South Dakota Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

South Dakota Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation SD RMEF page. Raising Funds for Elk Habitat, Projects and Research for our SD Elk Herd.

The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. Since 1984, we have protected and enhanced over 6.6 million acres of wildlife habitat. We also support hunting heritage programs and help restore wild elk herds. Along the way, we have helped open access to nearly half a million acres for public hunting and other

recreation. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation believes that Hunting Is Conservation. Hunters and anglers were among the first crusaders for conservation and we remain today’s most important conservation leaders. Did you know….
• In 1907, only 41,000 elk remained in North America. Today there are well over 1 million elk thanks to the money and hard work invested by hunters to restore and conserve habitat.
• In 1937, hunters actually requested an 11% tax on guns, ammo, bows and arrows to help fund conservation. That tax has so far raised more than $2 billion for wildlife conservation.
• Through donations to groups like RMEF, hunters add $300 million a year to conservation efforts. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is encouraging everyone who supports hunting and conservation to get involved and take greater pride in our legacy.

Join us on Thursday, August 20th from 6-8:30 in Sioux Falls for the Big Sioux Gun Blitz at Big Lost Meadery and Brewery ...
06/19/2026

Join us on Thursday, August 20th from 6-8:30 in Sioux Falls for the Big Sioux Gun Blitz at Big Lost Meadery and Brewery

FREE ADMISSION evening of drinks, fun, drawings & guns to support big game conservation!

RSVP and get your tickets today:
https://tickets.rmef.org/s/14390

Big thank you to everyone that came out for our annual boots on the ground work projects. We had a great time and made ...
06/12/2026

Big thank you to everyone that came out for our annual boots on the ground work projects. We had a great time and made habitat better in the Black Hills.

05/31/2026

RMEF TAC Afterparty
June 20th Deadwood

Get ready for the biggest Black Hills party of the summer!
05/30/2026

Get ready for the biggest Black Hills party of the summer!

Join our texting group for updates and drawings throughout the year!
05/15/2026

Join our texting group for updates and drawings throughout the year!

We could not do it without all of you!
04/21/2026

We could not do it without all of you!

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: RMEF National Tag, Hunt & Trip Online Auction Get an early look at the RMEF National Tag, Hunt & Trip...
03/28/2026

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: RMEF National Tag, Hunt & Trip Online Auction



Get an early look at the RMEF National Tag, Hunt & Trip Online Auction, your opportunity to pursue once-in-a-lifetime tags and hunts while supporting big game conservation across the country.



Featured opportunities include:



• Montana Statewide Elk Tag

• Oregon Statewide Elk Tag

• Pennsylvania Special Elk Conservation Tag

• Utah Henry Mountains Early Bison

• Wyoming Statewide Elk, Deer, or Antelope Governor's Tag

• Washington State Eastern Elk Tag

• Plus, many more tags, hunts and trips



Preview the auction and plan your bids ahead of opening day.



Bidding runs from March 31st, 2026, at 8 AM MDT to April 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM MDT. Don’t miss your chance to participate!



PREVIEW AUCTION ITEMS: https://auctions.rmef.org/auctions

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521 State Street
Belle Fourche, SD
57717

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785-414-0589

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