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	<title>Winded Bowhunter &#187; Conservation</title>
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		<title>July Is Elk Country Conservation Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bass Pro Shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)]]></category>

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Donate $2 to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation® at any Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® retail store or by visiting basspro.com/RMEF, and enter a drawing for a chance to win:
1st Prize
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;
One 2011 Colorado Rifle Elk &#38; Deer Combo Hunt for One
Welder Outfitting Services www.welderoutfitters.com
(FMV: $4,100)
All inclusive hunt: license fees, food, lodging and guide
2nd Prize
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;
One Professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best News of 2009: Elk Foundation Tally of Conserved Acres</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2010/02/02/best-news-of-2009-elk-foundation-tally-of-conserved-acres/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=best-news-of-2009-elk-foundation-tally-of-conserved-acres</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)]]></category>

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MISSOULA, Mont.—While most Americans were consumed with year-end tallies of bank failures, health care bills and morons trying to blow up their underwear, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was busy closing out a year of conservation successes featuring 458 completed projects that conserved or enhanced over 132,000 acres of elk country.
Other RMEF highlights from 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation Agreements Protect Wildlife Habitat</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/12/11/conservation-agreements-protect-wildlife-habitat/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=conservation-agreements-protect-wildlife-habitat</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colorado Division of Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Torres family]]></category>

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STONEWALL, Colo. &#8211; The Colorado Division of Wildlife has reached an agreement with the Torres family of Las Animas County to protect 2,387 acres of valuable wildlife habitat.  Five parcels southwest of Stonewall have been placed in conservation easements that will permanently protect the land from being sub-divided and fragmented.
The Torres Conservation Easements will protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Volunteer for a Conservation Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/10/30/how-to-volunteer-for-a-conservation-organization/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=how-to-volunteer-for-a-conservation-organization</link>
		<comments>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/10/30/how-to-volunteer-for-a-conservation-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[RMEF]]></category>
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MISSOULA, MT. / Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation —Whether they work individually or as part of a group, volunteers are essential to conservation today—even more so tomorrow.
That’s the consensus of conservation professionals who predict that fish, wildlife and habitat, as well as the future of America’s sporting traditions, will depend more and more on devoted souls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana Sets Wolf-Hunt Quota At 75</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FWP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana’s Fish Wildlife & Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolves]]></category>

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Montana’s Fish, Wildlife &#38; Parks Commission set the state’s first regulated wolf hunting season quota at 75 wolves today leading officials to say the historic decision represents a victory for wildlife conservation in Montana and for the often maligned federal Endangered Species Act.
&#8220;Today, we can celebrate the fact that Montana manages elk, deer, bears, mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elk Foundation Grants to Benefit 15 Wyoming Counties</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/07/10/elk-foundation-grants-to-benefit-15-wyoming-counties/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=elk-foundation-grants-to-benefit-15-wyoming-counties</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management - BLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Allen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Elk Tour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackson Hole Elk Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundataion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
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MISSOULA, Mont.—Fifteen counties in Wyoming are slated for wildlife habitat conservation projects using $352,547 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
The 2009 RMEF grants will affect Albany, Bighorn, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Park, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta, Washakie and Weston counties.
Additional projects have statewide interest.
“Our volunteers across Wyoming helped drive the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NREPA: New York Times Praises Wilderness Act, Unfortunately?</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/07/09/nrepa-new-york-times-praises-wilderness-act-unfortunately/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=nrepa-new-york-times-praises-wilderness-act-unfortunately</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Schneider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denny Rehberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don’t Mess With the West: Oppose Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act]]></category>
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 You can read the full article here.
Here is an “in-your-face” article about NREPA. What is NREPA? It supposed to be the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act! But, the end result missed the mark…This is apparently, what happens when you have people with more money than sense trying to tell us what should be done.
 
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		<title>Ok to Hunt Wolves!</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/hunting-tips-hunting/2009/07/09/ok-to-hunt-wolves/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ok-to-hunt-wolves</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunt Wolves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>

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BILLINGS — Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the lower 48 states after the animal&#8217;s removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies.
 
