Fox
Sherman & Kimberly Frahm
Anne Franke
Arlin P. & Jenifer L. Fratzke
Daniel Frederickson
Jeff Frost
Jon Fuerst
Wayne Fugitt
William H. Gabriel
Bill Gaechter
Lee & Verni Gamble
Mike & Kris Garey
Larry & Judy Geiger
Wade Gilbert
Tyler & Kelly Gill
John & Wynne Gillis
Francis Gjefle
Andrew Gliewe
Jimmy Godbee
Ray & Diana Goff
Don & Patti Goin
Steven Graham
Sidney & Laverne Graw
Bill Gray
Lyle & Gail Grimes
Mike & Jolene Hale
Robert & Beverly Hall
Weaver & Deidre Hanes
Richard & Marilyn Hanson In Memory of David B. Hanson
Thomas H. & Martha L. Harris
Tom & Roxann R. Harris
Marvin & Darlene Hartze
Wayne & Rena Heaton
Roger & Abbe Heemeier
James Heinzl
Bill & Becky Hensley
Christopher J. Herbert & Nancy E. Welch
Willy Hillberg
Bill & Ev Hoffman
Howard & Nancy Holland
Chris D. Hood
Ronald G. & Virginia L. Horejsi
Kirk & Beth Horn
Robert & Jeanne Horsmann
Russell Hose
Sally Hough
Bob & Kathy Hoverkamp
Steve Hoyt
Bruce & Kathy Hutcheon
Steve & Cheryl Irvin
Dale & Lois Ives
Kelsey & Mark Jackson
Harry & Doris Jacobsen
Craig Jantz
Larry & Carol Jenkins
Eric & Katherine Johnson
Kent & Cyndie Johnson
Robert B. Johnson
Ron & Connie Johnson
Steven Johnson
Rebecca Kendall
David Kind
David R. & Betty S. King
Frank Kintzel
Reed Klearman
Bill & Donna Knowles
Drew Kohler
Bob & Jan Koons
Jack & Ellen Krieger
Frank & Rochelle Kriewald
Norman J. Kroese
Jim Langley
Dick Larsen
W. Paul Lawless
Ron & Yoshie Lewis
Michael Lindsay
Jack & Corky Logan
Steven Lookabaugh
Ruth Low
Stan & Carolyn Lueck
Mark & Debbie Lutz
Bonnie Lynn
L. Jack & Natalie Lyon
Don Mabry
Bill & Nancy MacHugh
John & Frank Maillett
Nancy B. Mantz
Jo Ann Marchand
Ron & Barb Marcoux
Wayne & Marjorie Marion
P. Gerald ‘Gerry’ Marra
David & Charlotte Martin
Robert & Barbara Martin
Craig Mathews
Bill & Pam Matthews
William D. Mayer, Jr.
Dennis A. McClelland
Debra McCormick
Ken & Karen McFadden
James McGaffic
Ed McKenzie
Patrick & Renita McMullen
Cary McAfee
Lon McAllister
Ronald ‘Mac’ McClimans
John & Carlie Mechler
Wayne Meyers
Randall L. & Alison D. Meyn
Jim & Jean Miazga
George R. Michel
Mike & Chris Mielke
Gary J. Moe
Michael & Linda Moe
Jack & Betty Mooers
Rocky Morgan
Jim & Rennie Morrell
Glenn C. Moyer
Bob & Vicki Munson
David Murphy
Albert & Deana Murray
David Myren
Marc A. Nelson
James C. Newborn
Jerry & Susan Norton
Charles O’Dell
Mike O’Malley
Lynda Paige
Tom Parce
Grant Parker & Molly Galusha
Jim Parr
David & Janet Perdue
Jon Perry
Lloyd Persson
Dennis Petersen
Doug & Mary Susan Polenz
Robert L. Pott
Marty & Nancy Priest
Charles R. Raches, Jr.
Guido R. Rahr, Jr.
Jean E. Ralls
Donald Rasmussen
Ron Reesy
Warren & Fran Reid
Ken & Bonnie Reimers
Allan Reishus
Richard L. Riggs, Sr.
James & Patti Rinehart
Annette Rood
Patrick Ross
Frederic Sammond
Larry Sanders
Barth & Gail Satuloff
Marvin & Kathryn Schiedermayer
Don Schindler
Ted & Pat Schmidt
Don & Carol Schronen
Scott & Cheryl Schuerman
Kenneth & Vicki Jo Scott
Lloyd F. & Ann B. Scott
Leon Searles
Richard Sell
Craig Sherbondy
Greg & Jill Silvey
Regena L. Simmons
Dan Smith
Horace Smith
Richard Smith
Walker S. ‘Buddy’ & Tammie Lynne Smith
Douglas Snyder
Morgan Snyder
Terry & Kathy Solberg
Bob Speicher
Bruce & Pauline Staberg
Lewis Stapley
Linda & Neal Stone
Bill & Karen Stout
Tim & Amy Stump
Richard & Debra Surface
John & Maribeth Talia
Art Talsma
John & Alice Taylor
Ralph & Bette Thisted
Les & Sally Thomas
J. Dana Thorne
Bob & Pat Thuesen
H. Arthur & Lanita Agnes Tomsheck
Robert Torstenson
Brent V. Trumbo
Bill & Michelle Tucker
Paul Van Booven
Richard & Vicki Van Calcar
Dale Varbel
Todd Vralsted
Tom & Margaret Walker
Raylene Wall
Gregory Waltz
Jeff Ware
John & Kathy Warford
Michael R. & Carolyn H. Waring
Dick & June Warner
David W. Watkins
Mike & Kathy Weaver
Randy & Joyce Weaver
Andy Weber
Jack Webster
Bob & Kathy Wellman
Alan & Linda Wells
David E. & Mary D. Wesley
Gary & Marian West
Bruce & Glenda Wilson
James W. Wilson
Bob Woodrow
Harry M. Woods
Dave & Judy Yoder
Jeff Young
Ward & Katherine Young
Linda Zager
Partners In Conservation
LEVEL VIII – $1,000,000
Bass Pro Shops
Cabela’s, Inc.
