founded in 1984
Missoula, Montana
- opened, secured or improved public access to more than 911,000 acres of elk habitat
- more than 500 chapters across the country
- 2016 220,000 membership
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
5705 Grant Creek
Missoula, Montana 59808
(406) 523-4500
rmef.org
About Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a hunter-founded conservation group whose mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and the hunting heritage. It was started in 1984 by four elk hunters, Bob Munson, Dan Bull, Bill Munson and Charlie Decker, working out of a doublewide trailer outside Troy, Montana. An early membership mailing to 43,000 people drew only 233 replies, but the foundation grew to nearly 2,500 members by the end of its first year and launched Bugle magazine. It held its first convention in Spokane in April 1985, completed its first habitat project that year, a prescribed burn on the Kootenai National Forest, and moved its headquarters to Missoula in 1988.
Today RMEF reports nearly 225,000 members, more than 12,000 volunteers and more than 500 chapters. It has protected or enhanced more than 8.9 million acres of habitat, completed more than 14,000 conservation and hunting heritage projects, and opened or improved public access to more than 1.59 million acres. That public access work matters to every hunter without private land, and the foundation remains a strong voice for hunting as a conservation tool. RMEF marked its 40th anniversary on May 14, 2024.
Key Facts
- 1984: RMEF founded near Troy, Montana, by four elk hunters
- April 1985: First convention held in Spokane, Washington
- 1988: First land acquisition, the 16,440-acre Robb Creek property in Montana
- 1988: Headquarters moves to Missoula, Montana
- May 14, 2024: RMEF celebrates its 40th anniversary
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