Follow the U.S. Olympic Shooting TeamAnyone who has recently attended one of MDF's Annual Conventions knows how involved the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team is with our organization. On August 8th Opening Ceremonies kick off the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The United States will contend for medals in 15 Olympic Shooting events with 22 athletes competing for TEAM USA in rifle, pistol and shotgun competitions. Visit http://insidethei.com/clients/usashooting/ for quick access to information on the Shooting Team, profiles on Olympic shooters, ways to support the team and competition results during the Games. Good Luck Olympians! |
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Mule Deer Foundation Endowment Fund“Leaving A Lasting Legacy”The Mule Deer Foundation announced the creation of the Mule Deer Foundation Endowment Fund at its Eighth Annual Convention in association with the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo (WHCE) in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 7, 2008. No funds will be disbursed from the Endowment Fund until the principle amount reaches $2 million. The creation of the Mule Deer Foundation Endowment Fund is another step in our journey to conserve and ensure mule deer, black-tailed deer and their habitats. Contribute today to start your dollars working today, tomorrow and into the future.
For more information contact MDF National Headquarters. We would be happy to talk to you and/or send more information about getting involved and “Leaving A Lasting Legacy.” |
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2008 Rocky Mountain Regional WorkshopFor a second consecutive year, the Rocky Mountain Regional Workshop will be a “work weekend” in which volunteers can truly participate in a mule deer conservation project. The event is again being held in Colorado but anyone from any state is certainly welcome to attend and participate. In 2007, we had visitors come as far as Wisconsin! More ... |
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Mule Deer Foundation License Plates Available in State of MontanaLicense plates designed to raise money for the Mule Deer Foundation can now be purchased from the Montana Department of Motor Vehicles. When registering or renewing vehicles, Montana drivers can donate an additional $20 to receive the new plates featuring the MDF logo. If MDF supporters wish to surrender their current license plates, a $35 one-time administration fee will also be collected. More ... |
MDF will also be represented at the following events:
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Upcoming Banquets and Events
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2008 Raffles and DrawingsArizona Big Game Super Raffle – MDF is a "member organization" with the Arizona Big Game Super Raffle, and it's back for 2008! This is your chance to win the hunt of a lifetime during the 2008 hunting season. One tag for each of the following species will be drawn in this raffle: Antelope, Black Bear, Buffalo, Coues Whitetail, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Javelina, Mule Deer, Turkey (Gould or Merriam's). The public drawing will take place July 19 at 3:30 pm. Get all the details ... Merced, Calif. – The Merced Chapter is raffling a Kimber 8400 Rifle topped with a Nikon scope, for tickets contact Kim McDaniel at 209-357-3797 or Danny Borges at 209-389-4822. Denver, Colo. – The Mile High Chapter drawing for the 2008 Colorado Statewide Deer License raffle was held June 29, 2008, at Bass Pro Shops in Denver. The winner is Jerry Graves of Fruita, Colo. Rifle, Colo. - The Pass the Buck Chapter once again raffled off the Colorado Statewide Pronghorn License. The drawing was held July 12, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Tim's Tools in Silt, Colo., by the MDF Pass The Buck Chapter. Winner of the 2008 Colorado Statewide Pronghorn License Drawing is MDF life member Lance Barron of Weston, Colo. Elko, Nev. - The Great Basin Chapter in Elko is selling raffle tickets for a Jumping Jack trailer. Tickets are $100 each and only 100 tickets will be sold. All of the proceeds will go to the MDF Endowment Fund. Drawing date is still to be determined. For tickets contact Farley Hicks at 775-934-3917. Reno, Nev. – The Northern Nevada Chapter in Reno did a local gun raffle selling tickets for a Ruger .243, and the drawing was held at the Reno banquet on May 16. This raffle had an added bonus to it. If you were present at the banquet for the drawing and won, then you also received a Mossberg over/under shotgun in addition to the Ruger. The winner of the drawing was in the audience and was very surprised when he won not one but two guns. Brian Jensen, who is a great supporter of MDF, was the lucky winner. New Mexico – MDF in 2008 will again be holding a raffle for the New Mexico Lt. Governor’s Mule Deer Lottery license. The Santa Fe, N.M. chapter is assisting with the raffle. Tickets cost $10 each or six for $50. The drawing will take place at the Game and Fish Commission meeting on July 24, 2008 in Las Vegas, N.M. Now it is your chance to get one of these special licenses for as little as $10. The more you buy the better your chances are of winning. To purchase tickets, download the form HERE or contact Bob Meulengracht at 303-907-8702. |
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Ensuring the conservation of mule deer, black-tailed deer and their habitats
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