Elk

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.

Looking to call a lovesick bull on public land? Heed these tips and you may be in for a close September encounter.

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.