MACKAY – A $5,000 hole-in-one grand prize awaits the person who shoots one on the eighth hole of Riverpark Golf Course in Mackay during the fifth annual “Moose on the Loose” five-person golf scramble, June 4, according to officials of the North American Moose Foundation.

There will be other hole-in-one prizes for holes 1, 3, and 9. The $5,000 grand prize and other hole-in-one prizes are sponsored by McKelvey Insurance of Mackay.

Another highlight will be the hilarious preliminaries of a moose-calling contest at the tenth hole. The finals of the contest will be that evening at the awards dinner, held at the Riverpark Golf Course and catered by The Bear Bottom Restaurant, Rodriguez Family.

The Moose Foundation, which promotes the species of moose; educates the public; conserves habitat and promotes hunting and viewing moose, is internationally headquartered in Mackay and has close to 2,500 members. Tee times for the tourney will be at 8:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Moose Foundation Advisory Committee member and Golf Scramble Co-Directors, Bo Betzer and Jerry Walters, said team packets and a fun exchange of competitive rhetoric would be available for golf scramble teams between 5pm -8pm, Friday evening June 3, Ken’s Club on Main Street in Mackay. At least one member from each team must be present to pick up the information and rules packet and pay $35 for each team player.

The $35 bargain price per player will cover: 18 holes of the golf scramble; the awards dinner Saturday night at the Riverpark Golf Course; a one-year membership in the North American Moose Foundation; and chances to win door prizes! For information call: 208.588.2939

Groups Commemorate Forest Service 100^th Anniversary

By Planting “Moose Candy”

(Soda Springs) – “Come join us!” was the invitation issued today jointly by the North American Moose Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Soda Springs School District and Monsanto Company. These groups will be celebrating the 100^th Anniversary of the Forest Service by hosting a willow-planting “Moose Candy” project, Saturday, May 7^th. This will be the third year of a 10-year habitat-planting initiative to restore moose habitat. The Forest Service has nominated Goodheart Creek as the location of this years’ project.

The USDA Forest Service celebrates its 100th anniversary on July 1, 2005. On this date 100 years ago, the Forest Service was created as an agency with a unique mission: to sustain healthy, diverse, and productive forests and grasslands for present and future generations. The creation of the Forest Service initiated a century of change in managing public forests and grasslands, with introduction of a new conservation ethic and professional workforce to carry it forth.

According to District Ranger Dave Whittekiend, “As the agency approaches its centennial, we ask that you join us in reflecting on the organization’s proud history and traditions by exploring ways to move into a new century of ‘caring for the land and serving people.’”

“The commemoration activities for the Soda Springs Ranger District will include this moose habitat improvement in Goodheart Creek on the Caribou National Forest. The activity is intended to recognize Forest Service past accomplishments and validate the importance of the agency’s current relationship with partners.”

The Moose Partnership is currently soliciting volunteer help for the activity on May 7^th. Participants will be meeting at the Soda Springs School District office at 250 East 2nd South, Soda Springs, Idaho, at 9:00 am. Refreshments will be provided in the morning and lunch in the afternoon. A bus will be on hand to take everyone to the project site and to return to the School District office in the afternoon.

Presentations on the needs and habitat of moose will be provided by Darren Olsen, US Forest Service; Trent Clark, Monsanto; Marty Orwig, Moose Foundation; and Tom Maeder, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Plans are in the works for a surprise internationally renowned moose expert to join by conference call. A free membership to the North American Moose Foundation will be given to students who help, and an introductory membership will be given to adults who are not already members.

Marty Orwig of the North American Moose Foundation made this plea: “Please join us on Saturday, May 7th at 9:00 am to learn more about this marvelous animal. More importantly, this will be a great opportunity for all of us to spend a few hours together celebrating the 100^th Anniversary of our key partner, the Forest Service. And what better way to celebrate than by improving habitat and food conditions for moose and other wildlife in this part of southeast Idaho.”

For more information call: North American Moose Foundation at 208-588-2939, or send an e-mail to moose@atcnet.net or visit us at www.moosefoundation.org, or Mike Vice, Monsanto Company, 208-547-1277.