Chase Card Services
Jordan Enterprises (Realtree)
LEVEL VII – $500,000-$999,999
Browning
Federal Cartridge Company
Les Schwab
Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
MidwayUSA
MidwayUSA Foundation
North American Hunter
Remington Arms Co. LLC
Sportsman’s Warehouse
Wyoming Wilderness Outfitters
LEVEL VI – $250,000-$499,999
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Brunton
Columbia Sportswear Co.
Danner
Hunter’s Specialties, Inc.
Jensen Jewelers
Roper Apparel & Footwear
Sitka Gear
Zabel Western Art
LEVEL V – $100,000-$249,999
Barton - Cotton
Bell Wildlife Specialties
Custom Direct, Inc.
Danny Edwards Bronzes
Davidson’s
Dennis Jones Studios
Dumukwa Safaris
East Moreno Ranch
Express UU Bar Ranch
Gerber Legendary Blades
Globe Pequot Press
Handcarved Fine Furniture
Heritage Collectables, Inc.
Heritage Frames and Fine Art
Inafrica Safaris
Jack Creek Preserve Foundation
Lone Star Outfitters
Montana Canvas
Montana High Country
Mossy Oak
Mount Carmel Safaris
New Holland USA
Nosler Bullets, Inc.
Pioneer Log Homes of BC
Rocky Shoes & Boots
Sierra Pacific Industries
Terry & Judy Sweet
Thunder Bow Outfitters
Timberline Outfitters
Trijicon
U.S. Army Fort Hunter Liggett
Western Spirits
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Wildlife In Bronze - James Stafford
Winchester Ammunition
Yamaha Motor Corp.
LEVEL IV – $50,000-$99,999
A Idaho Whitetail Adventure
Antelope For Africa Safaris
Authentic African Adventures
B Bar C & Russell Pond Outfitters
Bald Mountain Outfitters
Beaver Creek Associates, LLC
Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife Dept
Blaser USA, Inc.
Boyt Harness Company
Broken Arrow Lodge
C K Hunting & Fishing Camp
Call of the Wild Outfitting
Capital One
Colorado Hunting Adventures
Cottonwood Ranch Hunting Services
Daisy Outdoor Products
Dakota Arms
Davis Tent & Awning, LLC
Diamond T Outfitters
Driftwood Lodge/Mallard Pass Farms
Eberlestock
First Interstate Bank
Fort Knox Security
G.W. Peterson Outfitting
Goshute Tribe
Haines Hunting Service
Harborths Gun Repair
Hidden Creek Outfitters
High Lonesome Outfitter & Guide - CO
Hualapai Tribe - Department of Natural Resource
Humphrey RV and Trailer, LLC
ICR Outfitters
Imperial Schrade Corp.
Jicarilla Game & Fish Dept
K Bar Z Guest Ranch & Outfitters
Knight & Hale Game Calls/Pradco
Knight Rifles
Kniktuk Outfitters
La Tinaja Ranch
Larry Gay Bronzes
Larry’s Guide Service
Lori’s Labradors
Louisiana Purchase Ranch
Mark Norem
Matthews Trophy Hunting Safaris
Michaels of Oregon
Midcontinent
Montana Guide Service
Montana Silversmiths
Navajo Nation Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Numzaan Safaris
Oquirrh Productions
Parker Bronzes
Phyllis Wolfe
Randy Van Beek Studio
RB Outfitters & Guide Service
Rich Ranch/Double Arrow Outfitters
Richard Childress Racing, Inc.
RJ Hunt
Roger Lang
Ron Dube
Rough Country Outfitters & Guides
Rugg’s Outfitting L.L.C.
Safari Afrika
See Alaska
Silver Bow Outfitters
Spey Creek Trophy Hunting
Sports Afield Magazine
Stan Burger Safaris
Star Valley Outfitters, LLC
T N Marketing
The Perrins Rainy Pass Lodge, LLC
United States Outfitters
Weaver Optics
Welder Outfitting Services
Whitewater Outdoors
Wilderness Lodge / Skyline Outfit
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Wyoming Expeditions
Zuni Fish & Wildlife Dept
LEVEL III – $25,000-49,999
123 Outfit
ACS Construction, Inc.
Action Adventures
AEI Guide and Outfitter
Africa Maximum Safaris
Africa Sport Hunting Safaris
Al & David Nieman
Algar Safaris
America Remembers
Antler Creek Wildlife Creations
Art From Montana, LLC
Austin Remodeling Contractor, Inc.
