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ELKFEST
May 20 - 21, 2023
Celebrate Wapiti and Wilderness in Jackson Hole

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ELKFEST QUICK LINKS

BSA AUCTION DETAILS

AUCTION REGISTRATION PACKET

2022 ANTLER AUCTION BROCHURE
(tri-fold PDF)

CHILI COOK- OFF

NATIONAL ELK REFUGE WEBSITE

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ADDITIONAL EVENT QUICK LINKS

42nd Annual
OLD WEST DAYS

May 20 - 29, 2023
Come and celebrate the Old West  - Jackson Hole style

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MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS
Teton County Fair Grounds

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION DINNER & FUNDRAISER
May 21, 5:00 PM
Lodge of Jackson Hole Conference Center

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SAVE THE DATE

56th BSA Elk Antler Auction

Saturday, May 20, 2023
 Live on the Town Square

Elkfest and the 56th Annual Elk Antler Auction will be held on the Town Square. Current plans are to host a live event on the Town Square: located at the intersection of Center and Deloney Streets. 

Proceeds from the Antler Auction benefit the National Elk Refuge and Scouting programs in Teton County and surrounding counties.

55th Elk Antler Auction

Thank you to all buyers, participants, and volunteers for making the 55th Annual Elk Antler Auction a success.  Proceeds from the auction benefited the National Elk Refuge and Scouting programs.

Big Bull Beetle-Cleaned Skull: An Auction Highlight

A major draw for the 2022 auction was "Big Bull". The beetle-cleaned skull with antlers will be a highlight of the auction.

"Big Bull" has one of the biggest racks of any bull scored by Boone & Crocket in the state of Wyoming. After he died on the National Elk Refuge three years ago, his skull was beetle cleaned by Skinner Skull Shop.

For more of Big Bull's story, click the link:  The Big Bull Story

Big Bull in the herd

Big Bull stands out in a crowd

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Locked in Death Antlers: A Rare Auction Highlight

In 2022, a unique antler set - two bull elk skulls with locked antlers - was included in the auction. A locked set of two antler is a rare find. The skulls with locked antlers are beetle-cleaned. One can imagine the smaller elk breaking a tine as he battled his larger opponent. In the end, both bulls lost the fight with their antlers forever locked together in death. The locked set is a first for the BSA Elk Antler Auction.


Photo courtesy of Dan Huckel 
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BSA Antler Auction
info@elkfest.org
307.264.9074
Patrick Starich

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

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