Planning a successful elk hunt requires a ton of prep work. A lot of hunters focus on the obvious stuff like fitness and gear, but understanding elk feeding habits should be more than just another ...

Public land elk hunting is a real challenge, but success is sweet. For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little ...

As more recreationists are drawn to Colorado public lands, wildlife officials have noted changing patterns in elk herds’ health, population numbers and habitat. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials ...

An adult cow elk found dead on the Scab Creek feedground in late December tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. This marks the third documented case of the disease in Wyoming’s Elk Hunt Area 98 ...

This coming season, elk and deer hunters on the western side of the Yellowstone River, just north of Yellowstone National Park, will have a two-week longer season than their counterparts across the ...

It's hard for Andy Holland to talk about what the outlook might be for Colorado big-game hunters this fall without focusing on the toll last year's harsh winter took on herd numbers in northwest ...

Auchly estimated that adds up to thousands of curious folks interested in Montana’s extended cow elk season. The so-called elk shoulder season began Nov. 30 and runs to Feb. 15 on private, state and ...

Several hunters shared their once-in-a-lifetime experiences, with some waiting over 20 years for a tag. The Pennsylvania Game Commission uses the hunt to collect biological data to monitor the health ...

Concerned that the continuing drought has impacted the state's key winter range, Utah wildlife officials are adding 1,450 more cow elk licenses to that state's 2012 hunting quotas. Anis Aoude, ...

Managing the Northern Yellowstone elk herd, one of the most popular in the world, is no easy task. Here’s the dilemma: Elk calf survival is good — 21 calves per 100 cows — so the herd is stable or ...

Most of the elk hunters in Pennsylvania shot an elk this past year, and there's good news on the horizon for next season. The Pennsylvania Game Commission awarded 178 elk licenses for the three ...

A hunter spotted a cow elk with misshapen hooves in Colorado, but what might have caused it remains a mystery. Screengrab of Tyler McKinley's post in Colorado Elk Hunters Facebook group A hunter ...