Entries Tagged Elk

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Ranked: 6 Best-Tasting Big Game Animals

A primary benefit to tagging a big game animal is a freezer full of delicious meat. In the author’s experience — nearly a half century of eating big game steaks — these six species are the best of the best.

December 07, 2023

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How to Pull Off a Combo Bowhunt

Putting a tag for a second species in your pocket on an out-of-state combo bowhunt is exciting, but consider the following points before supersizing your hunt.

September 20, 2023

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Elk Hunting Video: Bugling Bull at 4 Yards!

When elk hunting, knowing when to draw your bow is just as important as knowing when to shoot.

September 15, 2023

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My Top Gear Picks for Backcountry Elk Hunts

Here are several tools you’ll want to consider before hiking miles from the nearest road for elk.

September 08, 2023

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Trail Cam Video: Mountain Lion Attacks Elk Calf

A trail cam in the mountains of Utah captures the sights — and hair-raising sounds — of a mountain lion attacking an elk calf.

August 10, 2023

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Eastern Elk Get a Predation Education

Across elk country, black bears and elk are intertwined, but how are some of America’s “newest” herds coping with that region’s apex predator?

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Video: Two Youth Hunters Tag Three Animals in One Night — Sharing One Bow!

The setting is a water source in the Colorado wilderness, and two youth hunters are hiding in a pop-up blind. What happens in the hour before dark has to be seen to be believed.

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Video: Quadriplegic Hunter Kills Big Bull Elk in Mountains of New Mexico

Lynette Jones, who is paralyzed from the chest down, pursues big bull elk in the famed Gila National Forest in New Mexico.

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Big Sky Double Down

Visiting Big Sky Country is an exhilarating experience. For a hunter, going there with a pair of big game tags in your wallet is pure nirvana.

January 25, 2023

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10 Tips for Public Land Elk

Here’s what the author has learned after a lifetime of hunting elk on government ground.

September 12, 2022

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Self-Filmed Video: Bowhunting Idaho Elk

Lydia Smith is an artist with a passion for hunting elk and other big game, and this is her first attempt at filming one of her solo adventures.

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Bowhunting Accuracy on Western Game: How Good Is Good Enough?

To make ethical shots when bowhunting, accuracy is obviously important. But how good is good enough when you have a western trip planned? And how important is species size?

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Bowhunting Elk on Public Ground — Have Heart

Skill and luck certainly play a role in elk hunting success, especially on public land, but in the author’s opinion, the No. 1 factor is heart.

September 03, 2021

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Bowhunting the West’s Big 3

Are you planning a bowhunt for one of the most popular western big game animals – elk, mule deer or pronghorn? Here’s how they’re the same, only different.