Fred Mercer shot a massive bull elk on a snow mountain in Montana. At the time, it was the second biggest elk ever taken by a hunter. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent ...

A Somerset County hunter got a bull elk and the largest buck of his life all in November. Here's how the memorable hunts ...

Elk hunter Ben McArthur said he appreciates availability of late-season cow elk tags in Wyoming as it's challenging. “It's ...

I was the sole Somerset County applicant (I live in Conemaugh Township) to draw a bull elk tag (65 total bull tags allocated statewide) for Zone 8 in Pennsylvania’s 2025 general elk season, held this ...

I knew where I wanted to be based on experiences the season prior. That was the first time I’d bowhunted for elk in this mountain belt within Montana’s interior. I spotted a bull I on that trip during ...

When Beau Brooks, a popular hunting personality, posted a New Year’s Day photo of his dad holding up the rack of an absolutely gigantic bull elk, outdoor social media went wild. In the post, Beau ...

The hunt took place over six days in challenging, warm weather conditions in a zone with low elk density. The hunter praised the collaborative culture of Pennsylvania's hunting community and ...

As I got a fire burning with pages torn from an old paperback, my brother, Kevin, shuffled down the hill to the creek. The book was The Moviegoer, and I’d read about a third, so there was plenty of ...

This story was originally published in the June 2005 issue of Outdoor Life. When I was 15, I set off on my own, going to work for a lumber company and living alone in a tent in the Montana woods for a ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information from the public about the poaching of a bull elk along Warrick Road in the Bears Paw Mountains. Warden Andy Matakis said the bull ...

Longtime bowhunter and Hoyt pro staffer Casey Brooks has always dreamed of tagging a world-record elk. And on Dec. 31, he killed an absolute giant of a Rocky Mountain bull that has the potential to ...