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Do you love elk, hunting and spending time in the outdoors? Do you recognize the importance of conserving North America’s most vital landscapes? Then join us for an entertaining evening while raising money to benefit elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage — that’s what the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation promises at the 1st annual Big Creek Chapter fundraiser banquet and auction scheduled for March 14, at the Unrein Building at the Ellis County Fairgrounds.
The evening begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour, games, general raffle and silent auction and dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by a live auction for world-class wildlife prints, unique collectibles, home furnishings, firearms and much more.
“Money raised at our banquet will go toward on-the-ground conservation and hunting heritage projects here in our own backyard of Kansas while also assisting elk and elk country across the nation,” said Morris Foster, Big Creek Chapter Chairman. “We promise a good time for a great cause and we’re proud of our continuing support for RMEF’s conservation work here and across the country.
Since 1984, RMEF enhanced or conserved more than 6.5 million acres of habitat — nearly all on public lands — for elk and other wildlife. RMEF also opened or secured access to more than 715,000 acres of land for public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. With a national and international membership of over 200,000 volunteers, RMEF members have worked to restore wild elk populations in parts of their former historic range such as Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia and Arkansas, and has funded almost $500,000 in Kansas alone to conserve and enhance acres for wildlife habitat.
Tickets are $50 per person, $65 per couple and $10 for youth 6 to 16. Kids under 6 are free. Each single and couple ticket includes a yearly RMEF membership and a BUGLE magazine subscription.
To purchase tickets, go to https://events.rmef.org/ or contact Morris at (785) 342-5139 or Myles at [email protected].
Auctions, raffles and other games are always a popular highlight at Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation events. Featured prizes at the upcoming event include, Browning X-Bolt Medallion Maple .300 with Zeiss Terra 3-9×42 mm # 20 plex scope, a Kimber Custom II Two Tone RMEF Special Edition, .45 ACP, Tikka T3 Camo, Stainless, .300 WSM, Savage 93R17 BSEV,17HMR, Stoeger Condor Over/Under,20 ga., as well as other guns, a Custom made knife by Joe Eshelman, Prints, 2015 Banquet edition RMEF Knife and Belt Buckles and many more items.
Discover why “Hunting is Conservation” at www.rmef.org or (800) CALL ELK.