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

Gear

The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2024, Chosen by the Editors The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2024, Chosen by the Editors

A family of grizzly bears feeds on an elk carcass hanging from a tractor.

Hunting

Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say Hunter Criticized for Letting Grizzlies Feed on Elk Carcass Didn’t Do Anything Illegal, Officials Say

how to call elk

Hunting

How to Call Elk: Advanced Tips and Tactics How to Call Elk: Advanced Tips and Tactics

By Chad Schearer, James Brandt

What do elk eat? A lot of fresh and dried grass, like this big bull elk with a mouthful.

Hunting

What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of two elk fighting in New Mexcio in the 1970s

Hunting

Bulls of the Mescalero: A Southerner’s First Elk Hunt During the Rut Bulls of the Mescalero: A Southerner’s First Elk Hunt During the Rut

hunting the west

Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

A bowhunter shoots a bull elk.

Hunting

Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally Watch: Utah Officials Reject Elk Hunter’s Claim that a Sheriff’s Deputy Stole His Bull Illegally

Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

An illustration from Outdoor Life of two bowhunters shooting a bull.

Hunting

My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull My Buddy and I Shot the Same Elk — and It Turned Out to Be the Colorado State Record Bull

By Harry E. Troxell III

Hunting

I Drew a Rare Archery Elk Tag In Kentucky and the Hunt Was Tougher Than Expected I Drew a Rare Archery Elk Tag In Kentucky and the Hunt Was Tougher Than Expected

A large elk herd on private land.

Conservation

Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights Montana Judge Says Landowners Don’t Have ‘Absolute Freedom’ to Kill Elk, and Allowing Public Hunting Doesn’t Infringe on Their Rights

elk on hillside bugles, standing behind two cedar trees

Hunting

Breaking the Rules to Kill a Bull Elk, from the Archives Breaking the Rules to Kill a Bull Elk, from the Archives

A colorado bull elk stands in a meadow.

Hunting

Colorado Eliminates Over-the-Counter Archery Elk Tags for Nonresidents Colorado Eliminates Over-the-Counter Archery Elk Tags for Nonresidents

By Natalie Krebs

The original magazine pages of the story Top Shelf Elk by Jack O'Connor.

Hunting

Jack O’Connor Makes a Flawless Shot on a Record-Book Elk Jack O’Connor Makes a Flawless Shot on a Record-Book Elk

By Jack O’Connor

Hunting

California Guide’s Roosevelt Elk Is a New World Record. It’s Not His First California Guide’s Roosevelt Elk Is a New World Record. It’s Not His First

Big Game Hunting

Tales from the North Country: When a Giant Bull Elk Escaped from a Wisconsin Game Farm, Authorities Called Upon a Retired Marine Tales from the North Country: When a Giant Bull Elk Escaped from a Wisconsin Game Farm, Authorities Called Upon a Retired Marine

A bull elk bugles in the woods.

Hunting

Wisconsin Hunters Will Get More Chances to Hunt Elk This Fall Wisconsin Hunters Will Get More Chances to Hunt Elk This Fall

A Wyoming bull in Yellowstone National Park.

Big Game Hunting

Elk Hunters Had a Phenomenal Season in Wyoming While Idaho Saw the Worst Elk Harvest in a Decade Elk Hunters Had a Phenomenal Season in Wyoming While Idaho Saw the Worst Elk Harvest in a Decade

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.

Hunting

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie

Hunting

Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question