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 ...

Sun Tzu, the legendary Chinese general, said “the side with the simplest uniform wins.” Accordingly, my archery elk hunting setup was pretty simple. I had an older Mathews Heli-M with a 70-pound draw ...

Or what about a formation of geese lined up headed South for the winter. Or something as simple and yet profound and beautiful as an Idaho sunset, especially when the skies are smoky. But one more ...

Whoever coined the adage, “knowledge is power,” must’ve been an elk hunter—because when it comes to this pursuit, the more information you have, the more tricks you can put up your sleeve while elk ...

Last September, seven days into the 2014 Montana archery season, my good friend Alec Underwood and I were headed for one of the many mountain ranges that define the western Montana landscape. Both of ...

Elk hunting has always been romanticized for us Easterners. As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania I remember watching hundreds of different elk hunts on the Outdoor Channel that were full of screaming ...

The archery-only hunt runs from Sept. 30 until Oct. 6. Seven hunters from across the state, including one from Knoxville and one from Maryville, were selected to participate. All hunt permits are ...

A herd of elk cross the Zumwalt Prairie in Wallowa County. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing significant changes to elk-hunting rules for archers in Northeastern Oregon. A major ...

Elk hunting season started late last month and with it came new changes for bow hunters in Oregon. These changes were proposed last year by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Before the changes ...