The North American Moose Foundation, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Monsanto Company, the US Forest Service, and the Soda Springs School District will be hosting a willow-planting “Moose Candy” project, Saturday, April 30^th. This will be the third year of the 10-year habitat-planting project, to restore moose habitat. Goodheart Creek will be the location of this years’ habitat planting project.

We are looking for your help in this worthwhile and exciting endeavor. Participants will be meeting at the Soda Springs School District office at 250 East 2nd South, Soda Springs, Idaho, at 9:00 am. Refreshments will be provided in the morning and lunch in the afternoon. A bus will be on hand to take everyone to the project site and to return to the School District office in the afternoon.

Darren Olsen of the US Forest Service, Trent Clark of Monsanto, Marty Orwig of the Moose Foundation, as well as Tom Maeder of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will give brief discussions on the needs and habitat of moose. Plans are in the works for a surprise internationally renowned moose expert to possibly be a guest speaker, via conference call. A free membership to the North American Moose Foundation will be given to students who help, and an introductory membership will be given to adults who are not already members.

Please join us on Saturday, April 30th at 9:00 am to learn more about this marvelous animal. More importantly, this will be a great opportunity for all of us to spend a few hours together to improve habitat and food conditions for moose and other wildlife, in this part of southeast Idaho.

For more information call: North American Moose Foundation at 208-588-2939, or send an e-mail to moose@atcnet.net or visit us at www.moosefoundation.org, or Mike Vice, Monsanto Company, 208-547-1277.

Founded in Mackay, Idaho, April 2001, this 501 (c) (3) non-profit Conservation Foundation stands for: promoting the species of moose; educating the public; conserving habitat and promoting hunting and viewing moose.

Amy Lou’s Cafe was the birthplace of the Moose Foundation and was founded by Oscar Wornek; Commissioner Lin Hintze and Marty Orwig. The Moose Foundation has grown to 2,423 members from all over the world. Their area of concentration for moose habitat, moose programs and projects, in North America, includes 19 moose states; 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 Canadian Territories.

Cabela’s featured the North American Moose Foundation in their 2004 Sportsman’s Wildlife Calendar, the month of July. They also featured the Foundation in their 2005 calendar.

Monsanto, Bechtel, Albertson’s, Cabela’s, Moose Drool--Big Sky Brewing, Thompson Creek Mining Company, and 275 other magnificent companies, over the four years, have joined to become Corporate Sponsors of the Moose Foundation.

Rocky Mountain National Park; Kenai Peninsula Moose Research Center; Yukon Territorial Government; US Forest Service, Idaho Fish and Game, and 110 other dedicated Conservation Organizations from around North America, have joined the Moose Foundation as Conservation Partner members.

The Moose Center “Learning Lab” located in the Moose Foundation HQ, 610 West Custer, Suite D, Mackay, promises to be the premier informational Center about North American Moose. Currently they have 5 moose mounts on display and two more are arriving soon.

For more information about our: ASK US “anything about moose” program; habitat planting projects; high school internships; habitat planting grants; Moose Watchers program; Jackson Hole Annual “Winter Party” Convention, December 2,3, 2005; membership; moose photos; moose facts; a list of Outfitter and Guide members; links; hunting stories; calendar of events and more, please visit their website: www.moosefoudnation.org

“Moose on the Loose” Annual Golf Scramble, will be held Saturday, June 4^th, River Park Golf Course, Mackay. Teams of 5 can either tee off at 8:15am or 1:30pm. Prizes will be given to 1^st, 2nd and Last Place teams. Prizes also for: Moose Calling Champions; (Men, Women and Children’s divisions); Team with Best “Moose Attire”; Best decorated Moose theme golf cart; and more! Prizes for putts, drives and hole-in-one, to be announced. Price per golfer is $35 and includes: 18 holes of golf; $30 value 1-year Moose Foundation Membership; Dinner at the Golf Scramble Awards Ceremony; door prize drawings and FUN! Extra dinners are $10. The Moose Foundation thanks McKelvey Insurance for being their Major Sponsor for 5 Golf Scrambles!Call and sign up now as spaces are filling up for this fun and crazy “Moose on the Loose” Golf Scramble. 208.588.2939.

