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Bulls from Six States in 2008 Great Elk Tour
2/8/08
Missoula, Montana—Giant bull elk from California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming are featured in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2008 Great Elk Tour.
The traveling taxidermy exhibit is scheduled to appear in a number of sports shows and events throughout 2008. Through February and March, the tour is booked in Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada and Washington.
For schedules and information, plus photos of the bulls, visit http://www.greatelktour.org>www.greatelktour.org http://www.greatelktour.org>www.greatelktour.org .
“This is the first-ever tour for these particular bulls and spectators are in for real treat. Whether you’re an avid hunter or just a casual student of natural history, this is an inspiring collection that celebrates elk and habitat conservation,” said David Allen, president and CEO of the Elk Foundation.
Great Elk Tour sponsors for 2008 include the Elk Foundation, Hunter’s Specialties, Brunton, Knight Rifles and Realtree.
The tour features these six specimens:
1. California—world record Tule elk. Outscoring the old record by 14 inches, this awesome bull was found dead in 2005 on a private ranch in the Mendocino National Forest in northern California. Biologists aged the bull at 6 years and scored it at 379.
2. Idaho—non-typical antlers. Kevin Calaway watched this bull for three years before drawing a tag to hunt it in 1997. When he finally found the bull, he watched it spar for 10 minutes with another giant. The bull was taken in Jefferson County. It scores 385.
3. Montana—non-typical antlers. This bull, scoring 429 1/8, was a Montana state record when taken in 1971 on public land in Granite County. Taken by John Luthje, the mount was donated to the Elk Foundation from the Luthje estate.
4. North Dakota—typical antlers. This is the largest bull ever taken in North Dakota by a woman. Shanon Erbele hunted for three weeks before seeing her first elk—this bull scoring 368 1/8. Eberle’s bull was taken in Golden Valley County.
5. Utah—non-typical sheds. Gary Red, a longtime shed hunter in Utah, in 2004 found this magnificent set of sheds scoring 432. These are largest sheds ever found by Red, and thought to be the largest sheds ever found in Utah.
6. Wyoming—typical sheds. This impressive set of sheds scoring 404 (spread estimated) was found in spring 2007 in Park County. Shane Roemmich found the first antler, then spent six days before locating the second antler three-fourths of a mile away.
For more information about the Elk Foundation, visit http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org.
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Missoula, Mont., the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. The Elk Foundation and its partners have permanently protected or enhanced over 5.2 million acres, a land area larger than Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia combined. More than 500,000 acres previously closed to public access are now open for hunting, fishing and other recreation. The Elk Foundation has more than 150,000 members, a staff of 150 and 10,000 active volunteers. To help protect wild elk country or learn more about the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, visit http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org or call 800-CALL-ELK.
Media Contact:
Steve Wagner, Blue Heron Communications, 800-654-3766 or steve@blueheroncomm.com
2/8/08
Missoula, Montana—Giant bull elk from California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming are featured in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2008 Great Elk Tour.
The traveling taxidermy exhibit is scheduled to appear in a number of sports shows and events throughout 2008. Through February and March, the tour is booked in Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada and Washington.
For schedules and information, plus photos of the bulls, visit http://www.greatelktour.org>www.greatelktour.org http://www.greatelktour.org>www.greatelktour.org .
“This is the first-ever tour for these particular bulls and spectators are in for real treat. Whether you’re an avid hunter or just a casual student of natural history, this is an inspiring collection that celebrates elk and habitat conservation,” said David Allen, president and CEO of the Elk Foundation.
Great Elk Tour sponsors for 2008 include the Elk Foundation, Hunter’s Specialties, Brunton, Knight Rifles and Realtree.
The tour features these six specimens:
1. California—world record Tule elk. Outscoring the old record by 14 inches, this awesome bull was found dead in 2005 on a private ranch in the Mendocino National Forest in northern California. Biologists aged the bull at 6 years and scored it at 379.
2. Idaho—non-typical antlers. Kevin Calaway watched this bull for three years before drawing a tag to hunt it in 1997. When he finally found the bull, he watched it spar for 10 minutes with another giant. The bull was taken in Jefferson County. It scores 385.
3. Montana—non-typical antlers. This bull, scoring 429 1/8, was a Montana state record when taken in 1971 on public land in Granite County. Taken by John Luthje, the mount was donated to the Elk Foundation from the Luthje estate.
4. North Dakota—typical antlers. This is the largest bull ever taken in North Dakota by a woman. Shanon Erbele hunted for three weeks before seeing her first elk—this bull scoring 368 1/8. Eberle’s bull was taken in Golden Valley County.
5. Utah—non-typical sheds. Gary Red, a longtime shed hunter in Utah, in 2004 found this magnificent set of sheds scoring 432. These are largest sheds ever found by Red, and thought to be the largest sheds ever found in Utah.
6. Wyoming—typical sheds. This impressive set of sheds scoring 404 (spread estimated) was found in spring 2007 in Park County. Shane Roemmich found the first antler, then spent six days before locating the second antler three-fourths of a mile away.
For more information about the Elk Foundation, visit http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org.
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Missoula, Mont., the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. The Elk Foundation and its partners have permanently protected or enhanced over 5.2 million acres, a land area larger than Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia combined. More than 500,000 acres previously closed to public access are now open for hunting, fishing and other recreation. The Elk Foundation has more than 150,000 members, a staff of 150 and 10,000 active volunteers. To help protect wild elk country or learn more about the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, visit http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org>http://www.elkfoundation.org>www.elkfoundation.org or call 800-CALL-ELK.
Media Contact:
Steve Wagner, Blue Heron Communications, 800-654-3766 or steve@blueheroncomm.com