Backcountry Montana Adventures
Bear Mountain Ranch
Beaver Creek Outfitters - CO
Beaver Creek Outfitters - MT
Best Hunting Company
Big D Oil Company
Big Sky Carvers
Big Timber Guides, Ltd.
Bill & Judy McAfee
Billingsley Ranch & Outfitters
Black Mountain Outfitters, Inc.
Blue Mountain Outfitters
Brazos River Outfitters
Brent Todd
Buffalo Bill Fur Salon
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Burris Company, Inc.
C4 Ranch & Lodge
Carlton’s Corp, Inc.
Central Montana Outfitters
Central South Island Hunting NZ
Charles Suk
Circle K Ranch, Inc.
Colorado High Guide Service
Custom Sporting
Dave & Angie Meehan
Dave Wade
D-D Productions
Deadwood Outfitters, LLC
Deseret Ranch
Devenyns Limited Editions
Diekie Muller’s Hunting Safaris
Doig River Outfitters
Dome Mountain Ranch
Don & Jana Cook and Family
Doug Eck Studios
E & E Guide Service
Earl & Sue Keating
Elk Basin Outfitters
Elk Valley Bighorn Outfitters
Elkhorn Outfitters
Elko Bighorns Unlimited
Flying Z Ranch
Fort Worth Bad Boy Buggies
Fossil Ridge Guide Service
Four Seasons Safaris New Zealand
Freeman
Fuqua’s Jewelry
Galyan’s
Game and Fish Magazine
Gary & Carol Griesen
Hayden Lambson
Henry Repeating Arms
Hidden Lake Outfitters
High Tech Customs
Higher Ground Outfitters
Horse Creek Outfitters
Hoyt USA
Ida Glow
Indiana Arch Plywood, Inc.
Island Explorations
J.L. Flesch
Jack & Shirley Walter
Jackie Vergerio
Jaco Outfitters
Jadell Hovander
Jim Grant
Ken Carlson
Kershaw Knives
Kevin Powell
Kimber of Oregon
Kohls Outfitting
Lake-N-Leather
Lazy JR Outfitters
Lil Toledo Lodge
Magnum Outfitters
Mills Wilderness Adventures
Montana Decoy
Montana Mountain View Ranch
Montana Safaris
Montana Sunrise Lodge
Morgan Trinkets
Moriah Publishing, Inc.
Mountain Hunters
Mountain Trail Outfitters
Nancy & Steve Dunlop Cawdrey
NB Safaris
New Zealand Hunt/Phil Wilson
Nordberg Furniture
North Park Outfitter
Northern New Mexico Elk Hunts
NW Colorado Ranching For Wildlife
One Only Studio
Out of Africa Safaris
Quaking Aspen Outfitters
Quigley-Ford Optics
R & R Ranch
R. Place - Boots Reynolds
Rafter C Guide & Outfitting
Rainbow Lake Lodge
Rancho Rojo Outfitting Service
Rand’s Custom Hatters
Rapid Chevrolet
Rata Maire Deer
RCA Hunting Services
Reunel Mfg.
Richard & LaRene Barlin
Richard Holmes Safaris
Richard Sotello
Rick Taylor
Riddles Group / Mt Rushmore Gold
Ridgerunner Outfitters
Rush’s Lakeview Ranch
Russ & Cheri Eby
Russ Field Safaris
Sangre De Cristo Outfitters, Inc.
Scapegoat Wilderness Outfitters
Schnee’s, Inc.
Sheep Creek Outfitters
Shooting Times Magazine
South Side Outfitters
Sporting World
Sportsman’s Guide
Spur Outfitters
Stark Electric, Inc.
Steve Ramsey
Studio Pandora
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Swift Creek Outfitters
The Biltmore Company
The Nature Conservancy
Timber Creek Art
Timmer Outfitting
Tomberlin Group
Tschetter Studios
Under Armour
United Country Real Estate
Upper Canyon Outfitters
UWG
Valles Caldera Trust
Van Wijk Safaris
Vermejo Park Ranch
Vista Outdoor
Vltor
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
White Lion Safaris
Wild Wings, Inc.
Working Horse Log Homes
World Class Outfitting Adventures
LEVEL II – $15,000-$24,999
4-O Cattle Co.
Adventure Northwest
African Arrow Safaris
Ahlstrom Construction, Ltd.
Alaska Big Game Hunting
Anthony & Leann Nichols
Back Country Outfitters
Banovich Fine Art Editions
Bear Archery, Inc.
Beartooth Plateau Outfitters
Beaver Trap Outfitters
Beckel Canvas Products
Ben Freeman Saddle Mules
Big Salmon Outfitters
Bishop Builders
Black Range Outfitters
Black Timber Outfitters
Bohunk Excavating, Inc.
Brian & Lanette Soliday
Bristol Bay Adventures
Buck & Shelly Braten
Buck Knives, Inc.
Bushnell Outdoor Products
Butte Creek Outfitters
Catch-A-King Charters
CBS News Channel 5
Central Landscaping
Charles & Margaret Mersiovsky
Clear Creek Lighting
Clearwater Gallery
Colby Gines Wilderness Adventures
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Colorado Hunting Expeditions
Colorado Mountain Adventures
Colorado Trophies
Connecticut Valley Arms, Inc.
