When it comes to elk in Wyoming and Idaho, it's a case of different places, same problem. Herds are booming, but hunters can’t get on private land to ...

For many Western states, September 1st marks the beginning of archery elk season. This time of year also coincides with the rut, when bulls bugle their heads off, roll around in the mud, and chase ...

Creeping into archery range on a bugling bull elk takes skill, stealth, and nerve—and it's one bow hunting's most sought-after experiences. But what if the bull elk you're stalking scores over 400 ...

This story, “Bandit of the Elk Trail,” appeared in the June 1936 issue of Outdoor Life. This true account of a strikingly unusual elk hunt was written by a widely known Easterner. For reasons that ...

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 ...

According to the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, Wyoming elk hunters are enjoying their "good ol' days" right now. Game and Fish harvest surveys show Wyoming elk hunters in 2013 killed 25,968 elk ...

And so the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has resorted to measures like paying technicians to kill elk, among other unconventional methods. On a Friday in early March, Withroder and the elk-killing ...

IRON MOUNTAIN—The professional elk killer can always find elk. Whether he can kill them depends on where they stand. “That’s kind of my limiting factor: Whether or not they’re on the property where we ...