Experiences in the Rocky Mountains remind you that you’re only a heartbeat from heaven every day you spend in elk country.

“Bull coming in.” I sent that text to my hunting buddies on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 at precisely 4:15 p.m., as we sat, separated by several hundred yards, on a north-facing meadow in the mountainous ...

For many Western states, September 1st marks the beginning of archery elk season. This time of year also coincides with the rut, when bulls bugle their heads off, roll around in the mud, and chase ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There exists in the hunting community a sort of “permit pressure,” where the idea of shooting a ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Nathan Ellis grew up hunting for whitetail deer in Ohio, but when he got out of the military, it ...

The archery hunting season starts as usual today, on the last Saturday in August, but this year is anything but ordinary in one respect. For most of northeastern Oregon, the archery season for elk is ...

On Wednesday the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted 9-1 in favor of ending over-the-counter archery elk tags for nonresident hunters. The decision comes after extensive public input, ...

The archery-only hunt runs from Sept. 30 until Oct. 6. Seven hunters from across the state, including one from Knoxville and one from Maryville, were selected to participate. All hunt permits are ...

Oklahoma's big game archery seasons for deer, elk, bear and antelope open Oct. 1 across the state. The archery deer season is a long one, running through Jan. 15, and it is the most popular of the bow ...

It’s a text I never expected to be able to send, mainly because I only had a day and a half remaining of a very long elk season, which had me wondering if we were going to get it done at all. Just a ...