Public land elk hunting is a real challenge, but success is sweet. For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

State Rep. Justin Pizzulli is proposing a bill that includes a $3 million appropriation to conduct elk reintroduction studies ...

It’s showtime. You’ve done the work—prepared physically and mentally for the challenges that lie ahead. You’re seeing big bulls in your sleep and can hardly wait to point the 4×4 West. Yep, there’s no ...

The big bull raged again, and my fingers tightened on the stock of my rifle. I glanced around at Vernon Scott, seated a few feet away. He nodded his head toward the tangle of oak brush in front of us, ...

This year’s elk season is a historic one in Colorado. It’s the first time in more than 80 years that big-game hunters have shared the landscape with an established population of gray wolves. This is ...

You will notice that I’m going to talk about everything under the sun other than…. Cleaning and packing out elk. That’s because…. I didn’t have to do any of the above. I hunted relatively hard but ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

The point of this quick and dirty elk hunting forecast is to help guide hunters who may be picking up the rifle or muzzleloader later in the season. Sure, some might argue that the peak of elk season ...

Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. That didn’t deter Bruce ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan elk hunters could have longer harvest periods for the 2026-27 hunting season under proposals by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The proposals would ...