Righting wrongs: Over-hunted elk throughout history
The “on-the-ground conservation” means that RMEF volunteers are out in the wild landscapes, in the backwoods, climbing ridges and scaling mountainsides to protect the elk population. Mark Holyoak, director of communication and content for RMEF, explained that these hunters intimately know the land they’re working on and the animals they’re working with. RMEF also advocates for and is active in land and active forest management as key pillars to the support of elk and wildlife populations. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, fish and wildlife agencies, many landowners and other organizations to fulfill its goals. RMEF has partnered with other organizations such as the U.S. The foundation’s membership - up to 97% of which is hunters - is spread across the entire nation with headquarters in Missoula, Montana. They donate their time, talent and funds to the effort to preserve elk habitats. On the RMEF roster is more than 12,000 volunteers serving in 500 chapters across the nation. Its mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, the habitats they call home and the respectful hunting heritage connected to them. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is a combined effort by over 231,000 people-mostly hunters-to carry out meaningful, measurable, on-the-ground conservation work. Its revered reputation through the years means it comes as no surprise that the elk has been the subject of an organization’s conservation efforts for nearly 40 years. It was, and still is, an animal appreciated for every fiber of its being from meat to antlers to hide. In many indigenous traditions, the elk is viewed as a sage teacher, a survivor, a protector and a harbinger of good omens. The Rocky Mountain elk, gargantuan cousin to the commonplace deer, has a turbulent history of once being celebrated and appreciated, then exploited and commercialized and back to being sheltered and honored.
These horned gentle giants lumber through America’s most environmentally rich states such as Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Nevada in search of grasses, edible tree bark and-if they should be so lucky-an unguarded apple orchard ripe for the grazing. In the northern and western reaches of the U.S, 1,000-pound creatures roam the plains, forest and mountains.
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