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Elkfest 2009

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Elkfest Events Elkfest Scheduled Events Elkfest Event Location Maps Boy Scouts Auction JH Chamber and Local Services Antler Uses Elkfest Contacts
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ELKFEST
May 16-17, 2009
Celebrate Wapiti and Wilderness
during the Jackson Hole Elkfest

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ANTLER RENDEZVOUS
and
MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS

May 16-25, 2009
Teton County Fair Grounds
See the best Antler Trading in the West
Inside at the Teton County Fair Grounds in 2009

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Quick Links
Updated 4/7/09

Complete Elkfest Packet

Auction Registration Packet

Antler Rendezvous Packet

Visit the BSA Auction page for more information

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Invitation RSVP & Membership Form

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OLD WEST DAYS
May 23-25, 2009
Come and celebrate the Old West Jackson Hole style

 

Updated 9:00 PM, Friday May 15, 2009
The 2009 Antler List with photos is now available!
2009 Antler List with photos
 
Click here for the Handout Lot List Sheet as a PDF
Check back around 6:00 Mountain Time for a listing
of antlers with pictures of some.

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Get your exclusive Elkfest Apparel
Support your National Elk Refuge! Grand Teton Association is the National Elk Refuge's interpretive partner and all proceeds directly benefit them.

Grand Teton Association - 2009 T-shirt
2009 T-shirt
Click for more info

Grand Teton Association - 2009 Hat
2009 Elkfest Baseball Cap
Click for more info

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LODGING SPECIAL

Elkfest Special - Stay two night and get the third night free
River Trips Specials - 20% off all whitewater or scenic river trips and 10% off all combination trips

Snake River Park KOA and Whitewater
(located right on the Snake River)
9705 South Hwy. 89
Jackson Hole, WY 83001
800-562-1878
307-733-7078
srpinformation@wyoming.com
www.srpkoa.com
 

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ELKFEST IN JACKSON HOLE

Elkfest is a weekend of activities built around the world famous Jackson Hole Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction. It is an exciting time for celebrating nature, outdoor skills, hunting and ecological education and awareness. Elkfest will be celebrating the 42nd Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction this year. The first Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction was in 1968. Since then several groups joined the activities on that day and in 2002 expanded to what is now known as Elkfest.

For more information, about Elkfest, contact the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce: 307-733-3316 or info@jacksonholechamber.com

Every spring, thousands of elk wintering on the National Elk Refuge shed their antlers before they migrate to their summer range. The Boy Scouts harvest the shed antlers and auction them to the highest bidder at the Jackson Hole Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction. The bidders sometimes represent other buyers, some resell the antler in the raw. Then there are those who are looking for just the right antler for making furniture, light fixtures, jewelry and other crafts from them. Others just want a nice rack for hanging on their den wall.

To learn more about the Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction, click on "BSA Auction" above. To register for the Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction, please contact Cliff or Loretta Kirkpatrick at: register@elkfest.org or 307-733-5935. For a pdf registration form, click on the Auction Registration Packet link in the Quick Links section at the left.
 

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Visit the Third Annual
Antler Rendezvous

Space will be available at the Teton County Fairgrounds for vendors wanting to sell their own antlers, antler art and finished antler products. These sales will begin Sunday the 17th and end Sunday the 24th and will be held in conjunction with the Mountain Man Rendezvous, linking Elkfest to Old West Days. The Jackson District Boy Scouts, in cooperation with the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Mountain Man Rendezvous are making these sales possible.

For more information, contact Joe Schloss (307) 733-4007.
Here is a PDF of the Antler Rendezvous Registration Form for your convenience.

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BUY A JACKSON HOLE ICON

Beyond the towering Teton Range, Jackson Hole, Wyoming is probably most well known for its one-of-a-kind elk antler arches, which anchor each corner of the town's unique Town Square. This year the arch on the southeast corner will be auctioned, Saturday May 16th, 2009, during the famous BSA Elk Antler Auction. Click on this Buy a Jackson Hole Icon link for a pdf with more information.

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BSA Antler Auction
info@elkfest.org
307-733-5935
Cliff & Loretta Kirkpatrick

JH Chamber of Commerce
info@jacksonholechamber.com
307-733-3316
jacksonholechamber.com

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