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2010 Utah Conservation PermitsConservation Permits/Tags will be available for sale at a number of MDF's Utah banquets this year. CLICK HERE to take a look ...
Utah ProjectsMDF Coordinating Efforts to Feed Wildlife in Northern Utah A decision was made on Feb. 1, 2008, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) to begin an emergency feeding program for wildlife affected by recent snow storms in the northern part of the state. Mike Laughter, Regional Director for the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) in Utah, was contacted by DWR's Justin Dolling for help coordinating volunteers for the feeding efforts. DWR is using monies from an emergency fund created with fees from hunting licenses to purchase the feed, while MDF, local citizens, and other conservation groups are supplying the manpower. More ... Banquets and Events
Chapter Spotlights
Tooele Chapter Spotlight It all started back at a 2006 ISE show when Regional Director, Mike Laughter, and I sat down to discuss how a chapter begins and operates for the Mule Deer Foundation. We talked about fundraising, projects, and how Chapter Rewards work. I was intrigued after Mike explained to me how the chapter gets to keep a portion of the money raised at their banquet so they can put it to use on projects in their own backyards. I immediately went to work on getting my friends and neighbors on board with starting a committee. More ...
Davis County, Giving Back and Getting Dirty In early September 2005, near the town of Chama, New Mexico, (a good 535 miles away from home), I was preparing for an archery elk hunt. It was here, that I was introduced to the Mule Deer Foundation by a man of kindred spirit – Mike Laughter. Why is this relevant? We’ll come back to that later, but first, let’s move ahead to December 2006. More ...
Uintah Basin, Evolving into a Fund Raising Machine At the 2007 National Convention, the Uintah Basin Chapter received the award for “Most Improved Chapter.” What this means is that this chapter showed the most improvement in overall net dollars and banquet efficiency (net-to-gross) between the 2005 and the 2006 banquets. After recently completing their 2007 banquet and fundraiser, we are asking ourselves if it is possible for a chapter to receive this same award two years in a row. Although there are still many banquets to be completed in 2007, the Uintah Basin chapter has made a very strong case to receive this award in back to back years. And who knows, they may be in the running to do it 3 years in a row if their upward trend continues. More ... |
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