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Ferndale Refinery
Counter Assault
Crooked Horn Outfitters
Crow Creek Outfitters
Dakota Hunting Farms
Dan Agnew
DeLay River Outfitters, Inc.
Delta Big Game Outfitters
Diamond Outfitters, LLC
Donny Salisbury
Dorendorf’s, Inc.
Double Y Outfitters
Durham Ranches, Inc.
E. W. Watson & Sons Outfitting
Eagle’s Nest Outfitting
Eilers Furs
ESP Hunting Safaris
Fred Mau’s Outdoor Adventures
Freedom Arms
Frontera Shooting
Frontier Studio
G M C Trucks
Glacier Fur Dressing
Golden Bear Outfitters
Golden Ram Sportsman
Gonzales Outfitting & Guiding
Graham Originals
Great Northern Outfitters
Gunnison Country Guide Service
Hearst Air Service
Henderson’s Hunting Camps, Ltd.
Heritage Safe Co.
High Country Arts
Hole In The Wall Lodge
Horseshoe Hill Outfitters
Ibamba Safaris
Iowa Dept of Natural Resources
J Bar H Outfitters
Jake’s Horses, Inc.
James Earnest
JC Outfitters
Jerry & Nadine Pickthorne
Jim Zumbo
JMT Outfitters
John Bollinger
Julian and Sons
Kaweka Hunting Adventures
KFB Jewelers
Kispiox Valley Outfitters
Legacy Sports - Howa Rifles
Leo Smith
Leon Parson Studios
Les Ohlhauser
Little Wood River Outfitters
Logozzo Bronzes, Inc.
Lone Wolf Guide Service
Lost Fork Ranch
M & T Fur Company
Mafigeni Safaris & Tours
Matthew Tomseth
Mc Bride’s Guns
McKenzie Taxidermy
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Middle Fork Outfitters, LLC
Monture Crick Outfitters
Mountain Ridge Outfitters
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Neville Log Homes
New Archery Products
New England Firearms
New Zealand Custom Outfitters
Nikon Sport Optics
North American Van Lines
Open Creek Outfitters
Outdoor Cap Company, Inc.
Outfitters Pack Station
Pachmayr Foundation
Pikes Peak Outfitters
Pioneer Outfitter
R. Knox
Rancho Blanco
Redd Made Saddles
Rick Wemple Outfitting, Inc.
Rivers Edge Outfitters
Robert & Judy Wilkes
Roberts Ranch
Rockin H Outfitters
Rocky Mountain High Outfitters & Guides
Rocky Point Outfitters
Roseburg Forest Products
Rosedale Safaris
Royal Outfitters
S & W Outfitters
Scott Allred
Seven J Outfitters
Shelter Cove Lodge
Simmons Outdoor Corp
Simpson Resources
Skeeter Gingery
Southern Cross Safaris
Stephen Cadez
Stockton Outfitters
Stoeger Industries
Tanager Beverage
Tenderfoot Outfitters
Terry Doughty Wildlife Art
Thompson Distributing, Inc.
Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris
Tierra Encantada Outfitter/Guides
Tom Swan
Tony Watkins
Town Pump
Trophies Africa
True North Adventures
Tru-Glo
Vanatta Outfitters
Vivi Crandall
Weitas Creek Outfitters
West Elk Wildernes Outfitters
Western Outdoors Magazine
Western Wyoming Trophy Hunts
WFMB/WCVS Radio
Whalers Cove Lodge
White Works Media
Wilderness Connection, Inc.
Wilderness Images
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Wilderness Outfitters
William & Wanda Shandel
Wolf River Outfitters
Wyoming Lazy T Metal Crafts
LEVEL I – $5,000-$9,999
A & R Outfitters
A A A Alaskan Outfitters
Aaron & Sarah Smith
Aaron Million
Accurate Arms
Adair Jewelers
Advanced Litho Printing
Adventures Outfitting, LLC
Africa Motsomi Hunting Adventures
Afrika Barrel & Bow Safaris
Al Edge Early American Rifles
Alaska Farwest Fish Camp
Alaska Legends Adventure Resort
Alaska Premier Sports Fishing
Alaska Trophy Hunts
Alaskan Fishing Adventures
Alaskan Raven Guide Service
Alaska’s Fishing Unlimited Lodge
Alaska’s Rainbow Point Lodge
Alaska’s Trophy King Lodge
All Season Adventures
Allegany Outfitters
Allen Shearer
American State Bank
Ande Rigler
Andrew Lake Lodge & Camps
Animal Clinic & Hospital
Antler Expressions/Madison West
Antler Meadows
Appaloosa Broadcasting
Archer Xtreme
Arcom Outfitters
Arctic Red River Outfitters, Ltd.
Armendaris Ranch
Arnolds Ranch and Home, Inc.
Arrows & Antlers
Artistic Impressions
Artistic Moments In Bronze
Austin & Halleck
Auto and Outdoor Store
Avalanche Outfitters
Avenales Sportsmen’s
Back Porch Ranch
Bad River Artworks
Bakers Narrows Lodge
Balancing Arrow Outfitters
Balenko & Associates
Banbur Safaris
Bar Double T Ranch
Bar-D Signs, Inc.
Barker Trophy Hunts
Baron Technology, Inc.
