We’re in the heart of another elk season, and hunters are stalking the mountains and backcountry looking to fill their tags—and daydreaming about lovesick bulls screaming their way into bow or gun ...

Hannah is no stranger to hunting. She’s been tagging along with her dad, a professor at Concordia University in Seward, and her big brothers since she was 5. She shot her first whitetail last fall ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

If you’re a procrastinator and a hunter, and you’re planning on buying an elk or deer tag on the opening day of big game season, you might think twice about waiting that long to buy a tag. Sales of ...

This story, “Elk Hunting with the Crowds” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Elk hunting is commonly perceived as a backcountry scenario where the hunter and elk are ...