MISSOULA, Mont.—Five coveted Wyoming Governor’s Elk Permits will be sold at Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fundraisers in 2009, beginning with a live auction in Emmetsburg, Iowa, on Jan. 31.

The permits allow hunters to access any open area at any time during 2009 seasons. Guide service is not included. Hunting equipment must be legal for the season hunted.

Phone bids will be accepted at the Iowa auction. For information, contact Doug Vlasman, chairman of the Majestic Heartland chapter of the Elk Foundation, at 712-852-3398.

“It’s a big deal to have this tag at an Iowa banquet. This is a highly sought-after opportunity to hunt trophy-class Wyoming elk in 2009. Hunters have taken a number of 400-class Wyoming bulls in the last few years,” said Kurt Flack, RMEF regional director.

Have you considered the costs of a medical evacuation? Domestic air medical transports average $20,000 while international transports can easily exceed $100,000. As a Medjet member, your membership fee is the only expenditure as your annual low-price membership fee covers all of the transportation costs. This is not insurance – there are no co-pays, deductibles or claim forms, the membership fee is the only expenditure and there are no health questions up to age 75.

Medjet, the banquet sponsor of the Friday Night “Sheep Night” Banquet at our 2009 convention, has protected hunters since the 1990s and they have transported more than thirty hunters who were injured during their hunt or while on their vacation.

As our official medical evacuation provider, Medjet is offering Wild Sheep Foundation members a special rate: $215 for an individual and $335 for a family (2009 retail rates will be $250 and $385 respectively.) And, in addition to supporting WSF as a Corporate Sponsor, Medjet will contribute a portion of your new membership and annual renewal to the Foundation to help us continue to “Put and Keep Sheep on the Mountain.”

AUSTIN, Texas – Join the American Deer  & Wildlife Alliance (ADWA) in Alabama –  starting on January 15, 2009  through January 18, 2009 – for what promises to be a great way to start off  the new year at the Outdoors Without Limits (OWL) Ultimate Adventure Deer  Hunt. There are a few open participation opportunities left, and will be  filled during a final drawing January 4, 2009. Please register for the drawing  now by calling the OWL national office at 706.788.9878.
 
OWL’s  Troy Chapter will host the hunt, consisting of approximately 100 disabled  participants and their non-disabled guides in the deer woods surrounding Troy,  Alabama. Approximately 31 different landowners will be supporting the hunt as  well, by hosting approximately one hundred hunting teams. A scheduled  mandatory safety meeting is held before the first hunt for participants,  guides and landowners. Participants must also complete shooting exercises at  the firing range before the first hunt. “We place safety first and foremost.  With a hunt this big you certainly can’t be too careful, you have to take the extra step with every detail. For example, our guides carry our participant’s  guns to and from the hunting location,” says Kirk Thomas, Founder and CEO of  OWL.

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Cruising around the web in the world of Social Media, I am constantly referred to individuals or websites that lead me into interesting corners and some amazing conversations with people who are filled with talent and inspire me in some way.  This last month I touched base with the great folks at AEG Media and they sent me three great DVD's to preview and I can't wait to purchase the fourth video in their collection.

AEG Media, LLC is short for Angling Exploration Group and these guys really understand what the word exploration means.  The first trip to Mongolia for these boys took them from thier homes in the Pacific Northwest to the wilds of the far east chasing the Taimen, a fish of legendary myths and proportions. They rode in Russian 4 x 4's, Horseback, Camel and wore out several sets of Hiking boots all in the name of exploration for the best fly fishing in the country for trout and the elusive Taiman.  This DVD and the other two are absolutely amazing...

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Madison, Wis. – December 17, 2008 – Looking for the perfect last-minute gift? Tickets for Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest 2009 are on sale now, and are sure to satisfy the hunter, dog lover or outdoor enthusiast in your family. National Pheasant Fest 2009 presented by Cabela's will be held February 6, 7 & 8, 2009 at Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. To purchase advance tickets to the event - available only online - log onto the PF Marketplace (www.pfstore.org) and search "2009 Pheasant Fest Weekend Admission Package."

For the special price of $30, a National Pheasant Fest advance ticket package includes:

•  Entire three-day weekend admission to National Pheasant Fest 2009 ($30.00 value)
• 1-year membership to Pheasants Forever ($30.00 value) which includes a subscription to the Pheasants Forever     Journal of Upland Conservation (5 issues), membership card and decal
• Free Pheasants Forever hat ($16.95 value) which you can pick up at National Pheasant Fest
• A chance to win a $500 Cabela's Gift Card

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MISSOULA, Mont.—Leaders from both the wildlife and livestock camps see two main obstacles to solving the brucellosis problem in the Yellowstone area. The first is simply getting everyone to the table to work collaboratively. Second, no one agency or person is in charge.

Overcoming these barriers was the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s primary goal in hosting and facilitating the recent Greater Yellowstone Area Brucellosis Workshop.

The educational workshop, held in Billings, Mont., Dec. 8-9, brought together representatives from state and federal wildlife and agricultural agencies, Montana Stockgrowers Association, Montana Cattlemen’s Association, Idaho Cattle Association, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Yellowstone National Park, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and others.

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Washington, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) today expressed its support for President-Elect Barack Obama’s choice of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as his Administration’s next Interior Secretary. Senator Salazar is currently a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus and has been a consistent pro-sportsman vote since he came to Washington, D.C. in 2004.

With this appointment, President-Elect Obama has made the logical choice of an Interior Secretary who understands the sportsmen’s legacy of hunting and conservation on America’s public lands.
 
“We are pleased that President-Elect Obama has resisted the pressure from anti-hunting groups to name an anti-hunting extremist to this important post,” said SCI President Merle Shepard. “Senator Salazar’s pro-hunting votes over the past four years in Washington, and his support for access to federal lands for hunting throughout his entire career in Colorado will prove to be invaluable for sportsmen and women during this Administration.”
 
Shepard continued, “SCI looks forward to working with Senator Salazar in the Obama Administration to make sure the hunter’s voice is heard on every issue that affects hunting, hunters or science-based wildlife management.”

James Earl Kennamer, Ph.D.(left), was recently promoted by NWTF CEO George Thornton (right) to NWTF's first Chief Conservation Officer

The announcement reflects both the importance of conservation to the NWTF and the commitment that Dr. Kennamer has shown toward the NWTF and conservation.

Kennamer has spent 28 years at the helm of the NWTF's conservation programs department working with wildlife agencies to restore wild turkey populations in the United States and Canada. Before coming to the NWTF, Kennamer was a tenured professor of wildlife biology at Auburn University.

"I've worked with only a few people during my career who I would call exceptional, and James Earl is one of them," said NWTF CEO George Thornton during the announcement at the Winter Sales Meeting. "His commitment to conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation is unparalleled in the conservation world."

Kennamer, who held the title of NWTF senior vice president for conservation programs, was surprised by the announcement.