Barto Collectables
Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
Battlement Mesa Outfitters
BC Big Game Adventures, Ltd.
BC Stables
Bear Bay Lodge
Bear Claw Outfitters (Tawow Lodge)
Bearcat Outfitters
Beaver Creek Outfitters - WY
Becharof Lodge & Outfitters
Becky Day
Ben Franklin Crafts & Framing
Benchmark Wilderness Ranch
Bernie & Mary Lemon
Best Ranch
Big Cimarron Outfitter
Big Mountain Outfitters
Big Rack Outfitters
Big Sky Gold Diamond Brokers
Big Sky Upholstery
Big Willow Creek Ranch, Inc.
Bighorn Outfitters
Bill & Michelle Tucker
Bill Burke Knives
Bill Kiefer
Bill Sedge
Bill’s Welding & Machine Shop, Inc.
Birch Creek Outfitters
Blach Distributing
Black’s Creek Guide Gear
Blaine Dabb Fine Art
Blue Bronna Guiding & Outfitting
Blue River Outfitters
BNG Finish Products, Inc.
Bob & Margaret Gowdy
Bob Ward & Sons, Inc.
Bob Wieczorek
Bohl Iron Works
Bombardier Recreational Products
Bremer Ranches
Bridger Outfitters
Bridger Wilderness Outfitters
Broken Heart Outfitters
Bruce Miller Fine Art
Bryce Outfitting
Buckstop Truckware
Buffalo River Outfitters
Buffalo Springs Outfitters
Bull Basin Guides & Outfitters, Inc.
Bullfrog Spas
Bull’s Eye Adventures
Butler Bags
Buzzard Creek Ranch
C Bar C Outfitters
C.A. Grende, Buffalo Jump Gallery
Cactus Hills Outfitters, Ltd.
Canary Travel & Tour
Canyon Hunting Ranch
Canyon Outback
Capital Industrial, Inc.
Carl Spina
Carl Zeiss Optical
Carlton Witter
Carma Bosworth
Castles N Coasters
Caswell Gallery
Ceaser Lake Outfitters
Centennial Log Homes & Furnishings
Centennial Stage Stop
Challenge Outfitters, LLC
Chamanzi Zulu Safaris
Chaparral Guides & Outfitters
Charlin Furs & Furs By Francis
Charlotte Fox
Chase Hill Outfitters
Chavez Canyon Ranch
Cheff Guest Ranch & Outfitters
Cherokee Outfitters
Cherokee Ranch Staff
Cheyenne Beverages, Inc.
Chris Jurney Outfitting
Christie’s Adventures
Chuck Daggett Ford Dodge Jeep
Circle E Outfitters
Circle Heart Outfitters
Circle KBL Outfitters
Clark Fork Outfitters
Clear Channel of Cheyenne
Clear Channel Radio
Clearwater Outfitters
Clifford & Ellie Pape
Clifford & Janice Hill
Clint Newton
Coal Creek Outfitting
Collingwood Bros. Guides & Outfitters
Colony Outfitters
Colorado Trophies
Colter Creek Outfitters, LLC
Comanche Creek Guides & Services
Comanche Wilderness Outfitters
Commander and Company, Ltd.
Connell Chevrolet Buick
Connie Frutiger of Wildwings
Constance L. Sansome
Continental Divide Knives
Copenhaver Outfitters, Inc.
Cordoba Hunting
Cork Cliff Outfitters
Cotton Mesa Trophy Elk Ranch
Cougar Ridge Outdoors
C-R Cabinets
Craig Hayes
Craig Phillips Originals
Cramer’s Home Furnishings
Creative Woodcarvings
Creek To Peak Outfitters
Critelli Couriers, Inc.
Crow Creek Wildlife Mangmt Srvc
Crown Royal
Crystal Creek Outfitters
Curry Comb Outfitters
Curtis & Joann Welch
Cynthie’s Wildlife Originals
D & M Charters
D Bar G Outfitters, Inc.
D Bar G Outfitters, Inc.
D Bar X Lighting / Horns-A-Plenty
D. Michael Thomas
Dakota Craftsman
Dakota Family Farms
Dakota Hills Shooting Preserve
Dale Armstrong & Montosa Ranch
Dan & Kim Agnew
Dan Chovanak
Dan Free
Dan McPherson
Daniel & Lynn Howell
Danny & Bobby Jo Anderson
Darex, LLC
Darren & Lori Hebert
Darryl Stout
Dave Park Outfitting
Dave Watson
David & Donna Williams
David Anderson Sculpture
David Jackson
De Vuyst Ranch
Deadwood Mountain Outfitters
Dean’s Alaska Adventures
Deer Creek Hats
Demco-Redtail
Desert Pheasant Recreation
Diamond M Outfitters
Diamond R Guest Ranch
Dick & Sue Gooding
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Discount Tire
Doc Cottrell
Don & Sarah Clark
Donald & Karla Nehring
Donald Hay
Donald Kelly
Donald Rasmussen
Double Eagle Expeditions
Double Eagle Guides & Outfitters
Double H Bar Outfitting
Doug & Cindy Perry
Douglas & Renae Nelson
Douglas Fir & Furs
Douglas Speed & Associates
Drive Train Industries
Dry Fork Hunts
Dunedin River Outfitters
Eagle Cap Campers, Inc.