The Moose Foundation is having a Birthday Party “Open House” and would like to invite you to join in celebrating their fourth birthday. The date is Thursday, April 28^th, from 11:30am-3:30pm. Location is Moose Foundation HQ, 610 West Custer, Suites D and E, Mackay. Refreshments will be served and there will be plenty of door prizes.

Founded in Mackay, Idaho, April 2001, the North American Moose Foundation non-profit Conservation Organization stands for: promoting the species; educating the public; conserving habitat and promoting hunting and viewing moose.

Founded at Amy Lou’s Cafe, by Oscar Wornek, Commissioner Lin Hintze and Marty Orwig, the Foundation has grown to 1,700 members from all over the world. Their primary focuses in North America are the 18 states, 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 Territories that have moose populations. “We serve as a watch-dog organization for moose growth and good habitat” stated Orwig, Executive Director of the Moose Foundation.

The Moose Foundation has gathered many Conservation Partners as well as Corporate Sponsors that work together to implement habitat planting projects. They opened the MOOSE CENTER, in Mackay, which promises to be the premier informational center about Moose, in North America. They also have world-wide programs such as: “ASK US” Program- answering all questions about moose; and the Moose Watcher’s Program-tracking moose sightings and reporting those to local biologists. They offer a Mackay High School Internship Program complete with a college scholarship, and other high school and college internship programs. The Foundation also participates in offering hunter safety programs in various states; aerial moose surveys for population counts; restoration of riparian areas; and are represented in Nova Scotia on the Recovery Team for bringing back the declining Moose population. They are partnering with Alaska Fish and Game for their Moose Research Center and the Alaska Villages to promote habitat planting projects. They are partners with the Greater Jackson Hole Visitors Center, promoting Moose; attend many Outfitter and Guides annual meetings thought US and Canada and attend many Scientific, Educational or Hunter oriented Expo’s throughout the US and Canada. They send out quarterly informative newsletters. Please visit their website: www.moosefoundation.org.

Cabela’s placed the North American Moose Foundation in their 2004 Sportsman’s Wildlife Calendar, in the month of July.

The 4^th “Moose on the Loose” Golf Scramble will be held Saturday, June 5^th at the River Park Golf Course in Mackay. Teams of 5 can either tee off at the 8:30am morning tee time or the 1:30pm afternoon tee time. Prizes will be given to 1^st, 2^nd and Last place teams, plus Moose Calling Champions, Best “Moose Attire” Team and for the Best “decorated in Moose” Golf Cart. Price per golfer is $35 which includes: 18 holes of golf; 1- year $30 value membership in the North American Moose Foundation; door prize drawings and a Bar-b-que dinner at the awards ceremony. $10 for an extra dinner. Space in the Golf Scramble is limited so please call 588.2939 or 588.2296 to sign up for this fun and crazy “Moose on the Loose” golf scramble.

All are invited to join in celebrating their Third Birthday at their open house Birthday party, complete with refreshments and Door Prizes.... Friday, April 30^th, 12:45pm to 3pm, Suite D and E, 610 West Custer, Mackay. 208.588.2939.

The North American Moose Foundation proudly announces the 2004 recipients of our "Habitat Grants for Middle Schools".

The Foundation's goal is to fund habitat-oriented grants to promote learning about moose habitat, shared habitat and create an activity or event to enhance moose habitat. Grants were awarded to applicants with the most creative proposals for educating middle school students about moose habitat and enhancing habitat. All activities add to the heightening of awareness of moose as a wild animal -- the largest North American ungulate in the deer family.

Recipients are : Bemidji Middle School, Bemidji Minnesota; Tahltan Wildlife Committee, NW British Columbia; City of Hamilton, Montana and the Hamilton School District; Mackay Middle School, Mackay, Idaho; Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Summer Science Camp for Middle School students, Baraga, Michigan; Lamotte Middle School, Bozeman, Montana, in partnership with: Montana Outdoor Science School, Wild Things Unlimited and Montana State University.

