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Elk Hunting

The Legendary Hunt for the Mercer Bull, One of the Biggest Elk Ever Taken

By Fred C. Mercer

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Elk Hunting

Where to Hunt for Elk: The 3 States That Still Offer Great DIY Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

Hunters in red buffalo check
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After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

Illustrated and written by Bob Kuhn

Montana national guardsmen land a helicopter.
Elk Hunting

Montana National Guard Under Investigation After Allegedly Using a Helicopter to Steal Shed Antlers

By Dac Collins

The setup the author used to hunt black bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor
Elk Hunting

I’ve Become Recoil Shy in My Old Age. Is the 6.5 Creedmoor a Legit Elk Round?

By John B. Snow

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife
Elk Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.
Elk Hunting

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

By Victor Mack

A photo collage of the new pending world-record bull
Elk Hunting

The Real Story Behind the Casey Brooks Bull, the Pending World Record Elk

By Natalie Krebs, Dac Collins

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

The Best Hunting Backpacks of 2025, Chosen by the Editors

By The Editors

Wayne Carlton bugles in the aspens.
Elk Hunting

Remembering Wayne Carlton, the Hunter Who Revolutionized Wild-Game Calling

By Andrew McKean

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Elk Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Elk Hunting

By Jace Bauserman, Andrew McKean

A bowhunter with a giant Rocky Mountain bull elk.
Elk Hunting

Bowhunter with 86 Bulls to His Credit Tags a Pending World-Record Elk

By Dac Collins

A gray wolf walks in front of an elk herd.
Elk Hunting

The Return of Wolves to Colorado Will Change Elk Hunting There. Here’s How

By Dac Collins

Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.
Elk Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

The author tested the best elk hunting packs by carrying light and heavy loads in them.
Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Packs, Tested and Reviewed

By Matt Cashell

A painted illustration of a bugling bull.
Elk Hunting

Zumbo in Idaho: Stalking a Giant Bull in the Selway Wilderness

By Jim Zumbo

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

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

By Dac Collins

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Elk Hunting

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.
Elk Hunting

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
Elk Hunting

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

By Bruce Brady

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Elk Hunting

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.
Elk Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Harry E. Troxell III

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Elk Hunting

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

By Derek McKee

A large elk herd on private land.
Elk Hunting

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

By Katie Hill

elk on hillside bugles, standing behind two cedar trees
Elk Hunting

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

By Bob Robb

A colorado bull elk stands in a meadow.
Elk Hunting

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.
Elk Hunting

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

By Jack O'Connor

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Elk Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

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Elk Hunting

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

By David Zeug

A bull elk bugles in the woods.
Elk Hunting

Wisconsin Hunters Will Get More Chances to Hunt Elk This Fall

By Katie Hill

A Wyoming bull in Yellowstone National Park.
Elk Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

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

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

By Dac Collins

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie
Elk Hunting

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

By Jim Zumbo

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.
Elk Hunting

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado

By Ed Wiseman

A hunter in camo secures a tag around the antlers of a nice elk.
Elk Hunting

Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters

By Andrew McKean

wyoming proposal unlimited elk permits for ranchers
Elk Hunting

Lawmaker Proposes ‘All-You-Can-Kill’ Elk Permits for Wyoming Ranchers

By Dac Collins

A big elk hanging from a meat pole and a hunter holding a freshly skinned skiull.
Elk Hunting

This Huge New Mexico Bull Could Be an Archery State Record

By Bob McNally

Best Calibers for Elk Hunting
Elk Hunting

The Best Elk Hunting Calibers of 2025

By Ron Spomer

Where to shoot an elk with a bow.
Elk Hunting

Where to Shoot an Elk With a Bow

By Scott Einsmann

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Elk Hunting

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

By John Madson

Utah $10K shed
Elk Hunting

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

By Dac Collins

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Elk Hunting

Oregon Bowhunter Arrows New State-Record Cascade Roosevelt Bull

By Dac Collins

Crazy Mountains land swap proposal Forest Service
Elk Hunting

Public-Land Hunters Object to Land Swap in Montana’s Crazy Mountains

By Katie Hill

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Elk Hunting

Pennsylvania Crossbow Hunter Tags Biggest Archery Bull in State History

By Dac Collins

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Elk Hunting

The Final Climb: A Steep Lesson in Elk Hunting

By Scott Einsmann

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Elk Hunting

This High-Fence Bull Elk Could Break an SCI World Record. It Scores More Than 648 Inches

By Dac Collins

A bowhunter with a giant San Carlos Arizona bull.
Elk Hunting

Chad Mendes Tags a Dinosaur Desert Bull in Southern Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

Bull elk in Montana.
Elk Hunting

“Bulls for Billionaires.” Are Montana’s 454 Permits a Step Toward Privatizing the State’s Elk Herd?

By Andrew McKean

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Elk Hunting

The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

Bull elk kills cow in Smoky Mountains
Elk Hunting

Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains

By Joe Subolefsky

Elk Hunter Tags Massive 440″ Bull on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota
Elk Hunting

Elk Hunter Tags Massive 440″ Bull on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota

By Bob McNally

The best way to set up and elk bow.
Elk Hunting

How to Choose a Compound Bow—and Set It Up—for Elk Season

By Jace Bauserman

The new possible record Pennsylvania elk.
Elk Hunting

This 455-Inch Pennsylvania Elk Might Be the New State Record

By Bob McNally

Bowhunter packing out an elk
Elk Hunting

Elk Hunting Arrows and Broadheads: Tough Lessons Learned from a Hunt Gone Wrong

By Darren B. Jones

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera
Elk Hunting

Famous Bear, Grizzly 399, Kills Elk Calf on Camera

By Bob McNally

A hunter kneeling beside the new world-record bull elk.
Elk Hunting

The Hunt for the New World-Record Archery Elk

By Andrew McKean

Alberta's Shawn O'Shea is the current archery elk non-typical world record holder.
Elk Hunting

The New World Record Non-Typical Archery Elk

By Joe Genzel

A silhouette of a large elk against a deep sunset with the sun on the horizon.
Elk Hunting

The Complete Guide to Hunting Elk in Eastern States

By Tom Carpenter

An elk hunter practicing steps on a hillside in a heavily forested area.
Elk Hunting

This Fitness Regimen Will Get You into Elk Hunting Shape

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

A hunter kneeling behind a giant elk.
Elk Hunting

The Everyman’s Approach to DIY Archery Elk Hunting

By Michael Herne, Coffee or Die Magazine

An elk standing in the snow.
Elk Hunting

Elk Hunting a Secret Public-Land Spot in the Utah Backcountry

By Natalie Krebs

Elk Cartridge Showdown: .308 Win vs. .300 Win. Mag. vs. 338. Win. Mag.
Elk Hunting

Elk Cartridge Showdown: .308 Win vs. .300 Win. Mag. vs. 338. Win. Mag.

By Ron Spomer

Make the Perfect Archery Shot on a Giant Bull Elk
Elk Hunting

Make the Perfect Archery Shot on a Giant Bull Elk

By Chuck Adams