After years away from elk hunting, the author’s reentry into the pastime culminates in an awesome week in northern Utah where 11 elk hunters and 10 mule deer hunters fill their tags.

Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands, causing conflict and concern. If the Trump administration opens national forests further, it could get worse.

MISSOULA — The South Zone of Mount Jumbo reopened to the public on Friday, March 13, while the North Zone will remain closed ...

The author and his buddies used a helicopter to access public land that was landlocked by private ground — at least one local landowner was not happy about it.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For decades, wildlife managers in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah have been grappling with the spread ...

A Montana trail camera has captured images of a rare white elk traveling with ordinary brownish-tan elk. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks stated via social media that the elk is not albino, but ...

Pennsylvania is streamlining its elk license application process to a single, less expensive application. A new fourth hunting season is proposed for October, overlapping with the elk rutting period.

Collecting fallen (or “shed”) elk antlers is a popular pastime in elk-heavy places like Montana, but it’s usually a pretty low-tech, on-the-ground affair. That’s why last year’s story about a US Black ...

A helicopter pilot with the Montana National Guard has pleaded “no contest” to trespassing charges stemming from a fly-in shed-hunting incident in May 2025. The part-time pilot, Deni Lynn Draper, was ...

Elk bugling is most intense during the fall rut. Bulls call repeatedly to establish dominance and attract cows. This trip combines a slow river float with active elk movement nearby. Bugles echo ...