Congratulations to all recipients for their excellent ideas for moose habitat enhancement and education.

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR DAVE FREUDENTHAL
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Ph. 307.777.7434

MARCH 27, 2003

******FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE******

Contact: Press Secretary Lara Azar
Office 307.777.7437
Cell 307.421.0197

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES COMPLIMENTARY-LICENSE POLICY

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Gov. Dave Freudenthal announced this week his policy
for the 20 complimentary hunting licenses his office receives from the
Game and Fish Department.

Freudenthal turned over the licenses to the Wildlife Heritage
Foundation of Wyoming to administer their distribution. The proceeds
from the sales will work for Wyoming's wildlife resources through an
efficient and controlled process, one that is accountable to both
hunting and conservation communities.

The licenses will be auctioned by the Foundation for North American
Wild Sheep, North American Moose Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation and Mule Deer Foundation, which will all retain 10 percent of
the auction price. The remaining 90 percent will be distributed to
administer the program and fund designated wildlife accounts for bighorn
sheep, moose, elk, deer and general wildlife.

"It is entirely appropriate to invest these funds back into the
specific wildlife species," Freudenthal said.

Kevin Hurley, Game and Fish Department wildlife biologist in
Thermopolis, has long campaigned for this type of policy.

"Hats off to Gov. Freudenthal for his significant contribution to
Wyoming's big game, their habitats and all the other wild critters that
share these habitats," Hurley said.

As of March 27, 17 of the 20 licenses have been auctioned, raising a
total of $294,100. The proceeds will be disbursed for projects chosen by
the Governor's Big Game Coalition. Members of the coalition include
representatives of the Wyoming conservation organizations, Game and Fish
Department working groups and species specialists, and the department's
Wildlife Division Administration. Projects could range from prescribed
burns and other habitat improvements to disease surveillance, movement
studies, population data collection, research and education.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the governor's big game
licenses or bidding on future licenses can contact Marlene "Mo" Brown at
the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of Wyoming at (307) 777-4693.

MACKAY, Idaho -- A 21-month-old foundation dedicated to promoting the species of moose; educating the public; conserving habitat and promoting hunting and viewing moose has signed up its 600th member in just 21 months, officials of the group have announced.

The North American Moose Foundation, headquartered at the base of Idaho's tallest mountains, in Mackay, Idaho, has members across the United States, the Canadian Provinces and Territories, Sweden, England, South Africa and New Zealand. The group opened a "Moose Center" in November 2002, which will be the premier educational facility about moose in the entire North American Continent. "Anything you'd like to know about moose, you'll find the answers here" said Moose Foundation President, Mike Mathews, Idaho. "We have experts from around the world among our membership."

The group plans its second annual convention March 7- 8 at The Virginian Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The event will feature a Welcome Reception, "Moose" Education Day, the ever popular and fun moose calling contests and live and silent auctions. Events are open to the public and promise to be entertaining.

Supporters of the Foundation have donated a wide variety of live and silent auction items. Among them will be hunting trips, South African safaris, guns, artwork, jewelry, furs, clothing, camoflague hunting gear, Moose Foundation hats, float trips, pack trips, metal sculptures, a pontoon boat and more. "There's something for everyone," said Moose Foundation Executive Director, Marty Orwig.

"A large crowd pleaser will be the competitive bidding on the special hunting permits that have been donated", Mathews said "and phone-in bids are welcomed." The State of Maine donated a Maine Moose Permit and Wyoming donated a Commissioner's Tag that allows a hunt for either elk, mule deer or antelope.

Information on membership in the Foundation, registration information about the upcoming convention or questions about the hunts and phone-in bids is available by calling (208) 588-2939, by e-mailing: moose@atcnet.net or viewing the website featuring many moose pictures: www.moosefoundation.org

“MOOSE ON THE LOOSE” GOLF SCRAMBLE

SET FOR JUNE 3, 4

By Planting “Moose Candy”