Montana wildlife commissioners voted Wednesday to let hunters throughout the state shoot 75 wolves, or 15 percent of Montana&#8217;s population, beginning in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partners Protect 2,675 Acres of Habitat, Access in Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/07/01/partners-protect-2675-acres-of-habitat-access-in-washington/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=partners-protect-2675-acres-of-habitat-access-in-washington</link>
		<comments>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/07/01/partners-protect-2675-acres-of-habitat-access-in-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Allen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Tayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joanna Grist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naches River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oak Creek Wildlife Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plum Creek Timber Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Holley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rock Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundataion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Nature Conservancy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wenatchee National Forest]]></category>
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MISSOULA, Mont. Several partners including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have completed a 2,675-acre first phase of a three-year project to protect wildlife habitat and public access in the Cascade Mountains near the Naches River in Washington.
 
By 2011, the entire project will transfer more than 10,000 acres in Kittitas County from Plum Creek Timber Co. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July is Elk Conservation Month at Bass Pro Shops</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/06/29/july-is-elk-conservation-month-at-bass-pro-shops/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=july-is-elk-conservation-month-at-bass-pro-shops</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry Montana Adventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bass Pro Shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cowboys for Conservation Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elk Country Conservation Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Bull Riders World Finals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMEF]]></category>
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Donate $2 online or at any Bass Pro Shops retail store during the month of July to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 
and enter to win: 

 
1st Prize 
One 2010 Montana Rifle or Archery Elk and Deer Combo Hunt for One ($4,600 value) Backcountry Montana Adventures. All-inclusive hunt: license fees, food, lodging, and guide.

 
2nd Prize 
Two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bison Quota Set at 144</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/hunting-tips-hunting/2009/06/25/state-winter-bison-quota-set-at-144-animals/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=state-winter-bison-quota-set-at-144-animals</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yellowstone National Park]]></category>

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BILLINGS (AP) — Montana wildlife commissioners have set a tentative bison hunting season for next winter that would allow hunters to take up to 144 bison.
 
The figure is unchanged from last year, when only a single bison was taken.
 
Yellowstone’s bison population was driven down sharply two winters ago — from 4,700 animals to about 3,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July is Elk Foundation Month at Bass Pro Shops</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/06/23/july-is-elk-foundation-month-at-bass-pro-shops/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=july-is-elk-foundation-month-at-bass-pro-shops</link>
		<comments>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/06/23/july-is-elk-foundation-month-at-bass-pro-shops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bass Pro Shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting & Fishing Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMEF]]></category>

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MISSOULA, Mont.—Throughout July, shoppers at Bass Pro Shops retail stores, catalogs and Web sites can learn about the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and make a $2 donation for a chance to win awesome prizes.
Bass Pro Shops will forward 100 percent of proceeds to the Elk Foundation in support of its mission to ensure the future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunters Sign Up for Game Damage Roster</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/hunting-tips-hunting/2009/06/22/hunters-sign-up-for-game-damage-roster/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=hunters-sign-up-for-game-damage-roster</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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Hunters interested in game damage or management season hunting opportunities for deer, elk, and antelope on private lands this year must register with Montana Fish, Wildlife &#38; Parks online.
 The 30-day registration period is June 15 through July 15. Hunters can sign up on personal computers, at any FWP office, or many public libraries.
 Hunts could take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Offers 10 Reasons for Managing Wolves</title>
		<link>http://www.windedbowhunter.com/conservation/2009/06/18/research-offers-10-reasons-for-managing-wolves/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=research-offers-10-reasons-for-managing-wolves</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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MISSOULA, Mont. Science-based field research, funded in part by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, is yielding solid data on why gray wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming should be managed by state wildlife agencies. said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. Tying up this issue in courts defies a proven conservation system that is extremely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elk More Popular Than Bourbon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 12:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rudy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Elk Capital of the East]]></category>

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 Kentucky tried an experiment with free-roaming elk in December 1997. Over the next few years, 1,549 elk from 6 Western states made their new home in Kentucky. In 2001, the state held its first elk hunt in a century and a half. The number of quota hunt permits has increased from 10 in the first [...]]]></description>
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