Elk

If you’re an elk hunter or plan to eventually hunt the great wapiti, here are some elk basics that cover the animal’s origins, body language and the rut.

Elk eat trees, shrubs and other plant-based foods. They're big fans of wild mushrooms and they love the licks. Licks, you say? Plus, any idea how many pounds of food an 800-pound elk eats in a day?

Do you know how many chambers an elk's stomach has? And what purpose does the "old cow" serve? These answers, along with eight others, can by found among our top 10 elk facts.

Another piece of Pennsylvania elk country is permanently protected and open to public access thanks to a collaborative effort by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Pennsylvania Game Commission

Following Bill Busbice’s guilty plea for poaching elk, Plano Synergy has ended all association with Busbice.

Hunters are, by nature, the perfect, amateur paleontologists. In Montana, an observant hunter finds more than he bargained for.

Pnuma Outdoors captures the sacred tradition of hunting through a father's eyes in its new holiday film.

Rare ice age elk antlers and skull sell for $28,000 in New Zealand auction house.

A search and rescue continued to get more and more complicated deep in the Oregon woods before a hunter was taken to a hospital via Life Flight.

You might think hunting elk in your home state would give you an advantage, but elk hunting can be challenging, regardless of where you are.

A migrating bull elk has become a fairly common sight around Upstate South Carolina despite being the first of its kind in the Palmetto State in 275 years.

One hunter finds himself within a few feet of a rut-crazed bull.

John Plute’s bull elk antlers held the world record for 30 years, scoring 442 3/8 on the Boone & Crockett scale and measuring as much as 51 inches.

Is a 429 6/8 net score good enough to set a world record? One Montana bowhunter surely hopes so.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is making changes in elk depredation to help ranchers in the Black Hills region.

Didn’t draw any coveted tags this year? No problem, just read on.

Brucellosis can cause young pregnant cattle, as well as elk, to abort. It's believed the most infectious materials come from birthing fluids and tissue. So keeping cattle and elk separated at the time the elk calve is thought to be key to controlling the spread of the disease.

The Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the so-called “shoulder season'' guidelines Thursday that would allow hunting to start as early as August in approved areas, with a late season extending until February.

Solo hunters have been garnering headlines because of untimely deaths and injuries this fall in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Authorities say a horse believed to have been killed by wolves in rural Wallowa County was actually gored by a bull elk.

Fans of the legendary Remington Model 700 action will appreciate this bolt-action muzzleloading rifle.

The DNR hopes to bring elk from neighboring Kentucky to restore West Virginia's herd within the next couple of years. West Virginia's last native elk was killed around 1875.

When things aren't going according to plan, adjust your bowhunting routine to match the current conditions and behaviors of the game you're chasing.

Bowhunting elk is not for the faint of heart. It requires endurance, great skill and the right amount of luck. Increase your chances of success by employing Bob Robb's 7 proven tips for bowhunting elk.

For the first time in a handful of years, biologists have good news about many Wyoming antelope populations.

An archery hunter pursuing elk is recovering after being attacked in Idaho by a grizzly bear with three cubs.

A simple backcountry tip that doesn't add weight to the pack and is sure to make you more comfortable and focused.

There are times when leaving the calls in your pack and sneaking in close is your best option. These tips from elk spot-and-stalk experts will help you formulate your own elk strategy this fall.

Skyler Willis shot a trophy 6-point bull elk with his bow on the Zumwalt Prairie in the Chesnimnus Wildlife Management Unit. Willis did not have a valid elk tag and had been trespassing when he retrieved the bull elk.