A Homerun for Elk
Lasting Legacies by Emily Messer Former Major League Baseball player Dennis Aust has invested his support in the elk country he loves. It was mid-October of 1994 when Dennis Aust woke up in his tent at elk camp in the mountains near Gunnison, Colorado. Eight thousand feet up, it had taken two hours on horseback to […]
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Steel Tracks and Wild Paths
Lasting Legacies by Samuel Kowal A career in fabrication for railroads took Ed Harris to nearly every corner of wildlife habitat in the United States. Now, he feels compelled to ensure that wild places endure. Some 40 years ago, almost broke and looking for a change, Ed Harris said farewell to his mother and left his […]
Conservation is About Connections
Lasting Legacies by Gentry Hale South Dakota’s Jerry Hirrschoff has dedicated his life to the intersection of outdoor recreation and education. When you walk into a restaurant, don’t expect to have lunch or breakfast with Jerry the whole time. Because there are inevitably people who know him in the restaurant, and he is going to […]
From Iowa to Idaho
(Photo credit: RMEF) Lasting Legacies by Heather Fraley Carole Rowland travels for conservation with her dogs in tow. From her home in Iowa, Carole Rowland and her three Havanese dogs, Andrew, Tanner and Sam’s Angel, have traveled more than 15,000 miles to reach RMEF volunteer projects. They’ve attended the Hiawatha volunteer wire pull project along […]
Bird’s Eye View Toward the Future
(Photo credit: Kevin Bird) Lasting Legacies by Christina Rodriguez Kevin Bird is passionate about giving back to elk country to help conserve it for his “three little birds” to enjoy. Hidden among the aspen and scrub oak that cover the hills and mesas near Rifle, Colorado, Kevin Bird lay in wait for the opportunity to […]
Talking Elk Over Coffee and Breakfast
(Photo credit: RMEF) Lasting Legacies by Vivien Felker Current and prospective members of the Trails Society gathered at a sold-out breakfast to discuss giving back to RMEF. On a breezy Saturday morning during RMEF’s 40th Anniversary Celebration in Missoula, Montana, current and prospective members of RMEF’s Trails Society met for an exclusive breakfast to share […]
Opposites Attract: When an Elk Hunter Married a Non-Hunter
(Photo credit: APD Photography) Lasting Legacies by Vivien Felker Though their experiences differ when it comes to elk hunting, Dave and Judy Yoder share a common commitment to RMEF. Dave and Judy Yoder were an unlikely pair. When they met in Colorado in 1988, Dave was spending his free time in the woods, preferably hunting elk. […]
Tony Gilbertson Channels Inner-Artist in RMEF World Elk Calling Championships
by Tom Kuglin/Bugle Hunting & Outdoor Lifestyle Editor Whether his audience is a panel of judges or a rutted-up bull elk, when Tony Gilbertson rips a bugle or softly mews, he has one simple goal in mind. “If I’m on stage or in the woods, I’m trying to paint a picture with my calling,” he […]
Investing in the Future of Elk
(Photo credit: Sonia Stewart Photography) Lasting Legacies by Gentry Hale Marvin and Carolyn Johnson joined RMEF’s Trails Society to help protect the wild country they love. It was on the third day of a 2017 muzzleloader hunt near Silverton, Colorado, that Marvin Johnson got a shot at the biggest elk of his life. The weather […]