Fred Mercer shot a massive bull elk on a snow mountain in Montana. At the time, it was the second biggest elk ever taken by a hunter. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent ...

The author and his buddies used a helicopter to access public land that was landlocked by private ground — at least one local ...

After years away from elk hunting, the author’s reentry into the pastime culminates in an awesome week in northern Utah where 11 elk hunters and 10 mule deer hunters fill their tags.

This story was originally published in the June 2005 issue of Outdoor Life. When I was 15, I set off on my own, going to work for a lumber company and living alone in a tent in the Montana woods for a ...

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 ...

Knowing this, Amelia's father Thomas Shurgar treated her to an elk hunt in New Mexico for her 16th birthday, but he didn't know if she would even want to go. "I didn't know I was going until the last ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the rebounding elk population in northwestern Colorado has prompted a proposal to increase the big game licenses for the season.

Having applied for a 2024 Pennsylvania Game Commission elk tag, one may have guessed that Donnie Matter and his family would have spent the last Saturday in July at the Elk Expo in Benezette. Well, ...