Elk hunting is commonly perceived as a backcountry scenario where the hunter and elk are engaged in a one-on-one affair, and the only sounds to be heard are wild noises of the forest. If you believe ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. That didn’t deter Bruce Nelson of Hastings, Mich. He applied for an elk license every year Michigan ...

The Trump administration is making a push to expand hunting opportunities across federal lands, and Grand Teton National Park ...

“I’m not looking for anything big,“ said the first-time archery elk hunter from Missouri. “I’d be happy with just a 300-inch 6×6.” I must have had a flabbergasted look on my face, because he looked me ...

Few things rival the pure joy that comes from bowhunting elk on open-to-anyone dirt. Keep pushing forward, and always believe it’s going to happen. Adam Amick Over-the-counter (OTC) elk units tend to ...

NASHVILLE — The application period for the 2026 Tennessee Elk Quota Hunts is open Feb. 4-25. Applications are available and ...

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has made a handful of changes to improve the elk hunting license program. Here's what's new.

A hunter reportedly tagged "Split 5" this fall. The bull elk was well known in Estes Park, Colorado, and in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Proposed changes would allow hunters to take deer to any processor but require proper disposal of high-risk parts. The commission is also looking to add an early October firearms season for elk ...