March Madness the 20th! $945 in prizes! Give a shout out for your wildlife organization!

[Sytes]

So do we need like four more to make the Conservation bracket go?

No one has an org they want to plug?

Beuhler? Beuhler?

GRATS! We broke 200 Hunt Talk members joining!

Usually when there is a fee and free event, we're looking at 5-8% fee participation. This is a general overview, not specific to a hunting, public land advocacy, wildlife conservation, though the HT sport events recently had about 15-20 participants.
Really great to see the various wildlife conservation organizations!
Example of a prior event for the Super Bowl:

2024/5 Super Bowl For Wildlife!

SUPER BOWL FOR CONSERVATION Sun, Feb 9, 2025, 6:30 p.m. ET Philadelphia Eagles SUPER BOWL LIX CHAMPIONS WINNERS: 1ST: @jabber 10 WINS 2ND: @BrentD 9 WINS / 75 POINTS 3RD: @Forkyfinder 9 WINS / 130 POINTS LOW 1ST: @LuketheDog 8 LOSSES LOW 2ND: @INMT 7 LOSSES / 71 POINTS Organizations...

www.hunttalk.com

Hunt Talk members shared wildlife organizations and a State operation that were fantastic to read about and understand! All with links that opens beyond the large organizations. Many opportunities exist understanding and possibly learning from others that may help for those I'm involved with. Take for instance:

Wisconsin's Endangered Resources Fund | | Wisconsin DNR

dnr.wisconsin.gov

They match State $ for $ donated to support endangered species! I sent this link on to our R1 FWP to share endless opportunities! Wolf monitoring, Trapping enhanced training, etc!

NAPF: North American Pronghorn Foundation by @Pucky Freak and @LuketheDog
RMBS: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society by @Dsnow9 and @GrantK
SDWF: South Dakota Wildlife Federation by @Wild Bill
RMEF: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation by Sytes, @Duck-Slayer @Forkyfinder
PLWA: Public Land Water Access by @INMT
TYHP: Texas Youth Hunting Program by @jabber
RMGA: Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance by @mtnrunner260
SDBA: South Dakota Bowhunters Association by @warmer
WDNR: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources by @seeth07
OWCF: Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation by @Colberjs
Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors by @kansasdad
DU: Ducks Unlimited by @BrentD

Hop in! Enjoy the fun! After all, it's March Madness! Some epic tough picks and potential Cinderella stories!

This evening, 18th, 19th, and 20th (pre first game), Post your favored organization! Toss a donation their way or pass a membership to a friend or family member! Give them a nice shout out! It would be great to break 20 entries and learn more about the organizations you value!

 

[INMT]

Gifted on behalf of my family to keep wildlife and wild places open to all.

Montana Wildlife Federation - We Show Up For Montana

Montana Wildlife Federation works to conserve wildlife, habitat, and outdoor public access. We have served Montana for more than 80 years.

montanawildlife.org

Doing the dirty work that most sportsman don’t want to deal with. Fighting the good fight.

MONTANA FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS
For more than eight decades the Montana Wildlife Federation has been a leading voice for protecting and enhancing our wildlife, public lands, and access at the Montana Legislature and in Washington, DC. Guided by our commitment to the public trust, our dedication to scientific management, and our concern for future generations, we work to promote state and federal policies and decisions that protect Montana’s fish and wildlife, our natural lands and waters, and public access to the outdoors.

 

[INMT]

Hell. @Big Fin PLWA was my org for the Super Bowl bracket. I’ll donate to them and MT Wildlife Federation for this one.

More teams in the bracket more support for conservation orgs. No better time than the present.

 

[Wild Bill]

Put me in for the North American Pronghorn Foundation! I know there’s plenty of folks on here will probably join up as soon as they’re up and running. Might as well do a bracket to boot.

 

[kansasdad]

Pass It On! Outdoor MentorsPass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc.

Matching caring adults with a passion for the outdoors with children that want to learn about the outdoors...that's what the Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors program is about in a nutshell. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to giving children the chance to experience the great outdoors!

outdoormentors.org

Near and dear to my heart. They don’t do memberships like lots of other organizations, but I have given some more $$ in a great HuntTalk tradition.

Texas Tech making the Final 4 catapulted me to victory and a nice Orion cooler (thanks @Big Fin and a now defunct cooler company) in 2019. I think they could go aways in the tournament this year, sadly no ORU to play Cinderella.

 

[Dave N]

Why not? I don't have anyone to sign up for anything so I just gave more to RMEF because, well, you know. Count me in for both brackets! I didn't completely suck last year for not ever watching college b-ball!