Elk

A decade and a half ago, the place where West Virginia's Elk River rises full-blown from the ground was known only to locals and to die-hard trout fishermen.

Mechanical broadheads, lighted sight sand other technical advances aimed to draw more youth into the sport have been approved.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has donated $25,000 to the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to help the agency better determine the number of wolves in Montana.

Prosecutors say Sam Carter, fascinated with the elk, stalked it for days and sought to mount its head on a wall as a trophy. They said he shut off the GPS in his squad car when he shot the animal, and failed to radio dispatchers his location.

Golfers and staff at Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis encounter a wildlife hazard almost every spring that's unknown on most of the United States' 20,000 golf courses.

An auction of antlers that benefits a national elk refuge and local Boy Scouts netted more than $230,000, nearly three times average.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed several changes to archery equipment regulations.

Prairie Whiteface, who used elk licenses that were not issued to her, also lost her privilege to buy licenses and to hunt for three years in Wyoming and 38 other states.

Central Washington's deer population into a steep decline with no rebound in sight.

Whitetail hunting in high mountain country is serious business — no tree stands or food plots in sight. But if you’re tough enough to take the challenge, big bucks can be found in the mountains.

Applications for licenses to hunt elk and bear in Michigan are available through June 1.

First "Zwickery" was created to respond to changes in hunting laws that allowed bowhunters to shoot deer, elk and bear.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved the dates for this fall's deer hunting season.

The Montana Land Board approved a $345,000 purchase of 320 acres of threatened grizzly bear habitat to add to the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area in Teton County.

Spring black bear hunting can be a blast, but a treestand isn’t the only way to do it.

Poachers are likely killing far more game animals than wolves are, state wildlife officials in northern Idaho say.

Theresa Vail's cameras will be videoing her on hunts and other outdoors passions for “Limitless,” a series she'll be hosting on the Outdoors Channel next year.