Darren Choate - Outdoor Writer & Photographer

California Conservation Projects to Receive RMEF Grants

MISSOULA, Mont.--Wildlife conservation and public education projects in 16 California counties--including a 339-acre land acquisition in Santa Clara County to conserve habitat and eventually open public access east of San Jose, Calif.--have been selected to receive grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in [...]

Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Announces MidwayUSA as Title Sponsor

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Western Hunting & Conservation Expo (WHCE) announces MidwayUSA as the Title Sponsor for the Expo through [...]

NHF Day Sponsor Yamaha to Give Away Grizzly 450 EPS ATV

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., the leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoorsmen and women, continues its support of outdoor recreational sports and conservation efforts by sponsoring the 2010 National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) [...]

Afternoon on Babbitt Ranch

I spent yesterday afternoon on photo safari on Babbitt [...]

Elk Champion Jake Clark to Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame

MISSOULA, Mont.–Cowboy, outfitter, conservationist and devoted champion of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Jake Clark of Powell, Wyo., will be inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame on Sept. 10.

A ceremony in Casper, Wyo., will recognize 2010 inductees selected for “significant and lasting lifetime contributions to the conservation of Wyoming’s outdoor heritage.” Previous honorees [...]

Virginia to Restore Elk; RMEF Pledges Support

MISSOULA, Mont.--The board of directors of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has voted to restore a wild elk herd in part of the state, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has responded by pledging support for the effort. Possibilities could include RMEF funding assistance, technical expertise and/or volunteer [...]

Educating the Public About Hunting, Fishing, Conservation

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--For 38 years, National Hunting and Fishing Day has been celebrated from the smallest hometowns to the highest offices in our nation's capital. An official public reminder that conservation in America depends on leadership and funding from hunters and anglers, NHF Day now aims to deliver its message year round through a free and newly updated variety of educational [...]

MDF and Granite Seed Company announce partnership to benefit members and habitat

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Mule Deer Foundation and Granite Seed Company have formed a unique partnership that will offer MDF members free consultations and the opportunity to acquire professional-grade native seed from Granite Seed. The goal is to help enhance and restore mule deer habitat on privately-owned [...]

U.S. Forest Service Chiefs Reflect on RMEF, Elk, Hunters

MISSOULA, Mont.--Since Theodore Roosevelt appointed Gifford Pinchot to the job in 1898, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service has been one of America's most important conservation positions. For the past 26 years, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has been working with this agency and its top forester to ensure a vital part of our national outdoor heritage--elk and elk [...]

Matt Liljenquist with his 2010 Arizona Strip Archery Buck

Matt’s buck gross scores 240 and has a gross typical frame of 228 7/8 by an official measurer - net score is pending 60 days drying [...]