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 ...

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 ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the application period for the 2026 elk hunt will open Sunday, ...

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

It’s a text I never expected to be able to send, mainly because I only had a day and a half remaining of a very long elk season, which had me wondering if we were going to get it done at all. Just a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There exists in the hunting community a sort of “permit pressure,” where the idea of shooting a ...

Some changes are coming to the 2026 Wisconsin elk hunting season, as applications get ready to open on Sunday, March 1. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Friday that there ...

“I’m not looking for anything big,“ said the first-time archery elk hunter from Missouri. “I’d be happy with just a 300-inch 6×6.” I must have had a flabbergasted look on my face, because he looked me ...

The days of unlimited archery elk hunting are coming to an end on Grand Mesa, the latest area to see a change that Colorado Parks and Wildlife will consider making statewide. The agency’s commission ...

The Game Commission is looking to remove some deer hunting regulations regarding CWD as well as improve the chances for ...

Heeding the wishes of many resident hunters, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Wednesday voted 9-1 to no longer offer an unlimited number of elk archery licenses to nonresidents anywhere ...