Sean McClutchey / Adobe Stock 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 ...

Each expert is master of his craft, and their advice will help you learn how to hunt elk—and get you one step closer to tagging a public land bull. 1. Bugle Louder Than the Herd Bull Jim Brennan ...

Elk hunting is hard. They’re big animals that cover a lot of ground in steep country, and elk hunters need to carry a lot of gear to aid in the pursuit, like clothing for unpredictable weather, food, ...

Of course, you don’t have to select one of these 11 cartridges for hunting elk. There are a lot of others I’ve left off this list that will work very well. There’s all the Weatherby magnums ...

Elk, the stalwarts of the mountains generally speaking, have stayed relatively healthy and stable. Statewide, mule deer numbers also appear to be improving, while eastern Idaho’s muleys—after ...

The culling project on the Deseret CWMU was needed not just for its property, but to address elk overpopulation across the Morgan-South Rich hunting area, said Mark Hadley, DWR’s northern region ...

Although only the population in the northcentral survived, a hunting season was held from 1923 until 1931 during which time hunters took 98 bull elk and another 78 elk were killed illegally or for ...

1. There are several seasons to hunt black bear. There is an early archery season for WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D Sept. 21-Nov. 29 and WMU 5B is Oct. 5-Nov. 22. The Game Commission awarded 140 elk tags ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Department of Corrections will hold a drawing Thursday forspecial access rifle permits for cow elk hunting at theMontana Correctional Enterprise ranch in Deer Lodge.

But elk can play a positive role in reducing the vegetation that creates wildfires, said Lanman. Sightseeing tours and hunting could boost local economies. Calves could be food for wolves ...