Eagle Lake Lodge
Eagle Lakes Ranch
Eagle Spirit Outfitters, LLC
Eagle’s Nest Hunt Club
Eastfork Designs
Ed Sittner
Ed Williams Custom Jewelry
Eddie Stifflemire
Edward Kollar
Edwin & Rhoda Hill
Elk Creek Outfitting
Elk Horn Enterprises
Elko Guide Service
Elsing Drilling
Engine Creek Outfitters
Eric & Jennifer Nerwin
Eric Roybal
Ericksen’s Saddlery
Estes Park Outfitters
Fauna Afrika Safaris
Fawnie Mountain Outfitters
Field Logic
Finest Arts
Fire Mountain Forge
First National Bank of Gillette
First National Bank of the Rockies
Fisher Art Enterprises
Fishmasters Inn
Five-Nine Outfitters
Flying B Ranch
Fox Bay Lodge
Frank & Liz Manafort
Frank Hollis
Frank Miller Fine Art
Fred Boyer Studios
Freedom Outfitters
Fremont Motor Company - Cody
Fremont Motor Company - Lander
Full Circle Outfitters
G&B Promotions
G-5 Outfitters
Gallery & Frame Center
Gap West Broadcasting
Garcias Hunting Preserves
Gardner Ranch Outfitters
Garry Wright
Gary & Jana Hintz
Gary Fales Outfitters
Gem Safaris
Gene Sanford & Associates, Inc.
George & Cathy Weston
George & Laurenzia Trowbridge
George Herold
George Lockwood
George Stark
Getaway Adventures Lodge
Gila Trophy Outfitters
Gillies Fish On Service
Gist Silversmiths
Glen Zwieg
Gloria D’ Studios
Gone Fishin’ Lodge
Goose Bay Camp
Gordon Sampson
Grafe Auction & Realty
Grease Creek Outfitters
Great Divide Outfitters
Great Plains Drywall
Great Western Oil and Gas
Green Mountain Outfitters
Greg Beecham Studio
Grizzly Outfitters
Grizzly Trail Outfitters
Gundog Productions
Gunner’s Taxidermy
Guy Dahl Wildlife Art
H & H Outfitters
Hacienda Cerritos Surf Colony
Hadley Companies
Hahn & Hahn Construction
Hairball Guide Service
Headwaters & Highcountry Outfitters
Heaven’s Gate Outfitters
Heinrich & Smith Outfitters
Hermosa Creek Outfitters
Hidden Alaska Guides & Outfitters
High & Wild Wilderness Safaris
High Altitude Yamaha, Inc.
High Country Outfitters
High Lonesome Outfitters - WY
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Outfitters
High Safaris Hunting Co.
High Sierra Expeditions, LLC
High Tines Outfitters
High Trail Outfitter, Inc.
Hiland Outfitters, LLC
Hill Country Whitetails
Hill Ranches
HME Construction
Hodge’s Outfitters
Hog Wild USA
Hooks Saddlery
Horizon Guide & Outfitters
Horn Outfitters, Inc.
Howard Willey Guide Service
Hubbard’s Yellowstone Outfitters
Hugo’s Safari Adventures
Hunt It All, Inc.
Hunt Wood Products
Hunter Dan
Hunters Rendezvous
Hunting & Fishing World, Inc.
Hunting Legends Africa
Hurleys Hunting Adventure
Idaho Outfitters & Guides Assoc.
Igage Mapping Corp.
Ike Basha
Illinois Conservation Foundation
Indian Summer Outfitters
Inland Empire Toyota Dealers
Instigator Sport Fishing
Intrepid Safaris
Irish Setter-Red Wing
ITC Electrical Technologies
J. Bridges
J.H. Outdoors
JABS Guide Service
Jack Hume Adventures
Jack Pate
Jagged Edge Outfitters, Inc.
James Hatcher
James Smith Printing
Janene Grende-Artist
Janet Thompson
Jarbidge Wilderness Guide & Pkng
Jarrett Rifles
Jason & Kerri Bath
Jay Cazier
Jaybird Antler Works, Inc.
JB Rodgers Mech Cont
Jeff Fooks
Jeff Meyer
Jeff Roller Hunting
JFK Guide Outfitters
Jim & Sharon Kilmer
Jim Mast
JM Adcock Rifles
JM Bar Outfitters
JML Outfitters
Jocelyn Russell Bronzes
Joe & Karen Rankin
John & Doris Noard
John & Judy Bond
John & Sue Barrett
John Dodson
John Heintz
John Henry Lee Outfitters, Inc.
John Maki Outfitters
Johnny Brezina
Jones Outfitters
Jon’s Outdoors
JT Horses, Inc.
K E Schultz Guide & O/F Svc.
Kai Turner
Kalispell Art Casting
Kanuka Wilderness Hunting
KDF
Ken & Norma Kajita
Ken Pylypchan
Ken Smith’s Hunting Idaho
Kendall Ridge Outfitters
Kenetrek Boots
Ketchum Air Service
Kevin Harvick
Kiira Designs
Kimber
King Auction & Realty Co, Inc.
King Ranch
KING/KOLT/KLEN/KGAB Radio
Kiowa Hunting Service, Inc.
Kiska Metals, Inc.
Klicks K Bar L Ranch
Klotz Lake Camp, Inc.
