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.
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.
The elk hunting season proposal could allow hunting before and/or after the existing archery and rifle seasons to reduce elk populations.
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.
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.
Missouri's elk population is growing, but the state's conservation agency isn't quite ready to start issuing hunting permits for the herds.
Team Buck Commander member and longtime hunter Adam LaRoche tweets out pic of dandy bull.