Elkfest 2012 - A Celebration of Elk and Antler

JUST POSTED 5/19/12
2012 ANTLER LIST PDF
2012 ANTLER LIST web page

Celebrate 100 Years of the
National Elk Refuge
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The activities have already begun
Refuge History Video

Jackson Hole
ANTLER RENDEZVOUS
May 20-27, 2012
Teton County Fair Building
See the best Antler Trading in the West

MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS
May 22-28, 2012
Teton County Fair Grounds

Quick Links
2012 Info

BSA Auction page

Auction Registration Packet

Chili Cook-Off Invitation Letter

Chili Cook-Off Entry Form

2010 Elkfest/Old West Days Brochure

2012 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Invitation RSVP & Membership Form

OLD WEST DAYS
May 25-28, 2012
Come and celebrate the Old West Jackson Hole style

Official Elkfest Product Booth
Get your exclusive Elkfest ball cap and t-shirt early. They go quickly!

Here is the design for the 2012 T-shirt.
Available in sizes
S,M,L,XL, XXL - $17.00

2012 T-shirt
(Click to see large image)

Available at Elkfest
$15.00

2012 Elkfest Baseball Cap
(Click to see large image)

For more information
please contact us at:
(307) 739-3606

National Elk Refuge 100th Anniversary Celebration
Be a part of the celebration as the National Elk Refuge commemorates 100 years of protecting the elk and wildlife of Jackson Hole and the Greater Yellowstone area. There will be activities and commemorative items on the Town Square the day of the Auction. To check out more details, visit the 100th Anniversary page here on the Elkfest website, or visit the National Elk Refuge website. There's even a short video, Celebrating a Century, to tell you more about the Refuge and it's history.

Elkfest Lodging Special
Elkfest and National Parks Package

Spring is a wonderful time of year to visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Add lodging, a Yellowstone National Park tour and rafting through Grand Teton National Park for one low price. With convenient downtown lodging, you'll be able to easily access all of the Elkfest events!

Bull Elk in winter on the National Elk Refuge

ELKFEST IN JACKSON HOLE
Saturday, May 19th - Sunday, May 20th, 2012
(one week before Memorial weekend)

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 45th 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. To check out everything that's going on during Elkfest, visit the Events page.

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. Money raised at the auction is used for long-term projects that will help the elk for many years. It is used for improvements to the habitat like growing more natural grasses, improving irrigation on the refuge and purchasing equipment used for this type of work. It also helps pay for summer workers who spend the summer irrigating the fields to help grow grasses the elk can eat during the winter.

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: info@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.

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

Visit the Annual
ANTLER RENDEZVOUS

Space will be available at the Teton County Fairgrounds, inside the fair building, for vendors wanting to sell their own antlers, antler art and finished antler products. These sales will begin Sunday the 20th and end Sunday the 27th 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 Loretta Kirkpatrick, phone: (307) 733-5935 e-mail: info@elkfest.org.
Here are PDFs of the Antler Rendezvous Brochure and the Antler Rendezvous Registration Form for your convenience.

Calling All Chefs!
Jackson Hole High Noon Chili Cook-Off

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce and the Howdy Partners would like to invite you to participate in the eighth annual High Noon Chili Cook-Off. This year's event is part of the Elkfest weekend (Annual Boy Scout Antler Auction) and will take place on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 from 12-3 PM. The chili cook-off will be part of a great weekend with fun filled events, so come get involved!

See the Jackson Hole Chamber's Invitation Letter for more information about showing off your chili cooking skills. Here is your Entry Form to join in the fun!

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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