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A bull elk in the brush.
Elk Hunting

Idaho Is Eliminating OTC Deer and Elk Tags for Nonresidents and Moving to a Draw System

By Kris Millgate

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Elk Hunting

I Shot the Biggest Roosevelt Elk of My Life on a Drive

By Scott Haugen

An elk hunter with his bull elk and the rancher who stole it.
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Watch: A Landowner Stole My Buddy’s Public-Land Elk to Deter Us from ‘Hunting This Outfit’

By Andrew McKean

A hunter with a super rare cactus bull elk tagged in Idaho.
Elk Hunting

Hunter’s “Once in a Lifetime” Elk Has a Wild-Looking Cactus Rack

By Bob McNally

The world-record Brooks Bull being scored on the floor.
Elk Hunting

Brooks Bull Officially Declared New Archery World-Record Elk. It Narrowly Missed the All-Time Record Due to a Scoring Technicality

By Natalie Krebs

A bowhunter from oregon with a nice bull.
Elk Hunting

After 20 Years of Applying, 28 Days of Hunting, and 130 Miles of Hiking, I Arrowed My Bull at 8 Yards

By Kris Millgate

The author stands in frame, holding the antlers of a Montana bull elk
Elk Hunting

I Shot the Only Elk I Saw in Montana

By Derek Horner

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Elk Hunting

Elk Hunting With the Crowds: Expert Tips for Punching a Tag During the General Elk Season

By Jim Zumbo

An illustration of a bull elk
Elk Hunting

How My Wife and I Bought 5 Big-Game Tags and Pulled Off the Western Hunt of a Lifetime

By Robert Merchant

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Elk Hunting

I Shot the Third Biggest Elk of All Time

By Clarence Brown as told to John O. Cartier

teen hunter Samantha Bartlett with a Pennsylvania bull elk
Elk Hunting

14-Year-Old Becomes the Youngest Hunter to Ever Tag a Bull Elk in Pennsylvania

By Bob McNally

Ian Stasko and Andrew Porter are the elk hunters missing in Colorado.
Elk Hunting

Other Hunters Report Latest Sighting of 2 Missing Elk Hunters, as Massive Search Effort Continues in Colorado

By Kris Millgate

A black and white illustration of a bear attacking a man
Elk Hunting

I’ll Always Remember the Day I Went Round for Round With a Grizzly

By Don Vitto, as told to Jim Zumbo

Jack Atcheson Sr.
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In His Day, This Legend Likely Shot More Trophy Elk On Public Land Than Any Hunter in North America

By Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback

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Elk Hunting

Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Elk Hunting Adventures

By Scott Haugen

A yellow painting of a hunter caught between two bull elk in the woods.
Elk Hunting

I Got Caught Between Two Giant, Rutting Bull Elk with Nothing But My Hawken

By Jim Tschetter

A sheep hunter slips and falls as he decides he can't make it to the sheep.
Elk Hunting

I Finally Drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag. I Was Too Out of Shape to Fill It

By John F. Lane, as told to Charles Elliott

A painting of a bull elk beside a cow elk on a hill
Elk Hunting

I Shot the Wrong Bull. It Was Still the Best Day I Ever Spent in the Woods

By Charles Elliott

Alex Robinson packs out sheep with one of the best hunting backpacks.
Elk Hunting

The Best Hunting Backpacks, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

Bandit of the Elk Trail hunt
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I Went Elk Hunting with a Wyoming Outlaw

By Outdoor Life