MidwayUSA Steps Up Support for Elk Foundation
December 14, 2009
MISSOULA, Mont. – MidwayUSA, a catalog and Internet retailer with “Just About Everything for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting,” is stepping up its support for conservation as the newest major sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 2010 convention.
The RMEF Elk Camp & Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo is slated for March 4-7, 2010, at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev.
The annual event is a primary fundraiser for the RMEF mission to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. MidwayUSA will present the convention’s “Grand Banquet Saturday” on March 6, including the night’s featured performance by country music star Sara Evans.
“Larry Potterfield and the entire staff at MidwayUSA continue to demonstrate a deep commitment to conservation and America’s hunting heritage. We’re very grateful for their partnership,” said Steve Decker, director of field programs for the Elk Foundation.
MidwayUSA also is the presenting sponsor of the RMEF TV show, Elk Chronicles.
“Dad taught me to hunt and fish and I’ve had a lifelong passion for the outdoors since,” said Larry Potterfield, founder and CEO of MidwayUSA. “Brenda and I have been fortunate enough to spend time in elk country and we are excited to do what we can to support the mission of RMEF.”
For more info about MidwayUSA, visit www.midwayusa.com or call 1-800-243-3220.
The RMEF Elk Camp & Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo will feature elk hunting seminars, displays of record elk, kids’ activities, auctions and an exhibit hall filled with art, gear, firearms and outfitted hunting and fishing opportunities. It’s all a showcase for one of the nation’s premier conservation organizations – RMEF recently topped 5.6 million acres of elk habitat conserved or enhanced.
For details, visit www.rmef.org.
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A good move for Midway…and I’m very glad the RMEF has changed their tune, and endorses putting the limits on wolves, as well….I wrote them a letter awhile back, articulating the reasons for the wolf problem, and it looks like enough people writing in has changed their mind…
Midway has always had a great store, and I have dealt with them a long time..
Lee, if you’re quoting from the Bighorn “Wild Sheep Foundation”, why don’t you check out what the RMEF has to say about wolves and their effect on elk….Here’s a sampler:
“Their attack on hunting proved unpersuasive so now they’re backing up and citing a procedural issue related to the Endangered Species Act. This legal wrangling has drug on well past the point of ridiculousness. This is what happens when you’ve got well-funded plaintiffs who can’t be bothered by on-the-ground facts, logic or common sense. That’s not how conservation works,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO.”
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/NewsReleases/2009/WolfLitigation.htm
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