People can also bid on items during live auctions of local artwork and limited edition guns and playing games at the event. People can help the organization and the RMEF cause by sponsorship, buying a table or ticket(s) to the event, contribute an item for silent auction. These projects have conserved and enhanced 678,658 acres and opened or improved access to 104,226 acres.”Ĭottam says, “It’s a very popular and long-standing community fundraising activity and the money goes to elk habitat, elk viewing… It’s not exclusively a hunting-focused organization.” It states that “Since 1987, RMEF and its partners have completed 224 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects with all or a portion of the project within Lincoln, Sublette and/or Teton County with a combined value of more than $73.3 million. Cottam shared how benifitial RMEF is and the benefits it has to area elk and wildlife.Īccording to RMEF, “The money raised at these events is used to further the mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.”Ĭottam provided a letter sharing a list and details of the goals the Star Valley Chapter and RMEF has, including the protection of land, opening and securing quality public access, habitat stewardship, elk restoration, and ensuring the future of our hunting heritage. Dale Cottam, Co-Chair for the Star Valley Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) started as an attendee of the annual event, which eventually led to him taking a major role in the local RMEF chapter.

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