Kodiak Charters
Kuche Safaris
Kuvhima Safaris
Kyllo Brothers Outfitters
L Diamond E Ranch
L. T. & Becky Scura
Lake Country Lodge
Lance Domonske
Laredo Hunting Club
Larry & Carolyn Hicks
Larsen Bay Lodge
Laughing Sun
Lawrence Dyer & Sons Outfitting
Leann Hughes
Leather Originals
Leatherman Tool Group
Leatherwood Arts
Ledge Sports
Lee Livingston
Lee Radtke
Leithen Valley Trophy Hunts NZ
Leslie Torstenson
Lewis, Slovak, Kovacich & Marr P.C.
Lightning Creek Outfitters
Limerock Ranch
Limestone Outfitters
Lisa & Danny Tilley
Little Big Horn Lodge
Lone Cone Outfitters
Lone Tom Outfitting
Lorenzo Ghiglieri
Lost Creek Guides
Lou & Renee Prusinovski
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Loyd Ketchum
L-Roy Art
Lynn & Kevin Talley
M & M Outfitters
M.G. Oil Company
Mangas Outfitters
Mansanarez Wildlife Creations
Marias Ridge Ranch
Mark Stratton Gunmaker
Mark Young Outfitting
Marlin Firearms Company
Martinez Y Ewens Anasazi Ranch
Mary Ann Cherry
Ma’s Western Arts
Mason Country Collectibles
Mbogo Safaris
McBroom & Co Packers & Guides
McDougall Lodge
Mega Mountain Magic
Michael Brothers Steakhouse
Michael Sieve
Michael Willey
Midee Stitch Saddle & Tack
Mike & Debbie Steuert
Mike Briggs
Mike Smith
Mile High Outfitters
Milligan Brand Outfitters
Milodragovich Law Firm
Missouri River Ringnecks
Monsanto Co.
Montana Backcountry Outfitters
Montana Pack & Saddlery
Montana Pines Hideaway
Montana Rifleman
Montana Transfer Company
Monte Baker Antler Carvings
Moon Valley Outfitters
Morgan Stanley
Morne De Villiers Safaris
Morritt’s Resort
Mosquito Valley Outfitters
Mountain Stalker Slings
Mountain Top Outfitters
Mountain Top Ranches
Muddy Marsh Outfitters
Mule Creek Outfitters
Mule Shoe Outfitters, LLC
MX Ranch
Napa Wine Company
National Security Safe Co.
Ngwarati Safaris
Nielsen’s Guiding & Outfitting
Nine Mile Guest Ranch
NM Ranch Properties, Inc.
North Mountain Hunting Camp
Northern Lights Outfitters
Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd.
Northwest Antler Design
Northwest Marine & Sport
Northwoods Craftsman
Norval Hensley
Nourse’s Sport Fishing
Nunavik Adventures, Ltd.
Oak Canyon Ranch
Oak Creek Manufacturing
OFC Outfitting
OK Trailer Sales
Old Goat Trading Post
Old West Adventures
Old West Outfitters
Onjonas Safaris
Only Africa Safaris
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor Construction
Outdoor Marketing Consultants
Outfitters Supply
Outwest Guides
Over The Hill Outfitters
Owl’s Nest Lodge, Inc.
P P Hunting Adventures, Inc.
Pac-Alaska
Pack’n Racks
Palliser River Guides & Outfitters
Palmer Outfitters
Panther Gap Outfitters
Papez Outfitting
Paul Butenhoff
Pendleton Safes
Penobscot Indian Nation Fish & Game
Pepsi Cola Company
Peter & Eilene Jorgensen
Petersburg Sportfishing
Pete’s Sports Lamps & Antler Art
Petracom
Pilgrim’s Bighorn Outfitting, Ltd., Ltd.
Point Blank Hunts
Poma Outfitters
Ponderosa Outfitters
Porcupine Adventures, Inc.
Post Rock Guide Service
Powderhorn Designs
Powderhorn Primitive Outfitters
Proguiding
Pruden’s Point Resort
Pybus Point Lodge
Quilting Mania
Quinlan Outdoor Adventures
Ralph Oberg
Rams Horn Guides & Outfitters
Rancho Del Sol
Rancho El Rincon
Ray & Dotti Zumwalt
Ray & Yvonne Krause
Reclaimed Lumber Products
Red Lodge Juniper Furniture
Reidhead Outfitters
Reindeer Lake Trout Camp
Rendezvous Trader
Republic Services of Montana
Richard & Belinda Porter
Rich’s Rustic Frame Art
Rick White
Ridgerunner’s Guide Service
Riel Bosse Outfitting
Rincon Creek Guides & Outfitters
Rio Indio Lodge
Robert & Kathy Wellman
Robert Gardner
Robert Neaves
Rocking W Outfitters
Rocky Mountain Brake
Rocky Mountain Scrimshaw
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen Assoc.
Rodgers Log, Inc.
Rodmaster Charters
Roger Davis
Roger Wagoner Designs
Rolfe Brock
Ron Brandt
Ron King
Rooster Tail/Craiger Lodge
Roy & Mary Jo Titzel
Royal Outfitters
RPM, Inc.
