Any DIY elk hunter must learn to sort fact from fiction. Read on for tips straight from the field.
Whoever coined the adage, “knowledge is power,” must’ve been an elk hunter—because when it comes to this pursuit, the more information you have, the more tricks you can put up your sleeve while elk ...
Public land elk hunting is a real challenge, but success is sweet. For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little ...
Next to sheep hunting, elk hunting is the toughest hunt in Idaho. They live in rough country and they’re tough animals. If you’re hitting it hard by the third day you’re so sore you can’t hardly hunt.
Mike Hoops of Two Harbors made his first trip to Montana to hunt elk in 1997 and began guiding for an outfitter in 2006. This will be his fifth season as a guide for Wilderness Connections in Gardiner ...
For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little Leaguer. The impossibly heavy and branching antlers of bulls are as ...
LEWISTON • Elk have excellent hearing, but they are large animals that make a lot of noise while moving and that can make them less cautious to twig snaps or the rustling of brush than many hunters ...
Michigan’s first elk hunt of 2024 is underway. Once considered extinct in the state by the late 1800s, elk now are a protected and highly managed species in Michigan. So much so, that the Department ...
With Pennsylvania’s elk becoming more active in September, a tenured wildlife photographer and an elk expert share some of their stories about unique and unusual bulls as well as advice on how to see ...