Elk

Making the most of your available hunting locations often means enduring miserable weather, limited elk sightings and dangerous terrain. But for some, those conditions just make success that much sweeter.

Although quotas for many areas were filled in the initial drawing, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says many others still have licenses available.

Montana officials are seeking public comment on proposed guidelines for elk hunting outside of the existing archery and rifle seasons.

In the late 1970s and early '80s less than 2 percent of the Jackson Elk Herd spent summers not far from their wintering grounds in the stretch of Jackson Hole between Moose and Wilson. Now, that number is growing.

Legendary hunters Harold Knight and David Hale kick off the latest season of 'Ultimate Hunting' with updated production.

The next Virginia hunting season will be a "urine free zone" after wildlife officials in the state voted to ban attractants that use urine extracts from farm-raised deer.

Plan your next elk hunt with this detailed September breakdown.

The elk hunting season proposal could allow hunting before and/or after the existing archery and rifle seasons to reduce elk populations.

Today's modern muzzleloaders bear little resemblance to the blackpowder guns of the past — and that's a good thing. Deer-hunting muzzleloaders have come a long way!

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced a white-tailed female deer in Ingham County's Meridian Township tested positive for the contagious and fatal disease that attacks the brains of infected deer and elk.

The troubles plaguing deer and deer hunting in the United States are the same ones plaguing hunting. Whether it’s fewer hunters, access to land or poor public perceptions of hunting, their impacts on deer hunting are obvious.

Spend a few days in Vegas, catch a rodeo event and go Christmas shopping for the sportsmen on your list. You can do all this at 2015 RMEF Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo.

Keeping animals and motorists safe is the aim of two wildlife underpasses that were incorporated into a $10.6 million reconstruction of Highway 200. The high-traffic highway runs through the heart of a bustling wildlife corridor, prompting the extra spending so wildlife can cross under rather than across the highway.

The Missouri Department of Conservation uses the annual allotment for several programs, including elk restoration, deer collaring and an angler education program that provides free classes.

No GPS? No Compass? No Problem! Here are three easy ways to orientate yourself in the woods without the aid of a navigation device.

Ronell Skinner's business is a rarity, albeit a high-demand industry for wilderness communities. He cleans and prepares wildlife skull mounts using flesh-eating dermestid beetles.

If you're interested in hunting bear or elk in Michigan, now is the time to sign up.

A crowd of people was trying to cross the Gros Ventre River in boats and on horseback in an annual rush to find antlers shed by elk in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. One horse drowned in the frigid river, which was running higher and faster than usual because of early snowmelt.

“It's kind of a unique area in terms of the Continental Divide on the Helena National Forest,” said John Gatchell, MWA conservation director. “It's proximity to rich wildlife habitat and what we've seen showing up with the diversity of life, it's a neat thing for people to get engaged with.”

A shoulder injury for most is a traumatic event. For bowhunters, it threatens their passion. Here are a few tips on what types of arrows to shoot while recovering from a shoulder injury.

That has sparked conflict because much of the support to bolster the wolf population comes from urban and liberal western Washington, but the negative impacts strike eastern Washington.

A second man has been sentenced for his role in illegally killing three bull elk in central Pennsylvania in September, including one of the largest bulls ever recorded in the commonwealth.

This marks the first time the fatal illness has appeared outside Missouri's northern containment zone.

Idaho officials say 19 wolves have been killed in northern Idaho in an effort to reduce wolf numbers and increase the elk population.

The population of the Jackson Elk Herd is right where wildlife managers want it, but the animals aren't in places where wildlife managers want them.

The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission is proposing to allow more hunters to take elk in the Black Hills this season.

North Dakota will not have a bighorn sheep hunting season this year for the first time in more than three decades.

Mark Kayser uses his ATV for everything from coyote hunting to hauling elk quarters. Here are a few accessories that are must-haves for the hunter.

The DNR hopes to bring elk from neighboring Kentucky to restore the state's herd. West Virginia's last native elk was killed around 1875.