Rudy Steele Guides & Outfitters
Ruggs Ranch
Russell Ezer Construction
Sable Mountain Outfitters
Saddle Tramp Outfitters
Safari Nordik
Safari Trails International
Salmon River Lodge
Samuelson Outfitters
San Francisco River Outfitters
Santa Anna Hunting Area
Santa Fe Guiding Company, LLC
Scene Weaver
Schoonbee Safaris
Scott Criddle
Scull Construction
Sculpture In Steel
Seely Hunting
Seldens Home Furnishings of Olympia
Select Safaris
Sentinel Mountain Safaris
Seven Lakes Lodge
Shawn Brownlee Jeweler
Shawnee Hills Outfitters
Sheep Creek Outfitters
Sheldon’s Waterfowl & Upland Bird
Shoal Creek Outfitters
Shoshone Wilderness Adventures
Showcase Carvings
Signature Taxidermy Studio
Sikanni River Outfitters
Silver Fox Outfitters
Simpson Outfitters, Inc.
Sissy’s Log Cabin
Sitka Point Lodge
Sitka’s Secrets
Six States Distributors, Inc.
SmithAndSalter
Snake River Jake Excursions
Snappy Sport Senter, Inc.
Soap Creek Outfitters
Somerset House Publishing
Sonny’s Guiding
Sonoran Outfitters
Spencer VanWinkle
Sportsman & Ski Haus
Sportsman’s Outdoor Products
Spotted Bear Ranch
Spruce Mountain Lodge & Guide Service
Stalcup Designs
Steamboat Ski Corp
Steen’s Wilderness Adventures
Steiner Binoculars
Stephen Fenoglio
Steve Beilgard
Steve Eaton
Steven Kornele
Steven Morris
Stevore
Steyn Caracal Safaris
Stillwater Outfitters
Stoecker Jewerly
Stone River Gear
Stoney-Wolf Productions, Inc.
Storm Mountain Outfitters
Stoverud’s Jewelers
Strasburg Game Farm
Streater Outdoors
Stukels Birds & Bucks
Sulphur Creek Ranch
Sun Africa Safaris
Sunset Guiding & Outfitting
Superior Guide Service
Sure-Strike Lodge
Suskeena Lodge
Swan Valley Outfitters
Swarovski Optik
T. Hall
Ted Dinsdale
Tejon Ranch Company
Terry & Carrol Mulkey
Terry Neely Outfitting
Teton Wilderness Outfitting, Inc.
The Allen Co.
The Bluffs
The Craig Wild Bunch
The Piney Valley Ranches Trust
The Sheepherder
The Timbers At Chama
The Trendsetters
The Virginian Lodge
Thief River Falls Radio
Thomas & Patti Drake
Thompson Sports, Ltd.
Thomson Outfitters
Tim & Betty Weber
Timberland Outfitters
Tom Scott
Toyota - Portland Region
Trading Post Outfitters
Traditional Bowhunter Magazine
Traditions Muzzleloaders
Trapper Creek Outfitters
Triangle C Ranch
Triple H Hunting, LLC
Triple O Outfitters
Triple U Buffalo Ranch
Trophy Class Outfitters
Trophy Game Safaris
Trophy Mountain Outfitters
Trophy Outfitter & Guide Service
Troy Murray
Tweedsmuir Park Outfitters
Twin City Surplus
Twin Peaks Ranch, Inc.
Twisselman Outfitters
Ty Olson Construction, Inc.
Tyler & Kelly Gill
Tym America
U L Ranch Outfitters
U S A Shooting
Under Wild Skies Lodge & Outfitters
Ungava Adventures
United Rentals
United Safaris Int
Upfront Outfitters
Upland Water Adventures
Ute Properties, LLC
V & M Ranch & Guide Service
Valley Meat
Vaughn Haderlie
Vic Forchuk & Sons Outfitting
Vincent Zaninovich
Visions of the West
Vogel Outdoor Adventures
Vortex Optics
W Hose
W Three Outfitters
W3 Outfitters
Wal-Mart
Walt & Cookie Nicoson
Walter’s Recycling & Refuse Service
Wanganui Safaris
Weaver Rifles
Western Nevada Supply
Western Sales Management
Westervelt Custom Gunstocks
Whiddon & Associates
Whispering Pine Outfitters
White Mountain Outfitters
White Shooting Systems, Inc.
Whitetail Creek Outfitters
Wild Africa Hunting Safaris
Wild For The Cause
Wild Idaho Outfitters, Inc.
Wild Skies Outfitters
Wild Track Outfitters
Wilderness Lodge
Wilderness Mint
Wilderness Outfitters
Wilderness Pursuits Intl
Wilderness Tracks
Wildlife Taxidermy and Hunting
William & Gwen Gamradt
William Furs
Willow Ranch Outfitting
Winecup Gamble Ranch
Woodsellers Parkway Furniture
Woolrich, Inc.
Worldwide Adventures
WW Outfitters
Yeager Barnes Outfitters
Yellowstone Mountain Guides, Inc.
York Daily Record
Youngs Wilderness Camp
Ziegler Building Supply
Zingela Safaris
Zip Beverage
Zulu Nyala Group
35
RMEF: An Uncommon Commitment
to
Conservation
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 birthing center for elk and
salmon. It’s but one example of more than 6.6 million acres RMEF has conserved, and counting.
COVER PHOTO BY DONALDMJONES.COM
RMEF.org 800-225-5355

Annual Report - Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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