For many hunters, elk are the pinnacle of the big game world. They are big, wear heavy antlers, and live in some of the most beautiful wilderness North America has to offer. They can take hunters up ...

This story, “Elk Hunting with the Crowds” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Elk hunting is commonly perceived as a backcountry scenario where the hunter and elk are ...

WISE RIVER — It's been a long, grueling hike to get back into the timbered ridge where you spotted that trophy bull elk. You've seen the elk's bed in the meadow and you know that's where he laid up in ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has rolled out significant updates for the 2025 elk hunting season on the National Elk Refuge (NER), located in Elk Hunt Area 77 near Jackson, Wyoming. These ...

This Saturday, Feb. 15, will be one of the most fun nights of the year for Kalispell area hunters. That is the date of the annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s banquet in Kalispell. More than 600 ...

New elk hunting proposals are being considered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Michigan elk hunters would have longer harvest periods for the 2026-27 hunting cycle under draft ...

The elk is still the king of the West—but many states that aren’t typically traditional elk hunting grounds, including ones back east, have been producing massive bulls in recent years. In these parts ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has released proposed changes to elk hunting in Michigan, lengthening the ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering expanding the state's elk hunting season beginning in 2026.

After a hunt filled with challenging conditions, 97 elk were harvested last month, officials said. During Michigan’s late-season elk hunt in December, 63% of hunters filled their tags, according to a ...

Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season opened Oct. 25 with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at mandatory check stations ...